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News and Media
There's never a dull moment at Mass Audubon. Here, you can find everything that's happening within our statewide community, from the latest news to seasonal highlights (and everything in between).
Special Events
Regional News
Special Events Upcoming special programs, festivals, and events around the state.
Regional News The latest news from our wildlife sanctuaries.
Central & Western Massachusetts

Broad Meadow Brook, Worcester
Current Outdoor Exhibition View Carolyn Lewenberg's sculpture, "Portals", installed at Broad Meadow Brook. 
Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival - August 10 Enjoy educational fun for all ages and see butterflies fly free in their natural habitats at Broad Meadow Brook! 
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! 
Canoe Meadows, Pittsfield
Canoe Meadows Community Garden We hope you plan on joining us for the upcoming 2013 gardening season. 
Pleasant Valley, Lenox
Family Fun Day at Pleasant Valley - June 8 Join us for this free family event! 
Save the Date! Crickets, Critters, and Cocktails - July 20 You are invited to a summer celebration at Pleasant Valley! 
Wachusett Meadow, Princeton
Rent a Canoe at Wachusett Meadow Watch beavers and birds and experience the peaceful tranquility of canoeing on a sanctuary pond. 
Thoreau Comes to Wachusett Meadow - June 2 Join Mr. Thoreau to learn about his life and "local" connections. 
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

Blue Hills Trailside Museum, Milton
The Secret Lives of Fireflies - June 8 Don Salvatore of the Museum of Science’s Firefly Watch Citizen Science project will be at Blue Hills Trailside Museum. 
Birding Fowl Meadow - May 5 & June 7 Meet with Trailside Naturalist Perry Ellis to explore what spring migrants may be found in Fowl Meadow. 
Pond Discoveries - May 11 & June 8 Join us on a Saturday afternoon to discover the wild creatures who live in the pond just a few steps away from Trailside Museum. 
Wildlife Guardians Progam You Can Make a Difference! Help an animal today. 
We Need Your Help for the Snowy Owls at Blue Hills Donate to the Snowy Owl Project and help us get the owls back on exhibit. 
Boston Nature Center, Mattapan
BNC Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2012 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. 
Streamlined Recycling for Boston Public Schools BNC is proud to play a role in launching a single-stream recycling program in all Boston Public Schools by June 2013. 
BNC Celebrates 10th Anniversary Join us in commemorating this milestone with a series of fun events and programs. 
Broadmoor, Natick
Spring Migration It's not just the birds that are moving. 
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
Dairy Day! - June 8 Kick off National Dairy Month with Drumlin Farm. 
Teachers! Graduate Course offered by Mass Audubon & MITS, July 8-19 Registration is now available for Upper Elementary & Middle School Educators. 
Alaska Adventure Trip - May 29 - June 11 Join us for an adventure to one of North America's premier birding and natural history destinations. 
Drumlin Farm’s Video Library! View our wildlife videos online. 
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
On Exhibit: Sanctuary Oil Paintings by Kay Hudgins. 
The Western Greenway Project Join us on May 4th for a guided walk on the Greenway. 
Celebrate Your Wedding in Style At Habitat Located just six miles northwest of downtown Boston, the 90-acre wildlife sanctuary Habitat in Belmont offers a unique, intimate setting for weddings, anniversaries, and other special events. 
Museum of American Bird Art, Canton
Massachusetts Masterpieces: The Decoy as Art A Curator’s Quest for Beauty 
MABA Welcomes Visiting Artist Dana Schildkraut The artist will be sharing her skills at the museum through the summer. 
Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon 2012 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. 
Oak Knoll, Attleboro
Teachers! Graduate Course offered by Mass Audubon & MITS, July 8-19 Registration is now available for Upper Elementary & Middle School Educators. 
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. 
South Shore, Cape and Islands

Allens Pond, Dartmouth
South Coast Sanctuaries Joins the Southeastern Massachusetts Time Exchange Mass Audubon is offering the ability for Time Exchange participants to redeem ‘time credits’ for programming. 
2012 Duck Derby Winners Decide on Final Destination Read on to find out where! 
9th Annual Duck Derby at Allens Pond - Results are In! Thanks to all who joined in - the Duck Derby was a great success! 
Felix Neck, Martha's Vineyard
Learning Lepidoptera: A Student's Observation in the Field Butterflies, climate change, and the importance of understanding how they are connected. 
Volunteer Spotlight: Dan McCormick Since 2006, Dan has volunteered year-round at Felix Neck doing whatever needs doing. 
Long Pasture, Barnstable
Hands-On Wetland Creation Workshop for Professionals - June 25-26 Part of the Spadefoot Toad Restoration Project, hosted at Long Pasture. 
Saving the Spadefoot Toad How to identify them and how you can help. 
North River - South Shore, Marshfield
Spring Street Woodlands added to North River Wildlife Sanctuary! Thanks to an outpouring of support from the South Shore community and beyond, Mass Audubon has conserved the Spring Street Woodlands property in Marshfield! 
Wellfleet Bay, Wellfleet
New Energy-Saving Project Planned for Wellfleet Bay Informational Meeting May 23 on Proposed Micro-Wind Turbine. 
Wellfleet Bay’s Sustainable Food Series, May 2013 Sweet Smells and Tastes of Spring. 
Kayaking With Us this Summer? A guide to great paddling locations around the Cape. 
Susan Baur’s Hidden World of Turtles Author to Appear at Wellfleet Bay’s Turtle Festival, May 25-26. 
Wellfleet Bay Turtle Festival - May 25 & 26 Have Fun Learning about the Turtles and Terrapins of Cape Cod. 
Making the Most of Spring Migration - Birding by Eye and Ear Whatever your level of birding, join us this spring to bird by eye, ear, or both! 
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 2012 Annual Report Here’s to One Great Year! Read Wellfleet Bay’s 2012 Annual Report.

Wild, Wild Wellfleet! 2013 See Who’s Coming Back for this Year’s Annual Fundraising Event on July 18. 
Sincerely,

Laura A. Johnson
President
More Information:
Mass Audubon's Position on the Cape Wind Project
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Press release: Mass Audubon Challenges State, Feds, & Cape Wind to Get It Right,March 28, 2006
- Cape Wind Challenge Frequently Asked Questions & Answers, March 2006
- A Challenge Proposal Regarding The Cape Wind Energy Project,* Prepared by Taber D. Allison, PhD, Vice President, Conservation Science & Ecological Management, and Jack Clarke, Director, Public Policy & Government Relations, March 2006
- Op Ed, A Cape Wind Challenge to Get It Right, by Taber Allison and Jack Clarke
- Get balance right with Cape Wind,
Boston Globe Op Ed, April 9, 2006
- Audubon Society backs controversial wind farm, Associated Press via MSNBC: The Massachusetts Audubon Society has given preliminary support to a proposed offshore wind farm after studies allayed concerns that the blades would cause significant harm to birds.
Cape Wind Project Additional Information
Wind Energy
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