She bought a Maine island to stop clear-cutting; 90 years after Audubon opened its first camp there, the 330-acre sanctuary still trains conservationists
- Maine islandDeep in Maine's Muscongus Bay, a 330-acre island covered in spruce trees has survived a threat of clear-cut logging and, 90 years later, continues to serve as an international training centre for environmentalists and bird researchers.
- Hog Island Audubon Camp, near the coastal community of Bremen, marked its 90th anniversary in late August 2026.
- According to records from the National Audubon Society and the Seabird Institute, the island was saved from commercial logging in the 1930s by Millicent Todd Bingham and her mother, Mabel Loomis Todd.
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- Maine islandDeep in Maine's Muscongus Bay, a 330-acre island covered in spruce trees has survived a threat of clear-cut logging and, 90 years later, continues to serve as an international training centre for environmentalists and bird researchers.
- Hog Island Audubon Camp, near the coastal community of Bremen, marked its 90th anniversary in late August 2026.
- According to records from the National Audubon Society and the Seabird Institute, the island was saved from commercial logging in the 1930s by Millicent Todd Bingham and her mother, Mabel Loomis Todd.
Sources: Times of India