Accessible at low tides, this area is a protected marine
wildlife sanctuary with starfish, crab and other animals residing in the tidal pools.
Located on the bluff of Point Piedras Blancas (meaning «white rocks» in Spanish), the Piedras Blancas Light Station is part of the Piedras Blancas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area, which features a natural park and
wildlife sanctuary with the historic lighthouse at its center.
- Ornitologists would love
this wildlife sanctuary with its hundreds of species of birds.
Our place overlooks
a wildlife sanctuary with birds, geckos and huge toads.
The majority of each day is spent outdoors, exploring the 67 acre
wildlife sanctuary with the preschoolers.
Mass Audubon will commemorate the 1916 creation of its first
wildlife sanctuary with an April 9 celebration to take place across its statewide network of sanctuaries.
Drumlin Farm is a 206 - acre
wildlife sanctuary with an array of natural habitats, including fields, shrublands, woodland, and wetlands.
For family photos with a warm, rustic feel, head over to Drumlin Farm, a real working farm and
wildlife sanctuary with bright red barns, farm animals, and large open fields.
To best meet the needs of all our visitors, and to invite everyone to connect with the natural world, Mass Audubon is working to make
our wildlife sanctuaries with nature centers universally accessible.
Apart from the 96
wildlife sanctuaries with an exotic variety of species and sub-species, these islands also own important historical landmarks.
Not exact matches
Additionally, it has the potential to connect
with Pleasant Valley
Wildlife Sanctuary trails, which would provide educational programming and
wildlife viewing areas.
This fun event is appropriate for people of all abilities, ages, and backgrounds, helping participants to connect
with nature while also raising funds for Mass Audubon's
wildlife sanctuaries and programs.
Flint is a longtime Mass Audubon member who visits other
wildlife sanctuaries (almost always
with a camera), including Ipswich River River in Topsfield, Daniel Webster in Marshfield, and Broadmoor in Natick.
Keeping abreast of the new scientific discoveries and tools related to climate change, designing and implementing our own research and monitoring projects, encouraging scientists to use our
wildlife sanctuaries, and sharing lessons learned
with our partners are appropriate high impact strategies for a science - based organization like Mass Audubon.
With its Sensory Trails, the conservation organization's network of
wildlife sanctuaries and nature centers has created a richer, more accessible experience for all visitors,» said Paula Gangopadhyay, IMLS Deputy Director of Museum Services.
The effort to create universally accessible
wildlife sanctuaries was the result of working
with partners and generous supporters.
Broad Meadow Brook in Worcester is the largest urban
wildlife sanctuary in New England,
with more than 400 acres cooperatively managed or owned by Mass Audubon.
Several
wildlife sanctuaries around the state offer unique birthday parties
with fun indoor and outdoor activities led by a teacher naturalist.
Members enjoy free admission to our
wildlife sanctuaries, which provide people
with much - needed places for recreation and relaxation, and are home to more than 150 endangered and threatened native species.
Mass Audubon's oldest and largest
wildlife sanctuary, encompassing forests, fields, and wetlands
with diverse hiking trails and a red maple swamp boardwalk.
Located on a 121 - acre
wildlife sanctuary just south of Boston, the Museum of American Bird Art houses Mass Audubon's extensive art collection, which is shared
with the public through exhibitions as well as through a wide variety of education programs.
We protect more than 37,500 acres of land throughout the state working to save birds and other
wildlife and making nature accessible to all through our system of 58
wildlife sanctuaries, 20 of them
with staffed nature centers.
With your help we have protected more than 35,000 acres, and our statewide network of
wildlife sanctuaries is home to over 150 endangered and threatened native species.
The
wildlife sanctuary and working farm will mark its new status as a waypost on the BCT
with a Saturday, July 15 celebration, which will include an official ribbon - cutting and, fittingly, a volunteer stewardship party focusing on a section of a Drumlin Farm trail that will now be shared
with the Bay Circuit.
«We continue to strive to make this conservation center and
wildlife sanctuary a true resource for people of all ages and backgrounds to connect
with nature.»
With your support, we will create a
wildlife sanctuary for exploration and education, which will become a national model for protecting restored lands and showcasing promising response to climate change.
«Mass Audubon values its continuing relationship
with Blue Star Families and we are again happy to welcome them to our
wildlife sanctuaries across the Commonwealth,» Clayton said.
«In visiting
wildlife sanctuaries from the Cape and Islands to the Berkshires, service members and their children are able to make their own connections
with nature and bring home some great memories.»
With the restoration nearly complete, Mass Audubon has the opportunity to establish a wildlife sanctuary on 479 acres of wetlands, woods, and grasslands and to partner with the Town of Plymouth to protect an additional 139 acres, for a total of 618 acres conser
With the restoration nearly complete, Mass Audubon has the opportunity to establish a
wildlife sanctuary on 479 acres of wetlands, woods, and grasslands and to partner
with the Town of Plymouth to protect an additional 139 acres, for a total of 618 acres conser
with the Town of Plymouth to protect an additional 139 acres, for a total of 618 acres conserved.
In partnership
with the Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS) and other museums and nature centers, Mass Audubon
wildlife sanctuaries in four regions are offering graduate level courses for upper elementary, middle school, and high school educators.
Together
with Sanctuary Director Deb Cary and other Mass Audubon staff, put up signs and markers, look for
wildlife tracks, pick up branches, and fill the bird feeders.
Mass Audubon members enjoy Free Admission to our spectacular statewide network of
wildlife sanctuaries,
with hundreds of miles of trails and beautiful landscapes to explore year - round.
In addition, staff is housed at other Mass Audubon
wildlife sanctuaries or in field housing
with other organizations.
Visit
with more of our resident
wildlife and farm animals, learn about winter tracking, and explore the
wildlife sanctuary's trails
By joining hundreds of others in the 9 am - to - noon spring cleanup, participants can connect
with nature and have fun while helping our
wildlife sanctuaries get ready for the outdoor season.
Library Partners membership cards, valid during normal hours of operation at Mass Audubon
wildlife sanctuaries,
with the exception of occasional fundraising days.
If you're waiting for spring to really take hold before getting out to a
wildlife sanctuary, you may be missing a spectacular natural occurrence — the annual vernal pool breeding season,
with its accompanying symphony of frog and toad calls.
Mass Audubon has worked
with local landowners, the Housatonic River Natural Resource Damages Fund, and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to add almost 120 acres to the
wildlife sanctuary in Sheffield, which will now total more than 360 acres.
Collaborating
with partners including far - sighted and innovative owners, state and federal environmental agencies, and the Town of Plymouth, Mass Audubon is working to develop a
wildlife sanctuary on more than 479 acres of the Tidmarsh Farms property.
Gordon said she is especially excited about new education programming at the
wildlife sanctuaries, including innovative exhibits being designed at the Oak Knoll Nature Center to provide children
with a more interactive experience.
But the 2015 event which took place May 15 - 16 was one for the record books,
with an unprecedented $ 219,547.20 raised for the regional conservation leader's
wildlife sanctuaries and programs.
Large urban
wildlife sanctuary,
with over 400 acres and interpretive signs that guide you along well - marked trails through woods, fields, streams, and marsh.
We encourage students to develop their own personal relationship
with nature and we nurture each student's curiosity and wonder using our
wildlife sanctuaries as outdoor classrooms.
Download and print a bird checklist before your visit to a
wildlife sanctuary and bring it
with you for a convenient way to keep track of birds you see.
It connects readers
with the latest news and events from our
wildlife sanctuaries, explores local natural history and the latest seasonal phenomena, and offers hands - on nature activities for kids.
Broad Meadow Brook in Worcester is the largest urban
wildlife sanctuary in New England,
with over 400 acres cooperatively managed or owned by Mass Audubon.
The project, which has emerged from Mass Audubon's commitment to developing trails at its
wildlife sanctuaries for visitors
with a full range of functional abilities, will provide guidance and support materials for like - minded organizations nationwide.
To ensure that everyone has an opportunity to connect
with the natural world, many of Mass Audubon's
wildlife sanctuaries now feature universally accessible trails.
LINCOLN, MA — Mass Audubon is partnering
with car sharing network Zipcar to encourage Massachusetts residents to explore
wildlife sanctuaries across the state.
The event will feature a volunteer stewardship party focusing on a section of a trail at the
wildlife sanctuary that will now be shared
with the Bay Circuit, which links the North and South Shores in an wide arc through eastern Massachusetts.