Located at 9 Water Street, Rockland, Maine
The Maine Coastal Islands Visitor Center and Headquarters in Rockland is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. The Nature Store is open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
NOW SHOWING at the Visitor Center
These two art exhibits will be up until Sept 25th.
“Stories from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge”
By Michael Boardman
Michael Boardman’s watercolor paintings and field sketches focus on the natural history and migratory flow of birds that depend on the stark habitats and food resources of the Arctic coastal plain. The birds’ annual breeding migrations connect the world to this unforgiving landscape.
“Pressing Pause Observing Nature in Linocut”
By Sherrie York
Self-taught printmaker and compulsive wanderer of landscapes, Sherrie York, evokes nature – birds in particular – in award-winning hand-pulled linocuts from her home studio in Bristol, Maine.
This exhibition runs July 25th through Sept. 25th 2025.
Friday September 26th Art Opening at the Maine Coastal Islands NWR
The Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center invites you to an art opening on Friday, September 26th from 4 PM to 6 PM highlighting the works of Carol Sloane and Rebecca Goodale.
Carol Sloane – Being on the Land / Living near the Water / Observations of a Painter
Carol describes her art this way: “I experience a certain recklessness when I consider the enormity of our three dimensional landscape and work to place a small part of it onto a two dimensional surface with paint. I want to create a sensation of a place rather than a clear representation of a place.”
Rebecca Goodale – Field Notes
Goodale’s show will highlight art from a series of artist’s books about plants and animals currently listed as threatened or endangered in Maine. Goodale wants to inspire sensitivity for these rare flora and fauna by using her background in book arts and textile design to interpret color, pattern, rhythm, and transition.
This exhibition runs September 26th through December 19th 2025.
The visitor center is located at 9 Water Street in Rockland.
Bird Time on the Coast Fall 2025
Our well loved birding series is back with another set of wonderful walks led by talented birders! Join us this fall as we explore the midcoast and all it has to offer us! Walks are open to beginner and experienced birders alike! Come join a fun, passionate group for a great time birding! To respect the birds and others enjoying these locations, most walks are limited to 12 participants. If you would like to attend a walk, please be sure to register through the “REGISTER HERE” links attached to each walk. Reminder: walks will likely fill up fast so be sure to reserve your spot early! If the walk is FULL, you can email info@mainecoastislands.org to be placed on a waiting list.
