Regional News

Mass Audubon's biggest annual fundraising event is back, and the West Sanctuaries Team is in it to win it! You can support Arcadia and Pleasant Valley by making a donation and/or joining our team to help us fundraise, spot birds, and collect points. Everyone is welcome!

Certainly, 2020 was a year like no other. It was full of challenges, but because of you we had incredible successes.

For almost 30 years, Conservation Caretaker Dave McLain has been involved with our conservation work at Arcadia and around the Valley. We're so grateful for his decades of ecological work and wish him well!

Tricia Yacovone-Biagi believes that everyone can be a climate champion like her by doing something, no matter how small, to reverse climate change. Her "something" in 2020—installing heat pumps and insulation at Arcadia—is making a big difference!

More than 50 volunteers turned out in the last days of a mild October to help restore a floodplain forest at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Northampton. 

On eBird, Arcadia and Quabbin Park are tied for most bird species seen over the years in all of central and western Massachusetts—241 species. Of the 100 eBird hotspots in Hampshire County, Arcadia is one of only six locations that have more than 200 species observed. 

The Canoe Meadows Community Garden is currently accepting applications from Mass Audubon members who wish to rent one or more plots for the upcoming gardening season! 

Certainly, 2020 was a year like no other. It was full of challenges, but because of you we had incredible successes.

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.

Mass Audubon's biggest annual fundraising event is back, and the West Sanctuaries Team is in it to win it! You can support Arcadia and Pleasant Valley by making a donation and/or joining our team to help us fundraise, spot birds, and collect points. Everyone is welcome!

Certainly, 2020 was a year like no other. It was full of challenges, but because of you we had incredible successes.

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.

At Berkshire Nature Camp in Lenox, campers ages 3–13 have fun and make friends as they discover nature during weekly sessions at our 1,400-acre wildlife sanctuary. 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.

Remote learning hasn't stopped our education team from connecting students to nature! Our in-school Berkshire Environmental Literacy (BEL) Program has had to adapt, but students and teachers are excited to have Mass Audubon educators in their virtual classroom.

Digiscoping is a great way to capture a fleeting nature moment without a fancy camera or a lens the size of your arm. With a little practice, you can achieve some awesome photos!