Monarchs © Tom Murray

In popular culture, the Butterfly Effect has come to represent small actions (even the flapping of a butterfly’s wing) that produce dramatic effects.

When it comes to protecting wildlife and wild lands, your gift today of any size will make a difference.  

The fields, forests, and farmlands of Massachusetts are vital to our health and our future. Protecting them is hard work, but in partnership with members and friends like you, we’re getting it done.

Last year we protected an additional 1,000+ acres across the state—more than the three prior years combined!

But the window of opportunity for saving open space is closing fast, and funds are urgently needed before lands that matter to you, to our well-being and that of the next generation, are lost forever.

We need everyone to do their part, and that’s why Mass Audubon’s Giving Tuesday event is dedicated to the Butterfly Effect.

Help us meet our goal of 1,000 new donations by December 31, and together we’ll protect the next 1,000 acres.

Flap for impact. Make your gift today.  

And if you make a donation of $35 or more, you’ll receive a free Mass Audubon tote bag as a thank you!

At this time of year, it’s typical to have turkey on our minds. But did you know that wild turkeys—now a common fixture in our woods, suburbs, and even cities—were once almost extinct in Massachusetts? Keep reading…

When Europeans first settled in this area, wild turkeys were plentiful. With an increasing population, over-hunting occurred and forests were cut down for farmland, eliminating the turkey’s habitat. In 1851, the last wild turkey in Massachusetts was killed on Mount Tom.

Thanks to land conservation and a reintroduction program in the 1970’s, wild turkeys are a great success story. Many other species haven’t been so lucky.

But Mass Audubon is giving wildlife a fighting chance. The 36,000 acres of land you have helped protect is home to more than 150 endangered and threatened native species.

On this upcoming Giving Tuesday, be a protector of wildlife with a gift to Mass Audubon.

Prefer not to wait? Make your gift today >