Indie's Choice: featured picks from the upcoming calendar
Harbor Plans
Live Online Provincetown, MAMass Audubon’s annual State of Wellfleet Harbor Conference continues virtually on Saturday, November 21st, at 10 a.m., with “Mapping a Response to Climate Change,” the last of three sessions. Registration is free at massaudubon.org.
Quoth the Raven
Live Online Provincetown, MAMass Audubon is teaching an online class about ravens and crows on Thursday, December 3rd, from 7 to 8:30p.m. Registration is $24 at massaudubon.org. Or, join the Sea Turtle Patrol on Wednesday, December 9th, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. You’ll help search for cold-stunned turtles, location T.B.D. Registration is $22.
Quoth the Raven
Live Online Provincetown, MAMass Audubon is teaching an online class about ravens and crows on Thursday, December 3rd, from 7 to 8:30p.m. Registration is $24 at massaudubon.org. Or, join the Sea Turtle Patrol on Wednesday, December 9th, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. You’ll help search for cold-stunned turtles, location T.B.D. Registration is $22.
50 Shades of Gulls
Live Online Provincetown, MAMass Audubon is hosting two virtual classes this week. The first, on winter bird feeder watching, is on Thursday, December 10th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The second, “Gray and Grayer: Winter Gulls,” is on Friday, December 11th, from 7 to 8 p.m. Each is $24 at massaudubon.org.
50 Shades of Gulls
Live Online Provincetown, MAMass Audubon is hosting two virtual classes this week. The first, on winter bird feeder watching, is on Thursday, December 10th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The second, “Gray and Grayer: Winter Gulls,” is on Friday, December 11th, from 7 to 8 p.m. Each is $24 at massaudubon.org.
Comeback Kids
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about endangered animals that have made a comeback in “Wildlife Success Stories,” an online course offered by Mass Audubon. The first session, on wood ducks, is Thursday, January 7th, at 7 p.m. Registration for all eight Thursday sessions is $120 at massaudubon.org. If you still haven’t gotten your nature fix, there is an online […]
Comeback Kids
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about endangered animals that have made a comeback in “Wildlife Success Stories,” an online course offered by Mass Audubon. The first session, on wood ducks, is Thursday, January 7th, at 7 p.m. Registration for all eight Thursday sessions is $120 at massaudubon.org. If you still haven’t gotten your nature fix, there is an online […]
Loony Tunes
Live Online Provincetown, MAMass Audubon has two online courses this week. The first, on loons, is part of “Massachusetts Wildlife Success Stories.” It will take place Thursday, January 21st, at 7 p.m. Registration is $20 at massaudubon.org. There is also “Kayaking Prince William Sound,” a virtual tour of the Alaskan wilderness, on Friday, January 22nd, noon. Registration is […]
Loony Tunes
Live Online Provincetown, MAMass Audubon has two online courses this week. The first, on loons, is part of “Massachusetts Wildlife Success Stories.” It will take place Thursday, January 21st, at 7 p.m. Registration is $20 at massaudubon.org. There is also “Kayaking Prince William Sound,” a virtual tour of the Alaskan wilderness, on Friday, January 22nd, noon. Registration is […]
Sappy Time
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn how to make maple syrup at home in an online workshop via Mass Audubon on Wednesday, February 3rd, from 7 to 8 p.m. “We’ll cover everything that you need to know — maple identification, weather requirements, tree tapping, sap boiling, and finishing and storing,” according to the course description. Registration is $24 at massaudubon.org.
Shell Shock
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about two types of turtles that have made a comeback — Blanding’s turtles and diamondback terrapins — in an online course via Mass Audubon on Thursday, February 4th, from 7 to 8 p.m. Registration is $20 at massudubon.org. Or join photographers Linda and Mike Cullivan for a course on arctic travel photography on Friday, […]
Shell Shock
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about two types of turtles that have made a comeback — Blanding’s turtles and diamondback terrapins — in an online course via Mass Audubon on Thursday, February 4th, from 7 to 8 p.m. Registration is $20 at massudubon.org. Or join photographers Linda and Mike Cullivan for a course on arctic travel photography on Friday, […]
Eagle Eye
Live Online Provincetown, MADianne Davis is teaching an online class on bald eagles via Mass Audubon on Thursday, February 11th, from 7 to 8 p.m. She will share her experience caring for eight bald eagle chicks and releasing them into the wild. Registration is $20 at massaudubon.org.
Snow Bunny
Live Online Provincetown, MASeveral wintry online courses are on tap this week via Mass Audubon. First up is “The Nature of Winter” on Tuesday, February 23rd, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Registration is $10 at massaudubon.org. There’s also “Winter Botany,” beginning Wednesday, February 24th, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Registration is $30.
Bee Mine
Live Online Provincetown, MAMass Audubon is hosting a virtual series, “Beekeeping for Beginners,” beginning Tuesday, March 2, 7 to 9 p.m. It will cover the history of beekeeping, locating hives, acquiring bees, as well as hive management. You’ll have honey by the fall. Registration is $175 at massaudubon.org.
Frog and Toad
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about FrogWatch USA, a nationwide community science program protecting amphibians, in an online course via Mass Audubon on Sunday, March 7th, 10 a.m. to noon. Registration is $30 at massaudubon.org.
Early Birds
Live Online Provincetown, MAWhen the woodcocks return, it’s a sure sign of spring. Learn more about them from Mass Audubon’s online seminar “The American Woodcock” on Thursday, March 11th from 7 to 8 p.m. The cost is $20 at massaudubon.org.
It’s a Natural
Live Online Provincetown, MAThe 25th Cape Cod Natural History Conference will be held virtually this year, on Saturday, March 13th from 10 a.m. to noon. Six speakers will discuss everything from sea turtle rehab to the effect of micro debris on seals, to the moths of the barrier beach. Free advance registration is required via massaudubon.org.
Herding Frogs
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about spring’s “Big Night” in an online workshop presented by Mass Audubon on Friday, March 26th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. “Big Night” happens when frogs and salamanders migrate in droves to vernal pools and wetlands to breed. Registration is $24 at massaudubon.org.
Easy Being Green
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about the benefits of gardening with native plants in an online course via Mass Audubon on Thursdays beginning April 8th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Beginner gardeners are welcome. Registration is $90 at massaudubon.org.
Sea Change
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about sea level rise and its impact on coastal communities in a virtual talk presented by the Wellfleet Public Library, Mass Audubon, and Communities Responding to Extreme Weather. It will take place Wednesday, April 14th, at 7 p.m. Registration is free at wellfleetlibrary.org.
Spring Chicks
Live Online Provincetown, MAJoin Mass Audubon for “Virtual Vacation Week Camp.” There are three sessions — on mammals, trees, and birds of spring, respectively — on Monday, April 19th; Tuesday, April 20nd; and Wednesday, April 21st; from 9 a.m. to noon. The camp is appropriate for children ages five to eight. Each session is $54 at massaudubon.org.
Spring Chicks
Live Online Provincetown, MAJoin Mass Audubon for “Virtual Vacation Week Camp.” There are three sessions — on mammals, trees, and birds of spring, respectively — on Monday, April 19th; Tuesday, April 20nd; and Wednesday, April 21st; from 9 a.m. to noon. The camp is appropriate for children ages five to eight. Each session is $54 at massaudubon.org.
Born to Be Wild
Live Online Provincetown, MABecome an expert on “Wildflowers of New England” in an online program via Mass Audubon on Thursday, April 29th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Botanist Ted Elliman, who’s written a whole book on the subject, will teach you how to identify trilliums, lady slippers, jack-in-the-pulpit, and bunchberries. Registration is $24 at massaudubon.org.
Aw, Shucks
Live Online Provincetown, MALearn about “The Incredible Edible Oyster” in a virtual class via Lifetime Learning at Snow Library on Friday, April 30th, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Ian Ives, director of Mass Audubon’s Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, will discuss the history of these mollusks, as well as the threats they face. Registration is $10 at friendsofsnowlibrary.org.
Bird Brain
Live Online Provincetown, MAOver 30 warbler species pass through Massachusetts during spring migration. Learn how to identify them by their “bright, cheerful plumage” in an online course via Mass Audubon on Fridays beginning May 7th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Registration is $60 at massaudubon.org.
Flashers and Flappers
Live Online Provincetown, MADid you know that bats can consume 1,200 mosquitoes in one hour, or that you can discern a firefly’s species by its flash patterns? Join Mass Audubon for two online classes: “Demystifying Bats” on Friday, May 21st, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and “Decoding Fireflies,” on Tuesday, May 25th, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Registration […]
Tweets and Treats
Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary 291 Route 6, South Wellfleet, MASpend the day birding with Doug Lowry, an adult learning specialist at Mass Audubon (and an accomplished baker), on Wednesday, June 2nd, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walk the trails at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, 291 Route 6, and enjoy some of Lowry’s “legendary home-baked scones.” Registration is $35 at massaudubon.org.
Great Adventure
Herring RiverJoin Mass Audubon for “Kayaking on Cape Cod” on Thursday, July 15th, from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants will start out in the Herring River basin and paddle along the glacial bluffs of Wellfleet’s Great Island. For adults with kayaking experience only. Registration is $85; call 508-349-2615.
