Press Room

As the major $4 billion American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) spending bill moves toward final passage and Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk for approval, Mass Audubon leaders, who have been lobbying vigorously for investments in climate change mitigation and nature, praised the legislative conference committee for coming to an agreement this week.

Mass Audubon is embarking on an exciting new chapter in its mission to connect people and nature, through a collaboration that will establish an urban greenspace and seasonal nature center at Magazine Beach on the Charles River in Cambridge.

Partners in this community-centered initiative, which will focus on nature-based education and programming, include the City of Cambridge, Magazine Beach Partners, and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

Mass Audubon’s annual “Hike-a-thon” takes place Friday through Sunday, November 26-28. For this year’s Hike-a-thon, Mass Audubon continues to mark its 125th Anniversary by inviting individuals and families to discover the benefits of time spent outdoors by hiking at least 1.25 miles over the three-day period (or all at once!). 

Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center (BNC) in Mattapan has embarked on an ambitious commitment to become carbon neutral by 2022, thanks in large part to crucial $100,000 commitments from the City of Boston’s George Robert White Fund, Tern Foundation’s TernSOLAR challenge grant program, and several generous individual donors. 

Three organizations - Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust, Mass Audubon, and Mill City Grows - are working in partnership to protect an historic Lowell farm.The intent of the partnership is to create an urban wildlife sanctuary and education center at the property, known as Rollie's Farm, dedicated to local agricultural and community-based environmental education.