Bald Eagle © Brendon Curtis

Take 5: America’s Got Talons

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Ryan D.

The Bald Eagle has been a powerful emblem for not hundreds but thousands of years: Long before it was adopted as the official emblem of the United States in 1782, the Bald Eagle was revered by many Indigenous peoples as sacred for its majesty and strength.

Despite their symbolic significance, Bald Eagles faced near extinction in the 1950s and 1960s due to the widespread use of the pesticide DDT. In 1982, the MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (MassWildlife) teamed up with Mass Audubon to launch a project to restore the Bald Eagle as a breeding bird in the Commonwealth. There are now more than 70 active Bald Eagle nests in the Bay State, and 2020 saw the first nesting effort on Cape Cod since 1905, a truly remarkable conservation success.

In honor of our national bird, you can learn more about Bald Eagles and enjoy these five photos from our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest. Happy 4th!

Bald Eagle © David Morris
Bald Eagle © David Morris
Bald Eagle © Paula Gentile
Bald Eagle © Paula Gentile
Bald Eagle © Dan Davis
Bald Eagle © Dan Davis
Bald Eagle © Christopher Peterson
Bald Eagle © Christopher Peterson
Bald Eagle © Brendon Curtis
Bald Eagle © Brendon Curtis

Share Your Motivations for Solving the Climate Crisis

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Mass Audubon
Father, daughter, and mother sitting on a boardwalk, the backs toward the camera, looking out at pond. Dad is drinking from a water bottle. Mom is hugging daughter.
Family at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield

This week heat wave gripped not only New England but West Coast as well. As extreme weather events become increasingly more common, taking impactful actions on climate change will be essential.

You can act now by contributing to our Climate Sentiment Survey. Sharing your thoughts, motivations, and concerns regarding the impacts of climate change on you, your family, and the spaces you care most about will help in directing action from Mass Audubon and its community.

The survey is fully anonymous but when you participate you will have the option of entering your email address at the end to be entered in a drawing for one of two $100 Mass Audubon gift cards that can be used toward membership, programs, and gift shop purchases.

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