{"id":15575,"date":"2021-04-26T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=15575"},"modified":"2021-04-27T09:27:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T13:27:18","slug":"take-5-hit-the-trails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-hit-the-trails\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Hit the Trails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Earth Month<\/a> is wrapping up this week and it’s been terrific seeing so many people get involved, explore Mass Audubon’s sanctuaries, and learn about what you can do to combat climate change<\/a>. Thankfully, we don’t have to stop celebrating nature and all its wonders after April ends! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our statewide network of wildlife sanctuaries offers hundreds of miles of trails<\/a> to explore through every kind of habitat this beautiful state has to offer. To get you inspired to get outdoors and hit the trails, here are five photos from our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest of trails that you can explore right now at a sanctuary near you. (Okay, it’s really six photos; it was just too hard to narrow down!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Daniel
Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary \u00a9 Ryan Bevans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Stony
Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary \u00a9 Lorie Brownell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Canoe
Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary \u00a9 Eric Dubreuil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Broad
Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Worcester \u00a9 Rita Sanderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Habitat
Habitat Education Center \u00a9 Kelly Hannon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Wellfleet
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary \u00a9 Kristine McKenna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Earth Month is wrapping up this week and it’s been terrific seeing so many people get involved, explore Mass Audubon’s sanctuaries, and learn about what you can do to combat climate change. Thankfully, we don’t have to stop celebrating nature and all its wonders after April ends! Our statewide network of wildlife sanctuaries offers hundreds of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":15577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2021\/04\/3436Lorie_Brownell33989-2.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-43d","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14183,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-national-trails-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":15575,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: National Trails Day","author":"Ryan D.","date":"June 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"National Trails Day, the first Saturday in June, is a day to recognizes all the incredible benefits that hiking and walking trails provide for recreation and quality time spent in nature.\u00a0It's also an opportunity to thank the many volunteers, land agencies, trail developers, park employees, and property manages who build,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Take 5"","block_context":{"text":"Take 5","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/take-5\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Walking the trails at Wellfleet Bay \u00a9 Amanda Simon","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/05\/1187AmandaSimon4130.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/05\/1187AmandaSimon4130.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/05\/1187AmandaSimon4130.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/05\/1187AmandaSimon4130.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8416,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/optoutside-with-mass-audubon\/","url_meta":{"origin":15575,"position":1},"title":"#OptOutside with Mass Audubon","author":"Hillary T.","date":"November 21, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Looking for a place to spend Green (a.k.a Black) Friday? 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