Regional News

Pleasant Valley is celebrating 90 years of conservation in the Berkshires! We're planning a wide variety of fun events and programs in honor of our anniversary, all of which will be open to the public and people of all ages and abilities. Next event is September 22!

Wellfleet Bay invites researchers to submit proposals to present at the 25th Annual Cape Cod Natural History Conference. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2019.

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. 

Summer 2019 was an incredible season for Felix Neck's Osprey, Atlantic Horseshoe Crab, breeding shorebirds, odonate, and salamander citizen science projects! Over 40 individuals trekked through woods and across beaches to collect the data needed for the conservation and management of these iconic Vineyard species. 

Discovering Nature allows children to spend time outdoors learning, explore the wonders of nature, build friendships, and develop a deeper sense of place. Enrolling for Session 1 (started September 17) and Session 2 (starts January 28)!

Play is the natural work of children. Our preschool program allows children to spend time outdoors learning, explore the wonders of nature, build friendships, and develop a deeper sense of place. Enrolling now for Spring 2020 session (starts January 28).

Arcadia has been an ecological gem and educational innovator in the Pioneer Valley since 1944. You're invited to celebrate everything that's been accomplished in the last 75 years, and help us look toward to a bright future for the generations to come!

Experience unforgettable journeys, from an exploration of the biodiversity-rich Sky Islands of Arizona to endangered species conservation projects on Hawaii's Big Island and more. Each themed night offers a location-based buffet dinner and engaging visual presentation. Next program is November 21.

Support the sanctuary by getting your closets ready for winter! Just bring bags of your old clothing, sheets, and other soft goods to the Museum by November 29. 

Local television station Boston 25 WXFT spotlighted the BNC in the first part of their "Zip Trip" news segment earlier this month!

Students are invited to take part in the next Youth Climate Summit on November 23! This ongoing collaboration engages local high school teams to work on climate justice projects that help their local and global communities. 

Habitat is excited to announce that we have a new Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station now open for public use at the sanctuary! 

Stony Brook is teaming up with Oak Knoll and Moose Hill to host a Climate Action Summit on November 13 at Wheaton College. The goal? To equip area high school students with the skills, knowledge, and inspiration they need to take effective action in mitigating the effects of climate change at the local level.

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Ipswich River's new director, Amy Weidensaul. "I grew up in Massachusetts and, after a long career with the National Audubon Society in Maryland and Pennsylvania, I’m returning home," says Amy. 

Every year, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary tracks Great Shearwaters. For 2019, nine of the birds they are tracking are named after Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries. 

This year was a fantastic 16th year for the Allens Pond Duck Derby with 5,972 rubber ducks racing on the incoming tide at Barney's Joy. See the official list of the winners, and congratulations to all!

The South Coast Sanctuaries team is very excited by the privilege of adding the grounds of the Sacred Heart Retreat Center to our Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary. It is an incredibly important parcel and a huge conservation success story.

Come learn first-hand about the owls of Massachusetts this fall and winter! Enjoy an indoor presentation followed by a night hike to listen for owls. Suitable for all ages 5 & up. 

Tidmarsh staff and volunteers have planted over 400 native plants as part of a project to restore the sanctuary's former sandplains—a type of unique habitat that provides critical support to native pollinators.