Mass Audubon Blogs

Talk turkey, make an evergreen wreath, go birding, try nature journaling, set out on an owl prowl, create herbal lip balm, and more at a wildlife sanctuary this weekend. Central Massachusetts Make a Holiday Evergreen Wreath at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton using greens, winterberry, seed pods, and ribbon—a perfect gift for the holiday season! (adults, […]

Have you heard? Now through Sunday, November 18, Mass Audubon members can save 20% on our fantastic selection of nature-themed gifts, toys, books, and more in the Mass Audubon Shop.* Visit us in person at the Mass Audubon Shop at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln or check out a selection of offerings in our online store. […]

Last week the Department of the Interior (DOI) announced several major developments in American offshore wind energy, including one here in Massachusetts. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold the next Massachusetts offshore wind auction – to include nearly 390,000 acres – on December 13, 2018. Nineteen companies have qualified to participate in the […]

Note: this post contains an image of a dead Bald Eagle that some readers may find graphic. Most rat poisons kill more than rats—they also pose a fatal threat to birds of prey. This topic recently made the news after a Bald Eagle on Cape Cod died of what appears to be rodenticide poisoning. The […]

  After a great deal of persistence and anticipation, Mass Audubon has recently added a new 23 acre Conservation Restriction in Holliston, Massachusetts. This represents the final piece of the Warren Woods project—a joint effort undertaken by Mass Audubon and the Towns of Ashland and Holliston to protect a roughly 140 acre property formerly owned […]

Flying away to new homes, these milkweed seeds catch the wind for trips to new parts of the field. Those that sprout and grow will be found next summer by Monarch butterflies to lay their eggs. The new plants will feed the caterpillars that hatch until they are ready to form a chrysalis; then hatch […]

Sounds like winter arrives tomorrow, so we’re doing our best to bring in the last of the parsnips, leeks, and brussels sprouts before the thermometer hits the teens! Last week and yesterday, we finished the fall carrot harvest (pictured below), stacking over a ton into the root cellar. Jobs that remain include: mulching the strawberries, […]

This Wednesday was a surprisingly violent day to go birding. We have been out when it was colder, and when it was wetter, but perhaps never when it was windier. This particular tempest restricted us to leeward microclimates from which we could look for birds. Dave Weaver said it was the worst that he’s ever seen. We […]

We are extremely excited to display a selection of art from our third annual juried youth bird art exhibition. All artwork will appear in this series of posts. This annual exhibition is open to any children and young adults age 4 to 18 years old. All selected entries will be on display at the Museum […]

November has arrived and we truly begin to see the difference in the amount of daylight – it begins to feel like we head out for work in the dark and we head back home in the dark. It’s easy to want to curl up with a good book and a warm blanket and just […]

October 22 was the official start to the cold-stun sea turtle season on the Cape, a relatively early start. Four Kemp’s ridleys, the most endangered of all sea turtles, were rescued that day in Eastham and Brewster. Given that the bay temperature was still relatively warm, finding our first cold turtles was a bit of a surprise. […]

You might think that things quiet down around Wildwood once camp is ended for the season, but you’d be wrong! After the campers and counselors have all gone home (and after the staff gets a bit of much-needed vacation time), it’s time to squeeze in as many projects as we can before the snow flies. […]