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| Published: January 7, 2010 |
Go Green With Mass Audubon
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Not only is it easy being green—it's fun, too! To show you just how easy and fun, Mass Audubon sanctuaries across the state offer exciting hands-on sustainability programs.
Learn the dirt on composting and organic gardening, see solar power in action, discover where your food comes from, read and discuss the best sustainability books, and more.
And don't forget pick up a Clean Energy brochure at one of our sanctuaries to find out more about renewable energy and what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.
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Special Events
Upcoming special programs, festivals, and events around the state.
Regional News
The latest news from our wildlife sanctuaries.;
Central & Western Massachusetts
Arcadia, Easthampton
Arcadia Ecological Management Conference - March 3
Join us for our annual gathering to report on ecological management and research projects. 
Arcadia's Big Night - March 31
Join us at Arcadia for an enchanted family evening.
2012-2013 Arcadia Preschool Open House - February 9
Meet the preschool teachers, see the classroom, and learn more about our preschool program.
Broad Meadow Brook, Worcester
ALB and Winter Trees - February 18
Join us at Broad Meadow Brook to learn about these destructive pests and what can be done to limit their impact.
Spend February Vacation at Broad Meadow Brook!
Find out about all of the great activities we have to offer.
Broad Meadow Brook Supports the Work of WalkBike Worcester
Whether you live, work or go to school in Worcester - you can help!
Picture This: Your Great Outdoors Exhibit Opening Reception - Feb. 12
This exhibit at Broad Meadow Brook showcases the top 24 photo contest entries from across the Commonwealth.
Picture This: Your Great Outdoors Photo Exhibit On Display - Feb. 4 - 28
This exhibit showcases the top 24 entries from across the Commonwealth.
Rent Snowshoes at Broad Meadow Brook
We have the cure for cabin fever.
Current Outdoor Exhibition
View Carolyn Lewenberg's sculpture, "Portals", installed at Broad Meadow Brook.
Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival - August 11
Check here for festival news, updates, recaps, slide shows and more
Get Connected!
To stay connected to your favorite wildlife sanctuary, sign up for our enewsletter!
We WOO at Broad Meadow Brook! Do you?
Broad Meadow Brook is a proud participant in the WOO Card program – where culture, creativity, and community come together!
Wachusett Meadow, Princeton
Spend February Vacation at Wachusett Meadow!
Find out about all of the great activities we have to offer.
Rent Snowshoes at Wachusett Meadow
We have the cure for cabin fever.
Explore Fitchburg with us!
Thanks to generous grants we are expanding programming in Fitchburg.
We WOO at Wachusett! Do you?
Wachusett Meadow is a proud participant in the WOO Card program – where culture, creativity, and community come together!
Greater Boston
Boston Nature Center, Mattapan
BNC featured in RainyDayMagazine!
Read the article about this Urban Safari.
BNC Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2011
Each year we gladly embrace the opportunity to reflect on and share our recent achievements with you – our supporters and donors – who make our work possible.
Broadmoor, Natick
Exhibit: Wandering off the Beaten Path - February 1- March 31
Paintings by Sarah Alexander at Broadmoor.
Exhibit: Wandering off the Beaten Path Opening Reception - March 4
Paintings by Sarah Alexander at Broadmoor.
Broadmoor Adds New Solar Panels to Meet All Electricity Needs
42 new solar panels make Broadmoor the first Mass Audubon sanctuary to generate all of its own electricity needs.
Clive W. and Mona M. Lacy Native Cultivars Garden
The Native Cultivars Garden demonstrates how a carefully chosen selection of nursery cultivated native plants can provide a beautiful, environmentally sound garden.
All Person's Trail Audio Tour Available April 1 - November 30
Quarter mile loop trail offers a microcosm of the sanctuary's field, forest, and wetland habitats to everyone.
At Broadmoor, Green is Good!
Converted from an antique horse barn built in 1911, the Saltonstall Nature Center, renovated in 1983, uses a variety of environment friendly materials and employs renewable resources as natural energy.
Drumlin Farm, Lincoln
Celebrate Maple Sugaring Season! - March 17 & 18
Sap to Syrup Farmers Breakfast March 17 and 18.
From Sheep to Sweater and Everything in Between - March 31
Celebrate sheep at Drumlin Farm's Woolapalooza.
Drumlin Farm's Strategic Plan
Over the past year Drumlin Farm has completed a strategic plan that will help us remain true to our mission as we steer a steady course into the future.
Habitat, Belmont
Exhibit: Irish Fences Welsh Bridges - Feb. 1 - 25
Acrylics by Patrick Ford at Habitat's Gallery.
Exhibit: Irish Fences Welsh Bridges Opening Reception - Feb. 12
Acrylics by Patrick Ford at Habitat's Gallery.
Moose Hill, Sharon
Exhibit: Capturing the Past – Preserving the Future
Paintings by Robert W. Lesieur at Moose Hill.
Exhibit: Capturing the Past – Preserving the Future Opening Reception - Feb. 9
Paintings by Robert W. Lesieur at Moose Hill.
Oak Knoll, Attleboro
Adopt a Turtle at Oak Knoll
Do you love turtles? Do your children enjoy the hands on experience that they can have with them at Oak Knoll? If so please think about joining our Adopt a Turtle Program.
Visual Arts Center, Canton
Unfamiliar Faces
Photographs of Vanishing Wildlife by Kevin Schafer
Unfamiliar Faces New Exhibit Opens Sunday, January 29
Photographs of vanishing wildlife by Kevin Schafer, on exhibit at Visual Arts Center.
Visual Arts Center 2011 Year in Review
Learn more by reading our Year in Review.
A. Elmer Crowell - A Sampling
An ongoing exhibit featuring a small, but select sampling of the artist's work.
North Shore
Ipswich River, Topsfield
Ipswich River 2012 Summer Day Camp News
Register now for Ipswich River’s summer day camps!
Create a Sweet Memory for Valentine’s Day
A gift of a sugar maple bucket rental will be remembered all year long.
February Flapjack Fling & Sugaring Tours - Saturday, February 25
Celebrate the beginning of the maple sugaring season at Ipswich River!
February Vacation Adventure Days - February 21-24
Get your kids outside for vacation!
Maple Sugaring Tours
Learn how to identify a sugar maple, observe tapping and sap collection methods, watch the sap being boiled down in the sugarhouse, and get a sweet taste of the final product.
Capital Campaign Update
Read the message from Carol Decker to learn more about our campaign.
Joppa Flats, Newburyport
Lecture: State of the Birds – Documenting Changes in Massachusetts’ Birdlife - Feb. 15
Dave Larson will present a slide presentation and lecture at Joppa Flats.
Superbowl of Birding IX Results Are In!
The Superbowl of Birding IX was held on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
Exhibit: Observations - Jan. 8 - Feb. 26
A trio of Newburyport area artists, Lully Schwartz, Joan Merrill, and Carol Reynolds, will be showing their paintings of landscapes and wildlife.
The Merrimack River Eagle Festival - February 11, 2012
Come to Joppa Flats for a full day of free activities for all ages celebrating the return of our bald eagles!
Season's Best
What to see, hear, and do this season.
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