MASSACHUSETTS AUDUBON SOCIETY INC

MASS AUDUBON MAINTAINS 21 FIELD OFFICES AND STAFFED WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES (INCLUDING 18 SANCTUARIES WITH NATURE CENTERS, TWO OF WHICH ARE IN URBAN AREAS) AND AN ADDITIONAL 50 UNSTAFFED WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES WHICH ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC VISITATION. MASS AUDUBON SANCTUARIES SERVE AS THE BASE FOR NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION COURSES AND PROGRAMS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER CONSERVATION-RELATED ACTIVITIES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, MASS AUDUBON PROTECTS 43,035 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE IN MASSACHUSETTS, OWNING 34,130 AND PROTECTING THE REMAINING 8,905 WITH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. THESE DIVERSE PROTECTED HABITATS RANGE FROM THE BERKSHIRES TO CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AND HELP PRESERVE THE RICH BIODIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS. MASS AUDUBON ACTIVELY PURSUES BOTH DONATIONS AND PURCHASES OF ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION LAND AND IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE CONSERVATION LANDOWNER IN THE STATE. MASS AUDUBON ALSO ASSISTS OTHER LAND TRUSTS AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN ACQUIRING CONSERVATION LAND AND ESTIMATE THESE ASSISTS SINCE 2001 HAVE TOTALED MORE THAN 11,000 ACRES. AN ESTIMATED 601,000 VISITORS CAME TO ENJOY MASS AUDUBON PROPERTIES IN FY 2025.MASS AUDUBON IS ALSO THE LARGEST NON-GOVERNMENTAL PROVIDER OF NATURE EDUCATION IN THE STATE. MASS AUDUBON DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, LEGISLATORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN FY 2025, MASS AUDUBON TAUGHT NATURE PROGRAMS TO MORE THAN 126,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, ENROLLED MORE THAN 10,000 CHILDREN IN ITS SUMMER DAY AND RESIDENTIAL NATURE CAMPS, AND CONDUCTED SCIENCE/NATURE TRAINING FOR MORE THAN 2,300 TEACHERS. IN ADDITION, MASS AUDUBON WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE MORE THAN 5,550 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN 88,994 HOURS OF SERVICE ACROSS THE STATE IN FY 2025.

IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE NETWORK OF SANCTUARIES AND THE EDUCATION PROGRAMMING REFERRED TO ABOVE WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS ALIKE, MASS AUDUBON MEMBERS ALSO ENJOY A PRINTED NEWSLETTER (EXPLORE) PRODUCED FOUR TIMES PER YEAR, A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER (EXPLORATIONS), DISCOUNTS ON PROGRAMS AND AT GIFT SHOPS, AND PUBLICATIONS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF WILDLIFE, NATURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THE MASS AUDUBON WEBSITE (WWW.MASSAUDUBON.ORG) OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF INFORMATION ON MASS AUDUBON'S SANCTUARIES, CONSERVATION EFFORTS, LAND PROTECTION PROJECTS, ADVOCACY ISSUES, CLIMATE CHANGE WORK, AND THE NATURAL WORLD. MASS AUDUBON ALSO OPERATES A GIFT SHOP IN LINCOLN WHICH SELLS MERCHANDISE RELATED TO NATURE, WILDLIFE OBSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO BOTH MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF SMALLER NATURE-THEMED GIFT SHOPS AT MANY OF THE SANCTUARIES.