This summer, let the kids play in our backyard!

It's time to register your kids for summer camp -- an experience of exploration and discovery at our beautiful sanctuaries.

Wachusett Meadow offers program opportunities for ages 3.5 - 17. Download brochure

Broad Meadow Brook offers program opportunities for ages 5-16. Download brochure

Summer Camp Job Opportunities
 

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School Programs

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Bird-A-Thon 2012

Bird! Learn! Support Your Local Sanctuary!
May 11th and 12th

Bird-A-Thon is a 24-hour birding event to introduce people to the pleasures of birding and to fundraise in support of our educational programs.

Everyone is invited -- whatever your age or skill level!

Bird-A-Thon at Wachusett Meadow
Join us for a morning guided walk and then return to the sanctuary for a delicious breakfast and a chance to share our findings. More information on Birds and Breakfast.

Or join a team and enjoy finding birds with other nature lovers. Beginners welcome! For more information about Bird-A-Thon, pledging, or joining a team, call Wachusett Meadow at 978-464-2712.

Bird-A-Thon at Broad Meadow Brook

This year, Broad Meadow Brook is recruiting 10 families, couples, or individuals to commit to raising $500 for Bird-A-Thon.

In return, you will receive birding instruction, support during Bird-A-Thon, and a birding trip to Plum Island. 

For more information about this wonderful opportunity to learn about birds, enjoy nature, and support your local sanctuary, please visit our website.

Interested? Attend a Bird-A-Thon information meeting at Broad Meadow Brook, May 29, 6:30-7:30pm, to find out more. Our bird egg and feather collection will be on display at the meeting.

Or, call Sheryl Farnam, birding instructor, to sign up or find out more: 508-753-6087.

Wachusett Meadow Camera Club

Are you a young person interested in photography?

The Wachusett Meadow Camera Club is a youth group that shares a love of photography and a desire to learn more about it.

Club members usually meet two Saturdays a month at Wachusett Meadow, hike with cameras, take photographs, and learn together. 

Greeting cards and bookmarks, featuring images from Camera Club members, are currently on sale in the Wachusett Meadow nature gift shop!

For more information on the Camera Club and how to join it, please visit our website.

Let your kids "wake up" to spring during April Vacation Week at our sanctuaries. They'll get plenty of fresh air and exercise and they'll observe nature during one of the most beautiful seasons of the year.

Building Shelters at Wachusett Meadow


At Wachusett Meadow, we'll make energy efficient homes, race alternative energy vehicles, do water experiments, and make a wind garden. More information

At Broad Meadow Brook, we'll explore the sanctuary each day, making new discoveries and new friends. Sign up for one day or the full week. More information 

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Turtle 911 - Turtle Saving Basics
Saturday, April 7, 10am-12noon
at Broad Meadow Brook

Join The Turtle Rescue League and Broad Meadow Brook staff for this FREE program about how to help our turtle friends. All ages welcome.

*Learn basic turtle facts and identification
*Practice safe turtle handling
*Find out what to do if you find an injured turtle
*Meet several native turtles
*and much more!

More information

Mark Your Calendars!

Save the dates for these exciting upcoming events:

Sanctuary Celebration at Broad Meadow Brook
Saturday, April 28
2-4pm
Celebrate our new solar pavilion, nature play area, and Frog Pond boardwalk. The South High Marching Band will lead us through these recently completed sanctuary projects. All welcome!

Mass Audubon WEST: Berkshire Blitz
July 25 - 27
Take a whirlwind tour of some of Massachusetts' most spectacular natural areas. Look for more information in the summer program catalog, coming soon!