{"id":9251,"date":"2017-06-10T12:18:18","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T16:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=9251"},"modified":"2017-06-10T12:18:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-10T16:18:18","slug":"make-a-wish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/make-a-wish\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a Wish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_9253\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9253\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9253\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/06\/iStock-521209374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/06\/iStock-521209374.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/06\/iStock-521209374-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/06\/iStock-521209374-624x400.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Child blowing a dandelion<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now that summer is almost here, what\u2019s on your wish list? Picnicking on a perfect day, hiking with family and friends, or camping out under the stars\u2014s\u2019mores anyone?<\/p>\n<p>You can do all this and more at Mass Audubon\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\">56 wildlife sanctuaries<\/a>. But to make this possible there are a few things on <em>our<\/em> wish list, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain hundreds of miles of walking trails<\/li>\n<li>Protect threatened diamondback terrapins and other wildlife<\/li>\n<li>Welcome 10,000 kids\u2014many with scholarship support \u2013 to our camps<\/li>\n<li>Tend to pollinator-friendly native gardens found at many of our sanctuaries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>You can help wishes come true!<\/strong> Your generosity will protect and care for these beautiful and important natural places, and the wildlife that depends on them.<\/p>\n<p>Please make a gift today, then come visit your local Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuary to see what a difference your support makes. With your donation of $35 or more you\u2019ll receive a Mass Audubon Magnet Set with four different wildlife designs.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.convio.net\/mas\/site\/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app20103a?3960.donation=form1&amp;df_id=3960&amp;NONCE_TOKEN=877D9610BC02B3E7DCA58AA3F5899611\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"CToWUd aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/ZcIo-YuQegM_125PBXIltMnSqTd6NGB837Xm-S46WsrbfvJEmb7cvi8UaZkkmf0h2EnWnUQlviQiIaKUZsM_mpkGcjmWSyKlukNLtrVXMBwLDO4SPvtGC8ofNJb3=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/web.massaudubon.org\/images\/content\/pagebuilder\/Donate-button.png\" alt=\"Donate\" width=\"150\" height=\"33\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please Note: A donation to this special appeal will not renew your membership. Already made a donation? Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that summer is almost here, what\u2019s on your wish list? Picnicking on a perfect day, hiking with family and friends, or camping out under the stars\u2014s\u2019mores anyone? You can do all this and more at Mass Audubon\u2019s 56 wildlife sanctuaries. But to make this possible there are a few things on our wish list, [&hellip;]<\/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-9251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-get-involved"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-2pd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7213,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/celebrating-100-years-of-wildlife-sanctuaries\/","url_meta":{"origin":9251,"position":0},"title":"Celebrating 100 Years of Wildlife Sanctuaries","author":"Hillary T.","date":"March 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"When Mass Audubon was first founded in 1896, its original purpose was to discourage the buying and wearing of feathers of any wild birds. 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