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Maine Audubon Birdathon Starts This Week
Event - Thursday, May 15, 2008 

Maine Audubon's annual Birdathon fund-raiser--where teams support wildife conservation by collecting pledges and identifying as many bird species as they can--kicks off this week with a birder's swap meet at Gilsland Farm in Falmouth on Thursday evening and a free birder's breakfast at Evergreen Cemetery on Saturday from 7-9 a.m.
Free Online Conservation Maps and Data - Workshop 5th May
Event - Friday, May 02, 2008 

The Northern Appalachian/Acadian Ecoregion Conservation Planning Atlas is an online mapping atlas that contains more than 30 new conservation datasets. Come to a FREE one day workshop to learn how to use this atlas - Monday 5th May, Augusta Maine
Medomak Alewife Project Begins Second Year of Fish Count
Press Release - Thursday, May 01, 2008 

Medomak River Alewife Enhancement Project seeks volunteers to help count alewives at counting station off of Mill Street in Waldoboro.
Warren Warbler Walk
Event - Sunday, April 27, 2008 

Warren Warbler Walk - Sunday May 18th – 7am-10am. Auburn.
New Gloucester Marsh-Pineland Farms Bird Walk
Event - Sunday, April 27, 2008 

New Gloucester Marsh / Pineland Farms Saturday May 17th – 7am-Noon.
Evergreen Cemetery Bird Watch
Event - Sunday, April 27, 2008 

Evergreen Cemetary Saturday May 10th – 7am-Noon. Portland. 
Weekly Bird Walk
Event - Sunday, April 27, 2008 

Tuesdays April 22nd through Tuesday May 20th 6am-8:30am. Bates College.
Brunswick Bike Fair Sat. April 26th
Event - Tuesday, April 22, 2008 

The Brunswick Sustainability Group, in conjuction with Sustainable Bowdoin, will be hosting the First Annual Brunswick Bike Fair on Saturday April 26th, from 11am-2pm on the Brunswick Town Mall (rain location at Dayton Arena at Bowdoin College).
Sustainable Energy Conference at Chewonki Foundation
Event - Thursday, April 17, 2008 

The Chewonki Foundation will hold its eighth annual Conference on Sustainable Energy on Saturday, April 26.  Paul Kando is the keynote speaker.
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