{"id":6722,"date":"2015-12-15T08:30:12","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T13:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=6722"},"modified":"2015-12-30T09:50:46","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T14:50:46","slug":"because-of-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/because-of-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Because of You…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Donate\"<\/a>Because of you, sea turtles were rescued in record numbers. Because of you, there are more
\nplaces to explore. Because of you, 2015 was an extraordinary year for wildlife and wild lands
\nin Massachusetts. Whether\u00a0you are a member, donor, volunteer, or enjoyed one of our programs or special events, thank you for helping us continue to protect the nature of
\nMassachusetts for people and wildlife!<\/p>\n

Here, a look at a few of the year’s\u00a0accomplishments (plus a preview of what’s in store for next year):<\/p>\n

62%<\/h3>\n

of cities and towns\u00a0in Massachusetts have Mass\u00a0Audubon educators<\/a>\u00a0working in their public and\u00a0private schools.<\/p>\n

265<\/h3>\n

acres of land protected in the last 12 months bringing our total to\u00a035,754 conserved acres. On those acres, there are now two\u00a0new wildlife sanctuaries open\u00a0and ready to be explored: Richardson Brook Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a> in Tolland and Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a> in Wenham.<\/p>\n

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Richardson Brook Wildlife Sanctuary – Richard Johnson<\/p><\/div>\n

10,000<\/h3>\n

children\u00a0attended one of Mass Audubon\u2019s\u00a0summer camps<\/a>, where they learned\u00a0about everything from insects to\u00a0astronomy\u2026and had a lot of fun!<\/p>\n

1,255+<\/h3>\n

cold-stunned sea turtles washed ashore in Cape Cod Bay, prompting the largest rescue effort ever at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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377<\/h3>\n

members\u00a0switched to green electricity this past year\u00a0through our Make the Switch<\/a> program, keeping\u00a0465,224 pounds of CO2 out of the\u00a0atmosphere\u2014the equivalent of taking\u00a0140 cars off the road.<\/p>\n

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licensed nature preschools<\/a>,\u00a0including our newest addition of the\u00a0Ipswich River Nature Preschool<\/a> at\u00a0Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary in\u00a0Wenham, welcome children for\u00a0fun and learning.<\/p>\n

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Ipswich River Nature Preschool<\/p><\/div>\n

28<\/h3>\n

volunteers\u00a0logged 1,000 hours caring for\u00a0Habitat Education Center\u2019s\u00a08 Nigerian dwarf goats<\/a>. These\u00a0goats help manage the land by\u00a0eating invasive plants, and they\u00a0also entertain curious visitors.<\/p>\n

200,000<\/h3>\n

Galerucella<\/em> beetles\u00a0were released by Mass Audubon\u2019s\u00a0ecological management department in\u00a0an effort to control purple loosestrife,\u00a0an invasive plant degrading wetlands.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, in 2016…<\/h3>\n

We will open even more universally accessible trails, focus our land protection\u00a0efforts on parcels identified by our scientists as the\u00a0highest priority for conservation, produce the next State of the Birds<\/em> report, and so much more.<\/p>\n

Your year-end gift<\/a> will make an impact by supporting important projects like these in the year ahead. Thanks again for a wonderful 2015, and we look forward to working with you in the coming year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Because of you, sea turtles were rescued in record numbers. Because of you, there are more places to explore. Because of you, 2015 was an extraordinary year for wildlife and wild lands in Massachusetts. Whether\u00a0you are a member, donor, volunteer, or enjoyed one of our programs or special events, thank you for helping us continue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"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":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-get-involved"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1Kq","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17539,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/news-massachusetts-releases-historic-request-for-offshore-wind-proposals\/","url_meta":{"origin":6722,"position":0},"title":"News: Massachusetts Releases Historic Request for\u00a0Offshore Wind Proposals","author":"Kaylin D.","date":"May 8, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Exciting news: Massachusetts has just requested proposals for new offshore wind turbine developments that could produce up to 25% of our state\u2019s electricity. 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