In This Issue

♦ Thinking About Camp?
♦ Maple Sugar Season
♦ Tracking Basics
♦ Where Are We Now?

Calling Globe Subscribers!

You can help Mass Audubon get free advertising in The Boston Globe. All you need to do is write "Mass Audubon" on the voucher that was mailed to you in a silver envelope and return it to The Globe by March 1!

Get details about the GRANT program. 

Birders Meeting

This annual event, in which birders from across New England gather for a day of engaging talks, will take place on March 8 at Bentley University in Waltham.

See the lineup of speakers and register today.

David Sibley Talks

On March 14, naturalist and bestselling author David Sibley will be at the Harvard Book Store to discuss the second edition of The Sibley Guide to Birds along with Mass Audubon's Christopher Leahy. Sibley will also be at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln on March 30 for another talk, after which he will lead a small group on a walk around the wildlife sanctuary.

Purchase tickets for the Mass Audubon-sponsored Harvard talk as well as the Drumlin Farm walk and talk.

Snowy Owl Status

Snowy owls are showing no signs of slowing down! Norman Smith of Mass Audubon's Blue Hills Trailside Museum has already trapped 86 at Logan Airport and safely relocated them.

Support Norman's work and share our Quick Guide to Snowy Owls.

Learning the Land

Mass Audubon is proud to be a Benefactor Level Sponsor of the Massachusetts Land Conservation Conference on March 22, from 8 am to 4 pm in Worcester. Convened by the Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition, this year's theme is Healthy Land–Healthy Communities.

Learn more about the Mass Audubon presenters and how to register.

Connect With Us

Keep up-to-date, share photos and wildlife sightings, and more!

And find publications and blogs.

Banner photo © Jim Walker

GET OUTDOORS
Thinking About Camp?

Did you know that Mass Audubon has 17 day camps across the state, from the Berkshires to Cape Cod? At each of our American Camp Association-accredited camps, kids have fun, connect with nature, and make friends while developing their interest in the outdoors.

And don't forget Wildwood, our overnight camp in Rindge, New Hampshire. Week-long sessions feature everything from a confidence-building ropes course to sailing adventures.

Find a day camp near you, explore what Wildwood has to offer, and learn Why Mass Audubon Camps Rock!

NATURE NOTES
Learn the Basics of Wildlife Tracking

Like any skill, being able to match the track to the animal takes practice. But with a little knowledge, you can start to identify common backyard visitors by the prints they leave behind.

Can you identify the animals who made these tracks?

Get the answers, learn the basics of tracking, and find resources on our blog.

SPECIAL EVENT
Maple Sugar Season is Here!

Across New England, buckets are being readied to collect the sap of sugar maples, and evaporators will soon be running full tilt to create that sweet and sticky maple syrup.

Several of our wildlife sanctuaries celebrate this annual tradition with breakfast feasts, sugaring demonstrations, walks, talks, and more!

Sweeten the deal and sign up for a program.

SNAPSHOT
Where in Mass Audubon Are We Now?

Congratulations to everyone who guessed that the last photo featured in Explorations was taken at Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary in Hopkinton. Of those with correct guesses, Charity of Marlborough, MA, was chosen at random to be the lucky winner of a pocket field guide.

Ready to guess another Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuary?

A famous children's author wove his tales around the wild animals that live at this wildlife sanctuary, whose name was inspired by the merry bubbling of this little stream.

Email your guess by March 15 and you could win a pocket field guide.