{"id":9044,"date":"2017-04-27T09:30:36","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T13:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=9044"},"modified":"2017-04-27T09:30:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T13:30:36","slug":"science-beyond-the-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/science-beyond-the-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Beyond the March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, April 22,\u00a0Mass Audubon staff and supporters joined thousands of others in Boston, Worcester, and Pittsfield to stand up for the\u00a0central role of science in informing public discourse.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9045\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/04\/kforesto-03939.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sound science is key to so much of what Mass Audubon does on a daily basis, from educating kids in schools to research on changing habitats.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few examples of what Mass Audubon is currently doing to continue our science-based conservation efforts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applying data from the second Massachusetts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/our-conservation-work\/wildlife-research-conservation\/statewide-bird-monitoring\/breeding-bird-atlases\/bba2\">Breeding Bird Atlas<\/a> to direct statewide <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/our-conservation-work\/wildlife-research-conservation\/forest-birds\">forest bird<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/our-conservation-work\/wildlife-research-conservation\/grassland-bird-program\">grassland bird<\/a> conservation programs.<\/li>\n<li>Incorporating habitat quality and climate resilience modeling into <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/mappr\">MAPPR<\/a>, a land conservation decision-support tool.<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring and collecting data on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/our-conservation-work\/wildlife-research-conservation\/coastal-waterbird-program\">Piping Plovers and terns<\/a> on over 140 miles of Massachusetts beaches.<\/li>\n<li>Training citizen scientists in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/distractiondisplays\/research-update-s4-the-stellwagen-sanctuary-seabird-steward-program\/\">Stellwagen Sanctuary Seabird Steward<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring habitat response to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/canoe-meadows\/about\/sackett-brook-restoration-project\">dam removal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/distractiondisplays\/canoe-meadows-grassland-restoration-project-begins\/\">grassland expansion<\/a> projects at Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary in Pittsfield.<\/li>\n<li>With partners, experimenting with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/felix-neck\/news-events\/living-shoreline-restoration-project\">living shorelines<\/a> at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary on Martha\u2019s Vineyard.<\/li>\n<li>Analyzing land use change in Massachusetts to power the next edition of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/our-conservation-work\/advocacy\/shaping-the-future-sustainable-planning\/publications-community-resources\/losing-ground-report\">Losing Ground<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click on links above to learn more about these projects. And please <a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.convio.net\/mas\/site\/Donation2?3960.donation=form1&amp;df_id=3960\">support our work<\/a> so we can continue to protect Massachusetts for people and wildlife!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.convio.net\/mas\/site\/Donation2?3960.donation=form1&amp;df_id=3960\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8497\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/12\/donate-button-e1481220018594.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, April 22,\u00a0Mass Audubon staff and supporters joined thousands of others in Boston, Worcester, and Pittsfield to stand up for the\u00a0central role of science in informing public discourse. Sound science is key to so much of what Mass Audubon does on a daily basis, from educating kids in schools to research on changing habitats. 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My journey with Mass Audubon has traveled a spiral path. My life and career have taken me to lots of new and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A portrait photo of Nia Keith leaning on a fence in front of a green field with bird boxes in the background. 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