Massachusetts Audubon Society
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The Massachusetts Audubon Society, founded in 1896 by Harriet Hemenway
and headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to "Protecting the nature of Massachusetts." Mass Audubon is independent of the National Audubon Society
, and in fact was founded earlier.
Together with more than 100,000 members, Mass Audubon cares for 34000 acres (137.6 km²) of conservation land, provides educational programs for 225,000 children and adults annually, and advocates for sound environmental policies at local, state, and federal levels. Mass Audubon's mission and actions have expanded since its beginning in 1896 when its founders set out to stop the slaughter of birds for use on women's fashions. Today Mass Audubon is the largest conservation organization in New England. Mass Audubon's statewide network of wildlife sanctuaries, in 90 Massachusetts communities, welcomes visitors of all ages and serves as the base for its work.
Harriet Hemenway
Harriet Hemenway was a Boston socialite who founded the Massachusetts Audubon Society.During the Gilded Age, it became fashionable for women to wear plumes in their hats. These plumes came from woodpeckers, bluebirds, owls, herons and warblers, thousands of which were killed each year...
and headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to "Protecting the nature of Massachusetts." Mass Audubon is independent of the National Audubon Society
National Audubon Society
The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation. Incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world and uses science, education and grassroots advocacy to advance its conservation mission...
, and in fact was founded earlier.
Together with more than 100,000 members, Mass Audubon cares for 34000 acres (137.6 km²) of conservation land, provides educational programs for 225,000 children and adults annually, and advocates for sound environmental policies at local, state, and federal levels. Mass Audubon's mission and actions have expanded since its beginning in 1896 when its founders set out to stop the slaughter of birds for use on women's fashions. Today Mass Audubon is the largest conservation organization in New England. Mass Audubon's statewide network of wildlife sanctuaries, in 90 Massachusetts communities, welcomes visitors of all ages and serves as the base for its work.
Wildlife sanctuaries
Mass Audubon's statewide network of wildlife sanctuaries, in 90 Massachusetts communities, welcomes visitors of all ages and is a home for more than 150 endangered and threatened native species.- Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Dartmouth
- Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Easthampton
- Blue Hills Trailside Museum, Milton
- Boston Nature Center, Mattapan
- Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Worcester
- Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick
- Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield
- Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln
- Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Edgartown
- Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Belmont
- Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield
- Joppa Flats Education Center
- Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, Barnstable
- North River Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield
- Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, Attleboro
- Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox
- Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk
- Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center, Canton
- Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton
- Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, South Wellfleet