The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge is nearly 6,000 acres of precious southern Maine coastal habitat. It's where bald eagles soar overhead, snowy egrets track fish in the shallows, and red-winged blackbirds sing in the cattails.
This beautiful place is under threat from climate change, pollution, invasive species, and funding cuts. Friends of Rachel Carson are appealing to you - neighbors, friends, and others who care - to help fund our work. Our target by the year end is $25,000 and one very generous supporter has already contributed $5,000. Can you help us find the rest? Even $20 will be put straight to work, as will every gift large or small.
Photo credit: Ryan Schain, Macaulay Library
Your contributions will fund new education internships for young scientists and conservationists at our Refuge, and at the new Rachel Carson Center for People and Wildlife which will open in Kennebunk in 2026. These young people will assist our committed Refuge staff in their mission to protect a sanctuary for animals and plants and to ensure its security - and our enjoyment of it - long into the future.
All contributions are fully tax deductible. Let's keep the saltmarsh sparrow singing.