Regional News

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!

Great news! Thanks to REI's first-ever "Loving Our Local Outdoors" member vote grant, Allens Pond will receive a funding award to build new trails and create an amazing eight-mile circuit.

We are thrilled to announce that the $2.6 million goal was met to protect the Sacred Hearts property! Our offer was officially accepted on February 14, and we're excited to be on our way to purchasing 110 acres to expand Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.

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.

We are thrilled to announce that the $2.6 million goal was met to protect the Sacred Hearts property! Our offer was officially accepted on February 14, and we're excited to be on our way to purchasing 110 acres to expand Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.

Need some adventure during December Vacation Days? Children ages 3-12 can come to Moose Hill and explore a different nature them each day!

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. 

Register is now open for the 2019-2020 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. 

Thanks to many generous donors, we were able to purchase, and permanently protect, the 25-acre Dorrance property (also known as Norma's Woods) adjacent to the sanctuary!

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.

Just a few weeks ago, Tidmarsh celebrated its second year—and what a great one it's been! Find out what we accomplished in 2019 and what your year-end support now can help us achieve in 2020.

We're excited to welcome two service members from TerraCorps, an AmeriCorps program in Massachusetts. Over the next 11 months, they'll work to expand Mass Audubon's outreach and land stewardship programs on the South Shore. 

Tidmarsh is thrilled to offer Mass Audubon's Science for Solutions program for a second year! This fall, local high school students will start participating in hands-on field experiences and learn about the important—and fragile—nature of wetland ecosystems and watersheds. 

Congratulations (and many, many thanks) to all who helped Mass Audubon successfully complete the purchase of 450+/- acres of land in the Manomet section of Plymouth that will soon become our newest wildlife sanctuary—Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary!