You are the wind under our wings
Gratitude. Friends of Hog Island is bursting with gratitude for so many things. First for all of you who breathed new life into it and gave Hog Island the wings to take off and become
Category: FOHI Updates
Wanted: A Can-Do Volunteer Coordinator
Yes, it’s true, Friends of Hog Island is looking for a volunteer coordinator for our 2022 season and beyond. Our current coordinator is retiring! Have you always wanted to spend time in Maine? Then, this
Oh, It’s Good to be Back on the Island
Camp is back in 2021 with a full roster of campers and a full complement of volunteers as well. Because of COVID, a number of restrictions are in place this year. Almost all activities are
Floats Are in and Other News
We’ve waited for over a year for to be back on Hog Island. And, now, volunteers are making their way to the camp for opening work week, June 2-8. Then, on June 13, campers will
Hog Island Opens for 2021
Yes, it’s true. The Hog Island Audubon Camp will be open for programs this year. Registration opened on March 8. Be sure to hurry and check out the new offerings, including day trips in May
The Stars from Hog Island
Nature during this crushing year has provided much-needed solace. During the crisp nights of winter here in Maine, we are fortunate to see, as Carl Sagan would say, “BILLIONS and billions of stars….” twinkling in
Oh my, the holidays are here
It’s November and we never thought we’d make it this far. But we did! We discovered skills and strengths that blossomed in us. We discovered new relationships, both with humans and the great outdoors. And
A personal note and preamble…
At the beginning of this unusual and unexpected year, I was optimistic and positive that the pandemic lockdown would give us all, individually and organizationally, an opportunity to refresh, renew, rethink, revalue, rebuild, and restructure.
Where Do We Stand?
The free bird thinks of another breeze and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn and he names the sky his own But a
Hog Island’s 2020 Season and Covid-19
A decade ago FOHI was fighting to keep Hog Island Camp open; as we begin our second decade, we have found ourselves in recent weeks recommending to National Audubon that the camp be closed for