Fish Migration Tales
Each spring, millions of fish return to Maine’s coastal rivers to spawn. For thousands of years, these fish runs have helped humans build and sustain communities, economies, and cultures, connections to which we all share even as dams, pollution, and other threats have limited habitat and diminished historic numbers and species of fish. As scientists, conservationists, and anglers seek to protect these rivers and streams, it is their stories, both new and old, which carry the memories and connect new generations.
Join Maine Audubon and our co-host The Nature Conservancy in Maine for an evening of storytelling. We will hear from a scientist, an activist, and a Wabanaki harvester, who will each share a story to help us all relate to this phenomenon that still defines time and place.
This program will take place at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth and also have an online option to attend via Zoom.
Additional Details
Name of contact person - Sarah Madronal
Country - United States
Organizer
Since 1843, Maine Audubon has worked to conserve Maine’s wildlife and wildlife habitat by engaging people in education, conservation, and action. The oldest and largest Maine-based conservation organization, Maine Audubon has eight public centers and sanctuaries across the state, seven chapters, and 30,000 members, volunteers, and supporters, and connects with more than 250,000 people annually.
The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Our vision is a world where the diversity of life thrives, and people act to conserve nature for its own sake and its ability to fulfill our needs and enrich our lives.
Venue
Situated along the Presumpscot River estuary just five minutes from Portland, Maine Audubon’s headquarters features an environmental education center and a 65-acre sanctuary with more than two miles of trails winding along a pond and through forest, meadow, orchard, and salt marsh.
