TIMES RECORD • September 23, 2021
Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and Ag Allies have announced a partnership to protect Maine’s grassland birds. Through funding from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, next spring the land trust and Ag Allies will provide technical and financial support to farmers and landowners interested in protecting Bobolinks and other grassland birds. According to the trust, the collaboration provides resources and guidance for preserving nesting habitat in hayed and grazed fields, improving soil and field quality and managing invasive species.