Author Archives: Ryan D.

About Ryan D.

Where: Mass Audubon Headquarters, Lincoln | Who: A Vermont ex-pat, lifelong skier, musician, photographer, motorcycle enthusiast, budding native plant gardener, and pun master | Favorite part of the job: Working with wonderful colleagues to make nature accessible to everyone

Sledding with Wachusett Meadow Camp Director Elizabeth Broughton

Camp Is Coming! An Update on Summer Camp 2021

What’s that? Did you say camp is coming? Yes, camp is coming!

Mass Audubon’s camp staff love winter, but we really miss summer camp, and we bet you do, too. Across the state and at one special property in southern New Hampshire, our camp staff is hard at work getting ready for next year.

Even with all the challenges and new protocols, we had an amazing summer in 2020, and we’re confident that our success in delivering a safe summer of camping this past year will guide us into an even better season of discovery, exploration, and fun in the outdoors in 2021.

Check out this video for the latest update on summer camp:

Registration will open a little later than usual, but keep an eye out for more updates from your Mass Audubon nature camp and contact your camp director if you have any questions.

And if you’re missing us as much as we’re missing you, campers, check out our upcoming winter programs for even more fun in nature.

We can’t wait to see you! Now get outside and enjoy nature!

Skunk Cabbage, Winner: Plants & Fungi, 18 and over © James Doucett

Take 6: 2020 Photo Contest Winners, 18 and Over

Among other (many less illustrious) titles, 2020 broke the record for most submissions ever to our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest. We sifted through no fewer than 5,000 entries across six categories: Birds, Mammals, Other Wildlife, Plants & Fungi, Landscapes, and People in Nature.

It’s never easy to narrow it down to just a few champs, but these six category winners in the 18 and over age bracket outshone the competition in the end with their creativity, visual storytelling, composition, and unique perspectives. See these, the Under 18 winners, and some terrific honorable mentions on the photo contest homepage.

Skunk Cabbage, Winner: Plants & Fungi, 18 and over © James Doucett
Skunk Cabbage, Winner: Plants & Fungi, 18 and over © James Doucett
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Winner: Birds, 18 and over © Stephen Kender
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Winner: Birds, 18 and over © Stephen Kender
Winner: People in Nature, 18 and over © William Hicks
Winner: People in Nature, 18 and over © William Hicks
Snapping Turtle, Grand Prize Winner © Patrick Randall
Snapping Turtle, Grand Prize Winner © Patrick Randall
Coyote, Winner: Mammals, 18 and over © Jason Gilbody
Coyote, Winner: Mammals, 18 and over © Jason Gilbody
Comet NEOWISE in Gloucester, Winner: Landscapes, 18 and over © Alison Leedham
Comet NEOWISE in Gloucester, Winner: Landscapes, 18 and over © Alison Leedham