Regional News

Before COVID-19, Wellfleet Bay's educators were in schools from Harwich to Provincetown on a daily basis. Now their focus in on providing teachers with the content and support they need most. But how do you deliver in-the-field experiences through a 2-D screen?

Now that the sanctuary's trails have reopened, visitors have started taking note of several significant improvements along the Goose Pond and Silver Spring trails.

For over 10 years, this event has been one of the most talked about social gatherings on the Outer Cape, as well as our signature fundraiser. So it's with a heavy heart that we've made the difficult decision to cancel Wild, Wild Wellfleet! for summer 2020. 

Wellfleet Bay's program to study, rescue, document, and protect sea turtles will be fully operational this summer! Find out why this conservation program is so important and what you can do to help it succeed.

Melissa Lowe Cestaro—a 25-year veteran of Mass Audubon—has been chosen to succeed Sanctuary Director Bob Prescott, who has retired after nearly 40 years at the helm.

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. 

The sanctuary is still providing outdoor nature explorations for children, families, and adults this summer. In addition to our open trails, we're excited to offer outdoor versions of all your favorite programs for your family or Quaran-team!

It's Felix Neck's 50th anniversary, and we're celebrating with a full year of fun, unique events! Join us in honoring and reflecting on the sanctuary's five decades of work inspiring nature heroes.

Felix Neck has been awarded a TernSOLAR challenge grant from the Tern Foundation to support the installation of a second solar panel array on the new Equipment Barn roof. In order to receive the funding, we must raise a matching $30,000—and we need your help to do it!

Inconspicuous Consumption by Tatiana Schlossberg delivers a clear, and vitally important, message—we all have a carbon footprint and an environmental impact much larger than we know, or can even imagine.

We're beyond thrilled to announce that Felix Neck opened Mass Audubon's fifth nature preschool on September 3!

Sanctuary Director Suzan Bellincampi has published her second book, The Nature of Martha's Vineyard—a collection of nature essays that gathers the best of the nature columns she's penned over more than 16 years. 

We recently spoke with three high school students from our Student Leadership Committee to learn a little more about the planning process for our first-ever Youth Climate Summit taking place on May 24.