The Massachusetts Audubon Society, commonly known as Mass Audubon, founded in 1896 by Harriet Hemenway and Minna B. Hall and headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to "protecting the nature of Massachusetts". Mass Audubon is independent of the National Audubon Society (NAS), and was founded earlier than the NAS. Mass Audubon protects more than 38,000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts,[1] saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all with its wildlife sanctuaries and 20 nature centers.
The Massachusetts Audubon Society was born out of Harriet Hemenway's desire to stop the commercial slaughter of birds for women's ornamental hats. Hemenway and her cousin, Minna Hall, soon enlisted 900 women and formed a partnership with many from Boston's scientific community to form their organization. They named the organization the Massachusetts Audubon Society in honor of the bird painter John James Audubon. In 1905, a national committee of Audubon societies was developed. This committee was vital in passing the Migratory Bird Conservation Act in 1913 and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 with Great Britain. The passage of these measures effectively eliminated the commercial plume trade.[2]
Mass Audubon's first wildlife sanctuary, Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon, Massachusetts, dates back to 1916 when the board accepts an offer of Sharon resident George Field to use his property as a bird sanctuary. Mass Audubon purchased the parcel in 1922.[2]
Mass Audubon's statewide network of more than 100 wildlife sanctuaries[3] welcomes visitors of all ages and is a home for more than 150 endangered and threatened native species. Some of the sanctuaries, as noted below, have staffed nature centers or museums.
Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Westport, 620 acres (2.5 km2) with nature center
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Easthampton, 734 acres (3.0 km2) with nature center
Camp Wildwood, established in 1950, is the Society's only overnight summer camp, and it is accredited by the American Camp Association.[4] The 159 acre camp is currently located in Rindge, New Hampshire, on Hubbard Pond, bordering 1,494-acre Annett State Forest.[4] This is the camp's third location, which it moved to in 2003 after previously being a boy scout camp called Camp Quinapoxet.[5][6][7][8] The property includes a central shower house, arts and crafts center, 135-seat dining hall, health center, office, camp store, seven cabin sites, an archery range, high and low ropes challenge course, playing field, and several trails and areas of forest and wetland for exploration.[8]
During the summers, Camp Wildwood hosts campers ranging from ages 7 to 17. The programs at the camp include a day camp, a three-day session for campers 7 to 8 years old, one- and two-week sessions for campers ages 9 to 16, one- and two-week off-site Treks for campers ages 14–17, and a several-week long Leadership program (called LIT/LIA, meaning Leaders in Training and Leaders in Action) for campers ages 16 and 17. The camp also hosts several three-day long "Family Camp" sessions throughout the summer for all ages.[9]
Camp Wildwood was originally located at Greenfield State Park in Massachusetts until 2003, when it moved to its current location.[8]
References
^"Our Impact". MassAudubon.org. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ ab"Massachusetts Audubon Society Makes First Land Purchase". massmoments.org. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
^ ab"List of Wildlife Sanctuaries". MassAudubon.org. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ ab"About Wildwood". Mass Audubon. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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The Massachusetts Audubon Society commonly known as Mass Audubon founded in 1896 by Harriet Hemenway and Minna B Hall and headquartered in Lincoln Massachusetts is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the nature of Massachusetts Mass Audubon is independent of the National Audubon Society NAS and was founded earlier than the NAS Mass Audubon protects more than 38 000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts 1 saving birds and other wildlife and making nature accessible to all with its wildlife sanctuaries and 20 nature centers Massachusetts Audubon SocietyOak Knoll visitor center in Attleboro MassachusettsFormation1896TypeNon profit organizationPurposeProtecting the nature of MassachusettsHeadquartersDrumlin Farm Lincoln MassachusettsCoordinates42 24 36 N 71 19 55 W 42 409866 N 71 331850 W 42 409866 71 331850Region servedMassachusettsPresidentDavid O NeillMain organBoard of DirectorsWebsitewww massaudubon org Contents 1 History 2 Wildlife sanctuaries 3 Camp Wildwood 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe Massachusetts Audubon Society was born out of Harriet Hemenway s desire to stop the commercial slaughter of birds for women s ornamental hats Hemenway and her cousin Minna Hall soon enlisted 900 women and formed a partnership with many from Boston s scientific community to form their organization They named the organization the Massachusetts Audubon Society in honor of the bird painter John James Audubon In 1905 a national committee of Audubon societies was developed This committee was vital in passing the Migratory Bird Conservation Act in 1913 and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 with Great Britain The passage of these measures effectively eliminated the commercial plume trade 2 Mass Audubon s first wildlife sanctuary Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon Massachusetts dates back to 1916 when the board accepts an offer of Sharon resident George Field to use his property as a bird sanctuary Mass Audubon purchased the parcel in 1922 2 Wildlife sanctuaries Edit The society s headquarters Gordon Hall at Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln Massachusetts Mass Audubon s statewide network of more than 100 wildlife sanctuaries 3 welcomes visitors of all ages and is a home for more than 150 endangered and threatened native species Some of the sanctuaries as noted below have staffed nature centers or museums Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary Westport 620 acres 2 5 km2 with nature center Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary Easthampton 734 acres 3 0 km2 with nature center Attleboro Springs Wildlife Sanctuary Attleboro 117 acres 0 5 km2 Blue Hills Trailside Museum Milton small museum and outdoor exhibit area within the 7 000 acres 28 3 km2 state reservation Boston Nature Center Mattapan 67 acres 0 3 km2 with nature center Brewster s Woods Wildlife Sanctuary Concord 130 acres 0 5 km2 Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary Worcester 435 acres 1 8 km2 with nature center Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary Natick 624 acres 2 5 km2 with nature center Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary Marshfield 507 acres 2 1 km2 Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Lincoln 291 acres 1 2 km2 with farm exhibit buildings and nature center Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary Edgartown 194 acres 0 8 km2 with nature center Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Williamsburg 633 acres 2 6 km2 Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary Belmont 88 acres 0 4 km2 with nature center High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary Shelburne 855 acres 3 5 km2 Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary Topsfield 1 955 acres 7 9 km2 with nature center Joppa Flats Education Center Newburyport 52 acres 0 2 km2 with nature center Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary Barnstable 101 acres 0 4 km2 with nature center Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary Marblehead 20 acres 0 1 km2 Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary Sharon 1 971 acres 8 0 km2 with nature center Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon Canton 121 acres 0 5 km2 Nashoba Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Westford 420 acres 1 7 km2 North River Wildlife Sanctuary Marshfield 225 acres 0 9 km2 with nature center Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary Attleboro 75 acres 0 3 km2 with nature center Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary Lenox 1 405 acres 5 7 km2 with nature center Richardson Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Tolland 109 acres 0 4 km2 Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Petersham 1 779 acres 7 2 km2 Sesachacha Heathlands Wildlife Sanctuary Nantucket 875 acres 3 5 km2 Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Norfolk 107 acres 0 4 km2 with nature center Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary Plymouth 481 acres 1 9 km2 with nature center Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary Princeton 1 135 acres 4 6 km2 with nature center Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary Hopkinton 229 acres 0 9 km2 Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Wellfleet 1 183 acres 4 8 km2 with nature center West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary Plainfield 1 812 acres 7 3 km2 The following large sanctuaries are on the list noted as Not Ready for Visitors 3 Assonet Cedar Swamp Wildlife Sanctuary Lakeville 1 022 acres 4 1 km2 Cold Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Otis 770 acres 3 1 km2 Elm Hill Wildlife Sanctuary North Brookfield 1 080 acres 4 4 km2 Whetstone Wood Wildlife Sanctuary Wendell 2 580 acres 10 4 km2 Camp Wildwood EditCamp Wildwood established in 1950 is the Society s only overnight summer camp and it is accredited by the American Camp Association 4 The 159 acre camp is currently located in Rindge New Hampshire on Hubbard Pond bordering 1 494 acre Annett State Forest 4 This is the camp s third location which it moved to in 2003 after previously being a boy scout camp called Camp Quinapoxet 5 6 7 8 The property includes a central shower house arts and crafts center 135 seat dining hall health center office camp store seven cabin sites an archery range high and low ropes challenge course playing field and several trails and areas of forest and wetland for exploration 8 During the summers Camp Wildwood hosts campers ranging from ages 7 to 17 The programs at the camp include a day camp a three day session for campers 7 to 8 years old one and two week sessions for campers ages 9 to 16 one and two week off site Treks for campers ages 14 17 and a several week long Leadership program called LIT LIA meaning Leaders in Training and Leaders in Action for campers ages 16 and 17 The camp also hosts several three day long Family Camp sessions throughout the summer for all ages 9 Camp Wildwood was originally located at Greenfield State Park in Massachusetts until 2003 when it moved to its current location 8 References Edit Our Impact MassAudubon org Retrieved May 26 2021 a b Massachusetts Audubon Society Makes First Land Purchase massmoments org Retrieved April 17 2018 a b List of Wildlife Sanctuaries MassAudubon org Retrieved May 26 2021 a b About Wildwood Mass Audubon Retrieved August 16 2019 Troop 54 Scout Camps Closed troop54 froimson net Retrieved August 26 2019 Camp Quinapoxet kahagon131 tripod com Retrieved August 26 2019 Camp Wildwood was Camp Quinapoxet More information www usscouts org Retrieved August 26 2019 a b c Property amp Facilities Mass Audubon Retrieved August 16 2019 Camp Programs Mass Audubon Retrieved August 16 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Massachusetts Audubon Society Official website Sanctuary magazine Massachusetts Audubon Society Wildwood Overnight Camp Video of Wildwood Review of Wildwood February 28 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Massachusetts Audubon Society amp oldid 1154803347, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
