News & Events

Thanks to a generous grant, Allens Pond is hosting a free "Nature Discovery & STEAM" program series through autumn! Next programs start in October.

What a fantastic 18th year for the Duck Derby and an amazing way to celebrate Mass Audubon's 125th anniversary! See the official list of the winners, and thank you to everyone who participated.

In August 2019, longtime Dartmouth resident Maureen Jones received a call informing her that her duck had just won her the Duck Derby grand prize. "I was floored!" she said. "I enter the Duck Derby every year, but I always just buy one duck for $10."

Summer is here, and it's brought the opportunity to explore a newly created space along the Boulder Loop as part of the sanctuary's trail system!

Each year, coastal waterbirds such as Piping Plovers, Least Terns, and American Oystercatchers return to their summer homes on the Massachusetts shoreline. And each year, our Coastal Waterbird Program (CWP) team works to protect the habitats that are crucial to the continued recovery of these threatened birds.

Allens Pond and Great Neck have been awarded $150,000 through an EPA program to restore saltmarsh habitats and make them more resilient to the impacts of climate change.