Publications & Resources
Annual Report
There’s so much to celebrate as this year comes to a close—and we couldn’t have done it without you. From protecting land and wildlife to welcoming people into nature, everything we do is strengthened by your generosity and belief in this mission.
To see what you made possible this year, we invite you to explore our 2025 Annual Report and brief reflection video—just a snapshot of the impact you helped create across Massachusetts.
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Almost five years ago, Mass Audubon committed to tackling the most challenging conservation issues of our time—the loss of biodiversity, the nature equity gap, and climate change. Our ambitious agenda required us to transform the way we work. We needed to build stronger public and private partnerships, we needed to be more comfortable with risk, we needed to be more agile and more action-oriented, and we needed to bring more Mass Audubon members and supporters into the fold and give them agency to act on behalf of the nature of Massachusetts.
Our agenda and our actions have proven that our hypothesis—that Mass Audubon could be even more effective in protecting nature for people and wildlife—is true.
Thanks to an outpouring of support from our donors, members, partners, volunteers, and staff, who are all motivated by our message of hope, urgency, and action, we’re reaching thousands of kids in schoolyards and at our wildlife sanctuaries. We’re mobilizing dedicated advocates to fight for legislation that will protect wildlife, as with our efforts to limit the use of rodenticides, backed by thousands of advocates. And we’re creating welcoming spaces for everyone to get outdoors and enjoy the benefits nature brings, including opening our first new urban wildlife sanctuary in more than 25 years—the Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lowell.
Where we have really seen transformative progress is around our work to protect 30 percent of Massachusetts by 2030. With the help from corporate partners like MathWorks and local land trusts such as Mount Grace Land Conservation Trust and the Kestrel Land Trust, our innovative 30x30 Catalyst Fund has helped us triple the pace of land protection, ensuring the states’ most biodiverse and carbon-rich lands remain undeveloped for people and wildlife. This year we met our goal of protecting 10,000 acres 16 months early.
We saw the power and impact of our fortitude firsthand when we recently gathered under a bluebird sky at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Lenox to cut the ribbon on the new and improved accessible All Persons Trail. Surrounded by community partners, staff, visitors, and legislators, we recognized how, when we work together, we can take a catastrophe like the microburst that devastated the original trail and turn it into something even brighter and better.
So how do we keep the momentum going despite the headwinds we face each day? How can we lead as the most effective state-based conservation organization in the country? We forge ahead and make progress. We believe that progress is our protest.
You can see just how much progress we have made in the past year on the following pages. And none of it would be possible without our generous supporters. Thank you for the many ways that you encourage us to stay our course and to be bolder and more ambitious for people and wildlife.
Beth Kressley Goldstein
Chair, Board of Directors
David J. O'Neill
President & CEO
