Regional News

Mass Audubon's biggest annual fundraising event is back, and the West Sanctuaries Team is in it to win it! You can support Arcadia and Pleasant Valley by making a donation and/or joining our team to help us fundraise, spot birds, and collect points. Everyone is welcome!

The Canoe Meadows Community Garden is currently accepting applications from Mass Audubon members who wish to rent one or more plots for the upcoming gardening season! 

The benefits of nature offered at our Berkshire Wildlife Sanctuaries will now be directly available to patients of Great Barrington community health centers East Mountain Medical and MACONY Pediatrics.

Mass Audubon's biggest annual fundraising event is back, and the West Sanctuaries Team is in it to win it! You can support Arcadia and Pleasant Valley by making a donation and/or joining our team to help us fundraise, spot birds, and collect points. Everyone is welcome!

BNC's Willow Tree Youth Leaders recently presented their impactful project to reduce single-use plastic within schools! Their two-year effort was part of the Youth Leaders for Climate Justice (YLCJ) program led by Drumlin Farm. 

Winter on the Outer Cape is typically on the quiet side, to say the least. Nevertheless, nearly 1,500 people passed through the sanctuary's admissions desk during the first quarter of 2021—up from just under 1,300 in 2020!

Playing with sticks, counting acorns, and tromping through mud may sound like child's play. But it's part of the core curriculum at Cape Cod's first Nature Preschool here at Long Pasture.

At Broad Meadow Brook Nature Day Camp in Worcester, campers ages 4.5–16 can tap into their natural curiosity by investigating different habitats, ecosystems, and wildlife species at our 430-acre sanctuary. Registration is open!

At Wachusett Meadow Nature Day Camp in Princeton, campers ages 3.5–17 make new friends, hike the trails, and discover the natural wonders of Massachusetts. Registration is open!

We're celebrating Felix Neck's 50th anniversary with several fun, unique events this summer. Get your tickets now for Sanctuary Supper on July 20!

After finding a dead bat that wasn't typically found on Nantucket, researchers began monitoring the island’s bat population. They discovered that this federally threatened bat species wasn't so rare on Nantucket after all. 

Our unique location atop scenic Chickatawbut Hill invites campers ages 5-13 to discover nature through hands-on exploration, creative play, and active learning. Spaces still available for Adventurers sessions.

Weekly sessions at Moose Hill Nature Camp in Sharon have campers discovering the sanctuary, getting dirty in farm fields, experimenting with science, dabbling in art, and venturing to new places. Registration is now open!

At Stony Brook Day Camp in Norfolk, campers ages 5–10 discover our wildlife sanctuary's forest, fields, and wetlands during weekly sessions. Registration is now open!

At Wild at Art Summer Camp in Canton, campers ages 4.5–14 have fun as naturalists, teaching artists, and trained counselors lead them in outdoor explorations and creative art projects. Registration is open!

At Wild at Art Summer Camp in Canton, campers ages 4.5–14 have fun as naturalists, teaching artists, and trained counselors lead them in outdoor explorations and creative art projects. Registration is open!

Last year will be remembered for generations as a year of unexpected and enormous challenges as the world grappled with the effects of a global pandemic. At the same time, 2020 provided opportunities for new insights about focusing on what's really important. 

Last year will be remembered for generations as a year of unexpected and enormous challenges as the world grappled with the effects of a global pandemic. At the same time, 2020 provided opportunities for new insights about focusing on what's really important. 

Last year will be remembered for generations as a year of unexpected and enormous challenges as the world grappled with the effects of a global pandemic. At the same time, 2020 provided opportunities for new insights about focusing on what's really important. 

Mass Audubon's Bird-a-thon fundraiser is back for 2021, and the North Shore Sanctuaries Team is looking for your support! Funds raised during this event provide crucial, important support for Ipswich River, Joppa Flats, and Endicott.

Spring is a great time to explore green spaces in the woods, on trails, and along the shore! Families are invited to join us on select Saturdays for 2-hour, guided outdoor explorations of nearby nature areas.

Jackson Frost was studying his very own Sibley guide by age 3. Once he was hooked, it didn't take long for his sister and parents to also get caught up in the rich and rewarding experience of birding as a family.

Please join us in extending immense gratitude and best wishes to Sue MacCallum, Director of South Shore Sanctuaries for the past 15 years, as she retires this October.

Thanks to a generous grant, Allens Pond is hosting a free Nature Discovery & STEAM program series from April through early November!

Jackson Frost was studying his very own Sibley guide by age 3. Once he was hooked, it didn't take long for his sister and parents to also get caught up in the rich and rewarding experience of birding as a family.

Jackson Frost was studying his very own Sibley guide by age 3. Once he was hooked, it didn't take long for his sister and parents to also get caught up in the rich and rewarding experience of birding as a family.

Jackson Frost was studying his very own Sibley guide by age 3. Once he was hooked, it didn't take long for his sister and parents to also get caught up in the rich and rewarding experience of birding as a family.