Category Archives: Take 5

Take 5: Sanctuaries 100th Day Celebration

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Hillary T.

On Saturday, April 9, we kicked off our 100 Years of Wildlife Sanctuaries Celebration with a special day of activities at our sanctuaries around the state.

Here are just a few shots of folks enjoying the day! Have you taken any photos of our sanctuaries recently? Share them on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter using the hashtag #sanctuaries100.

Blue Hills in Milton © Ciel Wendel

Tierney family at North River in Marshfield

Walking at Wachusett Meadow in Princeton

Drumlin Farm via Nancy Holleran

Ponding at Arcadia, copyright Phil Doyle

Ponding at Arcadia © Phil Doyle

Take 5: Piping Plovers

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Hillary T.

Piping plovers are back! These small, sand colored shorebirds have faced hard times in the past. But thanks to the efforts of Mass Audubon’s Coastal Waterbird Program, residents, and beach goers, plovers in Massachusetts have increased five-fold in the last 30 years.

Plovers will soon be laying eggs on our beaches. You can help them be successful this year by keeping an eye out for the temporary protective fencing. Not sure what a plover or its chicks look like? Enjoy five photos from our Photo Contest!

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Christopher Ciccone

2012 Photo Contest Entry © Larry Warfield

2011 Photo Contest Entry © William Wrobel