From David Yarnold: “We’ve called time out to enable the local Friends of Hog Island to put together a business plan, including a strategy for raising an endowment that would enable Audubon to retain control over both the programming and property at Hog Island.”
From the Lincoln County News: Friends of Hog Island is currently trying to get National Audubon to delay their decision about the future of the island and consider FOHI as an alternative for partnership.
On October 27, Working Waterfront, a publication of Maine’s Island Institute, posted an [intlink id=”3150″ type=”post”]article[/intlink] reporting on discussions about Hog Island ownership. The next day, National Audubon posted an [intlink id=”3157″ type=”post”]response[/intlink] to the article.
Recent news from Hog Island Road Scholar seabird and service session concludes 2010 season From Steve Kress, Director, Audubon Seabird Restoration Program The final Audubon Camp in Maine session for the 2010 season was titled
From Juanita Roushdy, President, Friends of Hog Island Do you remember being at Audubon camp on Hog Island for the first time and hearing a strange word dropped into conversations and introductions – “fowee” “fohigh”.
Dear Mr. Yarnold, The board and members of Mid-Coast Audubon are alarmed by recent rumors of the imminent transfer of Hog Island to Camp Kieve. As representatives of Audubon in mid-coast Maine, we would like
From Steve Kress: I am very pleased to share the news that we have enjoyed three very successful weeks at Hog Island this past June. Campers this year came from 32 states plus New Brunswick. None of the programs would have succeeded without the support of 32 FOHI members who signed on for one or more work sessions, donating a total of about 1,300 hours of work.
In addition to attending the service weeks (see previous [intlink id=”84″ type=”post”]post[/intlink]), many FOHI volunteers helped out while the Hog Island programs were in session. The biggest need was in the kitchen. Afterall, Janii can’t
FOHI hosted not one but two service weeks this summer. We had a lot to do before the island would be ready for its campers, but luckily Janii (our beloved chef) made sure we had
Andrea Willingham, Coastal Maine Bird Studies 2007, has an essay on Audubon Magazine’s website. The 17-year old author’s piece is enhanced by a series of exquisite photos she took while at Hog Island last summer.
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