MAINE AUDUBON • October 29, 2025
Maine Audubon is headquartered at the Gilsland Farm Audubon Center in Falmouth, and we care about protecting the lands and waters we share with our Falmouth neighbors. For several years we have helped support an effort to strengthen Falmouth’s fertilizer and pesticide ordinance. The resulting ordinance, passed in May, brings us in line with several neighboring municipalities and helps protect local pollinators, beneficial insects, and aquatic invertebrates. However, an effort to repeal this work is on the ballot during the November 2025 election season. Maine Audubon urges you to protect Falmouth’s environment and VOTE NO on Falmouth Article 1. The updated ordinance prohibits neonicotinoids (“neonics”), a widespread class of pesticides with devastating ecological consequences. There are plenty of organic pesticides available for use.