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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).

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Special Events
Upcoming special programs, festivals, and events around the state.

Hands-On Wetland Creation Workshop for Professionals - June 25-26
Part of the Spadefoot Toad Restoration Project, hosted at Long Pasture.
Free Fun Friday at the BNC - July 5
Stop by for nature activities and trail hikes.
Teachers! Graduate Course offered by Mass Audubon & MITS Summer 2013
Registration is now available. For Upper Elementary & Middle School Educators.
Wild, Wild Wellfleet! 2013
See Who’s Coming Back for this Year’s Annual Fundraising Event on July 18.
Save the Date: The Art of Birds - Sept. 19, 2013
A celebration to benefit Mass Audubon's Bird Conservation Department and the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon.

Regional News
The latest news from our wildlife sanctuaries.

Central & Western Massachusetts

Broad Meadow Brook, Worcester

Enjoy Free Nature Activities this Summer!
Join our programs, Neighborhood Nature at Elm Park & On the Water at Green Hill Park.   

Hikes of the Month
Get outdoors on the trail this summer!   

Broad Meadow Brook 2013 Bird-a-Thon Highlights
Thanks to all who participated! There is still time to donate...   

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

Save the Date! Crickets, Critters, and Cocktails - July 20
You are invited to a summer celebration at Pleasant Valley!   

Wachusett Meadow, Princeton

Wachusett Meadow 2013 Bird-a-thon Highlights 133 species!
We sincerely thank all those who participated in support of WM – as birders, volunteers, program participants, fund raisers, and donors!    

Rent a Canoe at Wachusett Meadow
Watch beavers and birds and experience the peaceful tranquility of canoeing on a sanctuary pond.    

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

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

Free Fun Friday at the BNC - July 5
Stop by for nature activities and trail hikes.   

Movie Night: Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?- June 21
Join neighbors and friends for a special family movie viewed in the great outdoors.   

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

Strawberry Day at Drumlin Farm - June 22
Fresh local strawberries!   

Teachers! Graduate Course offered by Mass Audubon & MITS, July 8-19
Registration is now available for Upper Elementary & Middle School Educators.   

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: Surround Bites
Visual "sound bites" from the natural world that surrounds us.   

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

Save the Date: The Art of Birds - Sept. 19, 2013
A celebration to benefit Mass Audubon's Bird Conservation Department and the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon.   

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

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.   

North Shore

Endicott, Wenham

Mass Audubon and GOMI - Changing Behavior and Changing the Environment
The program brings teens and adults together in environmental stewardship teams to learn about issues facing the watershed that spans from Massachusetts to Nova Scotia.   

Ipswich River, Topsfield

New Nature Play Area for Ipswich River
Want to explore an enchanted trail? Or build an imaginary city using natural materials?   

Joppa Flats, Newburyport

Exhibit: Treetops, Flat Lands, and Sand Dunes - June 9
Ipswich artist Katherine O’Brien displays her works in pastels.   

Superbowl of Birding X Results Are In!
The Superbowl of Birding X was held on Saturday, January 26, 2013.   

South Shore, Cape and Islands

Allens Pond, Dartmouth

Give Peace - and Chicks - a Chance!
Latest news on piping plover nesting at Allens Pond.   

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.    

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

The Secret Lives of Fireflies - June 27
Don Salvatore of the Museum of Science’s Firefly Watch Citizen Science Project will be at North River.   

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

Community Meeting to Share Plans for Proposed Micro Wind Turbine
Our Next Steps.   

Prowl for Turtles All Summer - June 20-August 22
Get to Know Our Only Salt Marsh Turtle.   

Summer Opportunities for Nature-inspired Artwork - June 18-August 30
The Nature of Creative Expression.   

Sonic Cape Cod: Special Sounds of a Special Place - June 26
Steve Wilkes will share his efforts to collect as many quintessential Cape Cod sounds as possible.   

A Look Back on a Career of Kayaking
Reflections by Wellfleet Bay Naturalist Dennis Murley.   

Exhibit: Unique and Abstract Perspectives on Birds & Botanicals
Wellfleet Bay is displaying two beautiful and unique art exhibits over the next couple months.   

Kayaking With Us this Summer?
A guide to great paddling locations around the Cape.    

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.    

Season's Best
What to see, hear, and do this season.

suet balls

Top 5 Best Bets For Attracting Birds

Want to see birds without ever having to leave home?

Outdoor Almanac

See our Outdoor Almanac, and find out what's happening in the natural world this season.

Top 5 Hawks to ID

Want to Learn More About Hawks Migrating this Fall?

Frequently Asked Questions of Fall

Get answers to questions about wildlife behavior.

25 Great Mass Audubon Trails for...

A few highlights from our hundreds of trails at wildlife sanctuaries all over the state.



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