Regional News
Check here for the latest news from Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries around the state.
Berkshires
Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary
Mass Audubon submitted two court documents supporting a strong Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit governing the implementation of the crucial environmental cleanup of the Housatonic River.
Cape Cod and Islands
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Families are invited to celebrate the Halloween holiday by exploring our delightfully spooky pine forest after dark. You'll be entertained and enlightened by curious creatures from the natural world you'll meet along the way!
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Join us this fall and winter for sociable and educational bird talks. Warm beverages and sweet treats will be provided.
Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary
Join us for a guided walk on a lantern-lit trail through our enchanted forest. It's family-friendly, non-scary Halloween fun!
Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
Come experience Halloween at Felix Neck with a host of family-friendly activities that promise not to frighten!
Central Massachusetts
Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
Visitors will be treated to non-scary, educational fun at this year’s Boo Meadow Brook Halloween Hike. There will also be face painting and snacks. Costumes welcome!
Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
Wheelabrator Millbury sponsors free sanctuary admission for Millbury residents four times a year. Join us once each season and explore all that Broad Meadow Brook has to offer—for free! Next event is October 14.
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
Join us for a guided hike and hayride for Halloween! We'll also enjoy the bonfire, make some crafts, and learn about nocturnal animals.
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
Rent a canoe May 1–October 31 and explore Wachusett Meadow's Wildlife Pond.
Connecticut River Valley
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary
Arcadia was thrilled to wrap up the second year of our Life in a Changing Climate program for middle and high school students at the end of June.
Greater Boston
Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
Voyage from the deserts of the southwestern US to the coral reefs of Bali and more. Each themed night offers a location-based buffet dinner and presentation of images in an exotic location. Starts November 2.
Blue Hills Trailside Museum
We've all heard stories about animals that go “bump” in the night—but which stories are just make-believe? Join us for a Halloween party and discover some of the truths about nighttime animals!
Blue Hills Trailside Museum
This week, Governor Charlie Baker signed the FY18 state budget for Massachusetts, which included $250,000 for Blue Hills Trailside Museum’s annual operating budget.
Boston Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
Celebrate the fall harvest by creating your own carved pumpkin, playing pumpkin games, and enjoying some fine fall food!
Boston Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
Join us on Saturday, November 11, for a reception and discussion with Mass Audubon's Artist-in-Residence, Barry Van Dusen.
Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Put on your favorite costume, grab a flashlight, and join us for the silliest, spookiest, and most family-friendly Halloween tradition! Advance registration required.
Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary
Ever try to get your kids to eat carrots? It’s not always easy. But for students in grades K–5 at Somerville public schools, eating carrots is part of the afterschool curriculum thanks to a partnership with Drumlin Farm.
Habitat Education Center & Wildlife Sanctuary
October's art exhibit, Local and Traveling Watercolors by Clare Walker Leslie, will be on display at the Habitat Gallery from October 2-31, 2017.
Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Join us to help carve pumpkins into Jack-O-Lanterns for our annual Halloween Prowl. We will have plenty of pumpkins and a few design ideas, but we need your carving expertise!
Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
After being closed for over a year, Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary's boardwalk has finally been reopened to the public! Join us for the re-opening ceremony on Saturday, August 26, at 11:00 am.
Museum of American Bird Art
Many of the most important birds in the history of decoy-making were made in Massachusetts. In this new, lavishly produced art book, thirty-six never-before-published historical photographs are combined with important, new historical material.
North Shore
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
Join us for a guided walk along our Halloween trail, home to some interesting creatures that come out just for this event!
Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
Travel with Ipswich River from January 19-26, 2018, for Arizona Winter Raptor Rapture, a terrific new winter birding trip to southern Arizona!
Joppa Flats Education Center
Join us on October 18 for a slideshow and lecture by Mary Jacobsen that explores the connection between nature's well-being and our own.
South of Boston
Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
This year was a great 14th year for the Allens Pond Duck Derby with 5,927 ducks racing on the incoming tide at Barney’s Joy. Congratulations to all the winners. See the official list of this year's winners!
Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary
It's Mass Audubon’s biggest South Shore celebration of the year! Join us for the 37th Annual Daniel Webster Farm Day, where the sanctuary's grasslands will be transformed into a festival of fall farm fun.
Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary
Take a break from your everyday world of stress. Give yourself three hours to get away and learn how to take a "deep breath,” re-balance, and renew at this guided workshop for women.
North River Wildlife Sanctuary
Join us for the 37th Annual Daniel Webster Farm Day on October 21, 2017.