AUGUSTA NATURE CLUB INC.
Organized 1919
OWNER
Augusta Nature Education Center
HISTORY
In 1919, the Ball Bird Club was started by a group of Augusta residents and named after the Reverend Dwight Ball. By 1928, the emphasis migrated from birding to a general nature agenda and the Club was renamed the Augusta Nature Club. Beginning in 1932, the Club began looking for land to establish a nature sanctuary. In 1963 the club incorporated to become the Augusta Nature Club Inc. and with major parcels of abutting land deeded to the club in 1972, the Augusta Nature Education Center changed from a dream, to the reality of a nature educational preserve in downtown Augusta. Read more in our condensed HISTORY by Ann Thomas.
AFFILIATIONS
Maine and Mid-Coast Audubon Societies, Viles Arboretum, Augusta Nature Education Center, Augusta Trails
OFFICERS
- President: Marie Erskine
- Treasurer: Jane Thompson
PAST PRESIDENTS AND IN MEMORIAM
NATURE EDUCATION CENTER CARETAKERS:
- Rose Rodrigue
- Luc Pepin
CONTACT ADDRESS
Augusta Nature Club
P.O. Box 5335
Augusta Maine 04332-5335
Marie Erskine, President 207-549-5474
