Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center, owned and managed by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, is a 3,100-acre estuary in Scarborough, ME. It is the largest salt marsh in the state, offering a diverse ecosystem of tidal marsh, salt creeks, freshwater marsh, and uplands. The center provides opportunities for visitors to explore the marsh by foot, canoe, or kayak, with naturalist-guided and self-guided tours, exhibits, a nature trail, and a Maine Audubon Nature Store.
Scarborough Marsh is a vital habitat for a wide range of wildlife, particularly birds, including waterfowl, egrets, herons, and various species of shorebirds. It is also home to grassland songbirds, birds of prey, muskrat, mink, otter, and deer. With a rich history of human use and a focus on conservation, the marsh serves as a workplace for clam diggers, a classroom for schoolchildren, a laboratory for biologists, and a captivating destination for naturalists and birders.
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