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Tag: Boston Nature Center

  • Saturday, November 16, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – The New Garden Party

    Join The New Garden Society, Saturday, November 16th, for a sunset celebration at the Boston Nature Center, complete with a silent auction, food and drinks. Hear from members of our organization about the past decade of work, and join us in envisioning the decades to come.

    Since 2013, TNGS has been teaching and planting behind the walls of Greater Boston prisons, jails, and juvenile detention centers. We transform these landscapes into productive gardens that provide a therapeutic space, access to fresh food, and educational resources for our incarcerated neighbors. Through our programs, incarcerated individuals practice job skills and connect with their peers and their environment.  We’ve trained nearly 1000 individuals in the art and science of plants. We don’t do it alone. Donations from friends, family, and businesses have sustained this transformative work.

    As well as being a celebration, this is a fundraiser to support our ongoing work. We are offering a limited slate of tickets at no cost. We hope that those who can afford to do so will donate generously. If free tickets run out, and cost is a barrier to you, reach out to info@thenewgardensociety.org to attend. To purchase sponsor tickets, visit https://www.thenewgardensociety.org/decade

  • Saturday, September 28, 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm – Rockin’ with Raptors

    The Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Rockin’ with Raptors is a community event that’s fun for all ages. Get up-close with live raptors, learn about bees, and watch charming puppet shows. It all takes place at the Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary in Mattapan on September 28 from 12 – 3. Register at https://www.massaudubon.org/programs/boston-nature-center/93578-rockin-with-raptors

    The day will include programs for children and adults, entertainment, food (cookout, popcorn, & cake!), arts & crafts, and face painting. Explore tables and activities offered by our many collaborating cultural, community, and green organizations!

    Fun for all age. Rain or shine. Free but registration required.

  • Sunday, August 25, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – The Golden Hour: Goldenrod Exploration

    Did you know that goldenrod is a keystone plant? That is, a species or group that other species heavily depend on – they are the keystones that hold our ecosystem together! Goldenrod justly earns its keystone status by serving as a host plant to over 100 species of moths and butterflies. It also provides an abundant source of pollen and nectar that supports a multitude of other native pollinators including bees, beetles, flies and wasps. As summer settles into autumn, when not much else is in bloom, these yellow blossoms are an irreplaceable resource. In this program, we will take a closer look at goldenrods and the animals that depend on them. Following a short presentation, have your phone or camera ready for a sunset meadow exploration.

    Join the Massachusetts Audubon Society on Sunday, August 25 from 6 – 7:30 pm at the Boston Nature Center in Mattapan for a fascinating lecture and tour. $13 for Mass Audubon members, $15 for nonmembers. Registration required at www.massaudubon.org Gordon Dietzman photo.

  • Friday, June 14, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Birds & Brew

    Join the Massachusetts Audubon Society at the Boston Nature Center & Wildlife Sanctuary on Friday, June 14 from 7 – 10 for Birds & Brew under the moon and stars. The evening features beer tastings from many local breweries, plus delicious food. Meet live birds from Blue Hills Trailside Museum. There will be live music, a raffle, and trivia games with prizes. $45 per person in advance, $55 at the door. Call 617-983-8500 or purchase online at https://www.massaudubon.org/boston

  • Wednesday, October 18, 6:00 pm Eastern – People’s Forum for Nature-Based Solutions, Live and Online

    The Crane Ledge Woods Coalition invites you to the People’s Forum for Nature-Based Solutions on October 18 at 6 pm. This will be an inclusive community update meeting and roundtable discussion. Mayor Michelle Wu and Chief of Staff White-Hammond have been invited. Nature-based solutions are an essential element in addressing the climate challenge and its impacts on Boston’s environmental justice neighborhoods. Co-sponsored by Speak for the Trees, Alternatives for Community & Environment, Boston Clean Energy Coalition, Boston Green Action, Environmental Health is Wealth Coalition, Friends of Melnea Cass Boulevard, Green New Deal/Nature Based Solutions Committee, Sierra Club Massachusetts, The Trustees of Reservations, and Trees as a Public Good. The hybrid meeting will take place live at Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill Street in Mattapan, and on Zoom. Contact craneledgeinfo@gmail.com or visit https://savecraneledgewoods.org

  • Wednesday, December 1, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Boston Nature Center’s Annual Meeting, Online

    Join the Massachusetts Audubon Society and the Boston Nature Center for the Boston Nature Center’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, December 1 from 6:30 – 7:30 via Zoom. Sanctuary Committee Chair Jim McGuinness and Anne & Peter Brooke Sanctuary Director Julie Brandlen warmly invite you to attend. Kindly RSVP by November 30
    Please reply to Zaskya Perez at 617-983-8500 x6904 or by email. The featured speakers, on the topic of From Local to Global: Climate Change Mitigation, are Crane Ledge Woods Coalition facilitator Lokita Jackson, who discusses a broad-based effort to save a 24-acre unprotected urban wild in Boston, and Brookline science educator Mark Goldner, who presents Climate Change in the Arctic from his PolarTREC research.

  • Saturday & Sunday, October 23 & 24, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

    Celebrate the fall harvest by creating your own carved pumpkin with your family group at your own table, playing pumpkin games, and enjoying a fall socially distanced scavenger hunt. Learn about the history of pumpkins and the Jack-O-Lantern story. Register at least a week in advance to ensure a pumpkin of your own.

    PLEASE NOTE: This program will be conducted in accordance with current Municipal, State, and Mass Audubon Covid-19 protocols. Groups are limited to 25 pre-registered participants. Participants are required to wear a face covering inside, and when less than 6 feet apart outdoors.

    Each time slot (10 – 11:30, 12:30 – 2, 2:30 – 4) will have a maximum of 25 people.

    Please call 617-983-8500 to register. Mass Audubon members $13.00, Nonmembers $15.00 per person. Pumpkins are available for an additional $6.00 each, or bring your own pumpkin to carve! Registration is required. Register now with our secure payment portal.

    The program takes place at the Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 500 Walk Hill Street in Mattapan.

  • Sunday, July 25, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Summer Tree Identification Hike

    Who goes there? Is that a maple, oak, black locust, or birch? If you would like to learn more about our tree friends at the Boston Nature Center on July 25 at 3 pm, and perhaps the ones that inhabit your yards and parks, join us for an afternoon walk as we take a closer look at the forest around us.

    Please Note: Masks are optional for outdoor programs, but required when entering the building for bathroom use and water bottle filling. Registration is required. Register now with our secure payment portal. For more information contact Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary 500 Walk Hill Street Mattapan, MA 02126 bnc@massaudubon.org Mass Audubon members $10, nonmembers $13.

  • Boston Nature Center Survey on American Legion Highway

    American Legion Highway isn’t working as well as it could. The Boston Nature Center of the Massachusetts Audubon Society, working with LivableStreets Alliance, wants to hear from you about how you want to use this street and what changes you would like to see, as they strive to improve this highway. This survey is anonymous and the information will be shared with the City of Boston to advocate for what you have asked for. Access survey HERE

  • Saturday, October 3, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Autumn Colors Photography Workshop

    Join photographer Eduardo del Solar on October 3 at the Boston Nature Center in Mattapan to expand your compositional ability centered on fall color photography. Equipment recommendations for digital cameras, lenses, and accessories will be offered. We’ll discuss exposure, lighting, composition techniques, image critiques, and the ethics of nature photography. The class is from 1 – 4.

    Participants must have either a digital point-and-shoot or digital SLR camera. Cell phone cameras will not suffice.

    Mass Audubon Members $20, Nonmembers $25.

    PLEASE NOTE: This program will be conducted in accordance with current Municipal, State, and Mass Audubon Covid-19 protocols. Groups are limited to 11 pre-registered adults. Participants are required to wear a face covering and follow social distancing guidelines. Mass Audubon cannot loan field equipment at this time. A detailed confirmation letter will be emailed 24 hours before the program.

    In the event of inclement weather, participants will be notified of a make up date. Registration is required. Register now.