Mass Audubon Blogs

Look for butterflies and birds, go on full moon hikes and paddles, discover nature through art, practice yoga, and more at a wildlife sanctuary this weekend. Greater Boston During Yoga and Mindfulness in Nature at Habitat in Belmont, take part in a 45-minute slow and gentle yoga class indoors, and then head outside to explore […]

A hummingbird in flight • birdwatchers at dusk • a sleepy porcupine •  a sandy mushroom These are just a few of the photos that entranced the judges last year—and they can’t wait to see want you have in store for this year’s contest. If you have photographs taken in Massachusetts (or at Mass Audubon’s Wildwood […]

Last week the Global Climate Action Summit was held in San Francisco, bringing leaders and citizens together from around the world to celebrate achievements on climate action and commit to further steps. A few takeaways: It was announced that 27 major cities, including Boston, have already reached peak greenhouse gas emission levels and are now […]

A Season With The Terns I first visited Great Gull Island as a volunteer in 1980. I was an undergraduate at Southern Connecticut State College, and had friends who worked on the island. I went out for a weekend, and like many others, I never really left. Sure, I’ve gone off and worked in Georgia, […]

Yesterday afternoon a powerful thunderstorm moved across Broadmoor featuring a temperature drop of nearly 30 degrees in an hour and frequent lightning. A lone white pine in the middle of the Old Orchard Trail was struck by lightning. Nearly every year one of the tall white pines is hit by lightning, but this tree was […]

The rain from hurricane Florence reached us (and sank us!) this morning while we were harvesting for Saturday’s Moon Over Drumlin—our annual farm-to-table fundraiser gala where various local chefs prepare delectable plates using our produce, eggs, and meat. If you’re planning to attend the event, get ready to be wowed by the flavors and the spectacle! […]

Hello, Wednesday Morning Birders! While David Moon continues to enjoy his holiday, David Larson joined me for this week’s Wednesday Morning Birding. After a bit of misting, we had a rain-free rest of the morning. Skies remained overcast, temps were in the upper 60s, and there were light winds out of the northeast. Aside from […]

This week’s distribution will include: Kale Squash Corn Onions Beans Sugaring Pumpkins Winter Squash Potatoes Corn Stalks We will have pick your own herbs and flowers and cherry tomatoes. The cherry tomatoes will be slim pickings, but they are still out there for the determined picker!   As the season is winding down, be sure […]

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary research staff and dedicated volunteers, hundreds of diamondback terrapin nests are protected in the towns of Wellfleet, Eastham and Orleans each year, resulting in thousands of hatchlings released back into the marsh. This is extremely important work, as diamondback terrapins are listed as Threatened under […]

Just like that, another summer at Wildwood has come to a close. We wanted to take a look back on the 2018 summer, “By the Numbers”-style: 440—The number of overnight campers ages 9–14. 57—The number of Leaders-in-Training (LIT’s; entering grade 10) and Leaders-in-Action (LIA’s; entering grade 11). 6 —The number of states we visited with “Teen […]