Protecting the nature of Massachusetts for people & wildlife
Find a Place to Explore
Get outdoors at one of our wildlife sanctuaries across the state, from the Berkshires to the Cape.
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
Ipswich River offers 12 miles of trails that invite you to explore the forests, meadows, wetlands, drumlin, and esker. Whether exploring by foot or paddling down our namesake river, you will marvel at the diversity of wildlife.
Find a sanctuary
- Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
- Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
- Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary
- Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary
- Barnstable Great Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum
- Boston Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
- Brewster's Woods Wildlife Sanctuary
- Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
- Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
- Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
- Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
- Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
- Conway Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
- Cook's Canyon Wildlife Sanctuary
- Cuttyhunk Bunker Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
- Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary
- Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
- Eagle Lake Wildlife Sanctuary
- Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary
- Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary
- Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
- Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary
- Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
- Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
- Habitat Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
- High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary
- Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
- Joppa Flats Education Center
- Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary
- Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lincoln Woods Wildlife Sanctuary
- Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lost Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
- Lynes Woods Wildlife Sanctuary
- Magazine Beach Park Nature Center (Partner Property)
- Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
- Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
- Museum of American Bird Art Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
- Nahant Thicket Wildlife Sanctuary
- Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
- North Hill Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
- North River Wildlife Sanctuary
- Norwood Mills Wildlife Sanctuary
- Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary
- Old Baldy Wildlife Sanctuary
- Osgood Hill (Partner Property)
- Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pierpont Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
- Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
- Poor Farm Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
- Richardson Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
- Road's End Wildlife Sanctuary
- Rocky Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
- Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
- Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sampsons Island Wildlife Sanctuary
- Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife Sanctuary
- Skunknett River Wildlife Sanctuary
- Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
- Straitsmouth Island Wildlife Sanctuary
- Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary
- Tracy Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
- Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
- Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary
- Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
- West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary
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Yellow-rumped Warbler © Susumu KishiharaBroadmoor's Annual Seed Sale Has Begun
Broadmoor’s seed sale is back just in time to stock up your winter feeders. This annual fundraiser features top-quality bird seed for a wide variety of birds. From suet to sunflower seeds, mixes, and beyond, we’ve got you and your neighborhood birds covered.
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Mass Audubon Shop
The Mass Audubon Shop is proud to carry a variety of products that help explain, identify, and celebrate the wonders of nature.
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©️ Nick SJNature for MA
We’re advocating for the state to dedicate $100 million annually for conservation and recreation, without raising taxes. But we need volunteers to help move this forward.
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Fall Festivals & More
From hayrides and live music to raptors, poetry, and pumpkin painting, fall at Mass Audubon is packed with festivals that celebrate the season in every corner of Massachusetts.
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Tricks, Treats, & Trails: Halloween Happenings Across Massachusetts
From moonlit walks with costumed characters to hayrides, campfires, and music, festive Halloween events for all ages are right around the corner. Explore these special events, nature programs, and at-home activities to inspire your celebrations.
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Sustainable Landscaping Certificate Program
Learn to garden, landscape and grow in ways that help the planet, not hinder it.
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© Cristina CacciatoreAll Persons Trail Opening Celebration at Pleasant Valley
Be part of a milestone moment at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary! Join the ribbon cutting for the brand-new Pike’s Pond All Persons Trail—a welcoming space designed so everyone, of every age and ability, can experience the beauty of nature in the Berkshires.
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45th Annual Fall Festival at Felix Neck: Quiescence
Each year on the day after Thanksgiving, this Vineyard tradition brings the Island community together for a fun and festive celebration of fall.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler © Susumu Kishihara
Broadmoor's Annual Seed Sale Has Begun
Broadmoor’s seed sale is back just in time to stock up your winter feeders. This annual fundraiser features top-quality bird seed for a wide variety of birds. From suet to sunflower seeds, mixes, and beyond, we’ve got you and your neighborhood birds covered.
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Mass Audubon Shop
The Mass Audubon Shop is proud to carry a variety of products that help explain, identify, and celebrate the wonders of nature.
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©️ Nick SJ
Nature for MA
We’re advocating for the state to dedicate $100 million annually for conservation and recreation, without raising taxes. But we need volunteers to help move this forward.
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Fall Festivals & More
From hayrides and live music to raptors, poetry, and pumpkin painting, fall at Mass Audubon is packed with festivals that celebrate the season in every corner of Massachusetts.
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At the Root of Our Work
For more than 125 years, Mass Audubon has protected the nature that sustains us all—from the clean air you breathe to the places you explore—so people and wildlife can thrive for generations to come.
Upcoming Programs & Events
See AllWingspan: A Game Takes Flight with Elizabeth Hargrave
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Online
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Wednesday, October 8
7:00-8:00pm
Adults
Fair Weather Birding
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Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick
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Thursday, October 9
7:30-9:00am
Adults
Monthly Bird Walks
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Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Belmont
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Thursday, October 9
8:00-10:00am
Adults
Autumn Colors at Pike's Pond
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Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox
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Thursday, October 9
10:00-11:00am
Adults
Nature Explorers: North River Homeschool
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North River Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield
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Thursday, October 9
10:00-11:30am
Families - children 0 - 12 years
Early Explorers: Life Under a Log
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Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan
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Thursday, October 9
10:30am-12:00pm
Families - children 3 - 5 years
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We need your curiosity, commitment, and passion to ensure that our lands become more resilient, that more people than ever experience the magic of nature, and that we fight climate change—now and in the future.
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By the Numbers
With the help of our members and supporters, we protect land, offer nationally recognized education programs, and provide endless opportunities to experience the outdoors.
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43,000
acres of protected land
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500,000
visitors to our wildlife sanctuaries
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160,000
members and supporters
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© James DeshlerIn Your Words
"I was fortunate that I could follow my dreams and do what makes me happy. Not everyone has that luxury. We need to ensure that young people can make a living in science and that some of the coolest, weirdest, offbeat people are scientists. It’s not all people in white lab coats spending time indoors." Read more
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In Your Words
“Being a nature preschooler made me the environmentalist I am today, and I could not be more grateful for the chance I was given." Read more
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In Your Words
"Nature and wildlife are resilient, and we have the power to change the future for the next generation." Read more
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Andy TollandIn Your Words
"From hilltop to rocky headland, from forest to meadow, from farmstead to streamside, I saw things I’d never seen (or perhaps noticed) before in all my decades of rambling throughout the state." Read More
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In Your Words
"[Volunteering] has helped us learn more about and feel connected to the natural complexity and interrelatedness of the world around us." Read more
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In Your Words
"I love working with Mass Audubon, and I enjoy exploring the sanctuaries as a proud member. All the sanctuaries are great, but my favorite is Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick. It was the first wildlife sanctuary I ever visited, and I just love their trails." Read more
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In Your Words
"For my entire life, I have had a heart and passion for nature, the earth, and the environment...Volunteering helped with many important life skills I was working on, including listening, socializing, and co-working." Read more
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In Your Words
“This is a critical moment for our climate, communities, and wildlife that requires us all to work together for our future. I’m excited to bring to it collaborative leadership, optimism, and an instinct for action, along with a deep love of our natural communities here in the state.” Read more
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In Your Words
“Mass Audubon staff members have helped me become more knowledgeable about the natural world, and in turn, I felt the need to do my part in helping to protect wildlife and wild places.” Read more
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In Your Words
"Volunteer work at Mass Audubon has provided opportunities to meet and work with people from many different backgrounds, to learn botany and ecology, to present at the annual Staff Natural History Conference, to drive a tractor, and to keep physically fit." Read more
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In Your Words
"Mass Audubon’s Youth Climate Leaders program has provided me and my peers with the tools to help lead the next phase of this fight. Our mission is to help other young leaders recognize that we each have a powerful voice that we can use to spark change.” Read more
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© James Deshler
In Your Words
"I was fortunate that I could follow my dreams and do what makes me happy. Not everyone has that luxury. We need to ensure that young people can make a living in science and that some of the coolest, weirdest, offbeat people are scientists. It’s not all people in white lab coats spending time indoors." Read more
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In Your Words
“Being a nature preschooler made me the environmentalist I am today, and I could not be more grateful for the chance I was given." Read more
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In Your Words
"Nature and wildlife are resilient, and we have the power to change the future for the next generation." Read more
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Andy Tolland
In Your Words
"From hilltop to rocky headland, from forest to meadow, from farmstead to streamside, I saw things I’d never seen (or perhaps noticed) before in all my decades of rambling throughout the state." Read More
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