July 9, 2020
Please Note:
Trails are now open at all of our wildlife sanctuaries; buildings & restrooms remain closed. Read More
Conserving & Protecting Land in Massachusetts
© Angela Bartlett
Mass Audubon has been protecting important places in the Massachusetts landscape for a century now, resulting in what is now the largest private ownership of conserved land in the commonwealth. These lands, located all across our state, help nature immensely while also providing increasingly valuable health and climate change response benefits to people.
Using a science-based land conservation strategy, Mass Audubon actively protects wild places by:
- Raising money to buy land and CRs, often at bargain prices.
- Partnering with other conservation organizations and government agencies to protect areas of mutual importance.
- Receiving land and Conservation Restrictions (CRs) as gifts and bequests.
- Providing technical expertise to other conservation organizations.
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Mass Audubon currently needs your help to conserve these important properties. View projects >
Mass Audubon successfully conserves additional land all the time—from stands of old growth forest in the Berkshires to coastal habitats on the Cape and islands to the precious salt marsh of the North Shore—and every type of habitat in between. Read Stories
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From conserving your own property to supporting urgent land projects, there are several ways you can help protect open space and precious habitat in Massachusetts against threats like climate change and development. Get involved >
Mass Audubon actively protects over 38,000 acres of land across Massachusetts and is now the largest private conservation landowner in the Commonwealth. More about our impact >
© Mark Goulding
Mass Audubon is pleased to announce it is applying for renewal of its land trust accreditation, which recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. Learn more >
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July 9, 2020
About 4 years ago, I received a call from a landowner in Hampden about a possible donation of some land next to Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary. We talked about the process and the costs involved. It was helpful information for the landowner to have, though not the right time for him to act. In the […]
July 7, 2020
On June 30, 2020 Mass Audubon acquired two new properties on Cuttyhunk Island totaling almost 30 acres and containing roughly 1.25 miles of coastline. This is the final stage of a multiyear endeavor to complete the acquisition of land left to Mass Audubon by bequest of our longtime conservation partner on the island, Muriel Ponzecchi. […]
Land Management Consulting
Mass Audubon’s Ecological Extension Service works with land trusts, cities and towns, and state and federal agencies to develop land management and habitat restoration plans, natural resource inventories, and conservation restriction baseline reports. Learn More
People Making a Difference
Mass Audubon is part of a broad conservation community that includes many inspiring individuals whom we are proud to call partners. Read their stories