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Join 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.
Spend 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.
Did 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 is $24 for each at massaudubon.org.
Mass Audubon’s Bird-a-thon is Friday, May 14th through Saturday, May 15th. The event is the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year. It also happens to be Mass Audubon’s 125th anniversary. Compete in teams to identify the greatest number of bird species in 24 hours. Register at massaudubon.org.
Over 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.
Become 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.
Join 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.
Join 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.
Learn 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.
Learn 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.
Learn 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.
When 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.
Learn 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.
Mass 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.
Several 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.
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