Regional News

At Arcadia Nature Day Camp in Easthampton, campers ages 5–16 spend time discovering special places, meeting new friends, playing games, and having fun outside. Registration is now open!

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.

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.

The need for children to spend time in nature has never been greater. That's why Berkshire Wildlife Sanctuaries are proud to offer our community a variety of COVID-safe, outdoor programs for children.

Boston Nature Center Camp will be open for summer 2021 with 11 one-week sessions in Mattapan and 6 one-week sessions at Roxbury Latin School in West Roxbury. We have a new registration process, and sign-up is open from February 3-15.

Since COVID-19 upended traditional learning, Mass Audubon educators statewide have worked hard to reinvent our nature-based science programs for schools. The result is a new curriculum that provides maximum flexibility and a connection with the outdoors.

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.

We're celebrating Felix Neck's 50th anniversary with several fun, unique events this summer! Join us in honoring and reflecting on the sanctuary's five decades of work inspiring nature heroes. 

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!

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. 

Even with the snow cover, it is hard not to notice the birds beginning to sing, the day lengthening, and spirits rising as we look to spring. Nature, it seems, is still the best medicine.

At Blue Hills Nature Day Camp in Milton, our unique location atop scenic Chickatawbut Hill invites campers ages 5-13 to discover nature through hands-on exploration, creative play, and active learning. Registration is open!

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!

Thanks to the generosity and vision of a longtime local family, MABA has grown by nearly three acres! The new addition features a lovely series of rapids on Pequit Brook, which parallels the sanctuary's Main Loop Trail.

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. 

At Ipswich River Nature Day Camp, campers ages 5–11 have a unique opportunity to learn about nature, meet new friends, and have fun outside at our 1,955-acre wildlife sanctuary in Topsfield. Registration is now open!

The results are in for the first-ever Semi-Superbowl of Birding, which took place on Saturday, January 30, 2021! Due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, we had to modify the scope and rules of this year's contest. 

We're excited to introduce our newest TerraCorps team member—Jenna Shea! A recent graduate of UMass Amherst, Jenna will use her service year to cultivate relationships between community members and the nature that surrounds them.

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.

We're excited to introduce our newest TerraCorps team member—Jenna Shea! A recent graduate of UMass Amherst, Jenna will use her service year to cultivate relationships between community members and the nature that surrounds them.

At North River Nature Day Camp in Marshfield, campers ages 4.5–14 discover our wildlife sanctuary's forest, fields, and wetlands during weekly sessions. Registration is open for summer 2021!

Register is now open for the 2020-2021 school year! These drop-off programs provide a wonderful opportunity for homeschoolers to meet with other students in a social environment while engaging with the natural world. 

The wait is over—we're so excited to welcome the public back to Tidmarsh! The parking lot and entrance trail have re-opened. Visitors will enjoy several improvements to the sanctuary, including a new footbridge over West Beaver Dam Brook.