April 15: 38^th ANNUAL BLOOMIN’ BIRDATHON BEGINS!

The ANS Bloomin’ Birdathon is our biggest fundraising event of the year. Over the course of one month each spring, April 15 – May 20, teams and individuals count as many wildflower or bird species as they can at locations of their choice during a 24-hour period.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PARTICIPATE

PARTICIPANT REGISTER HERE

SPONSOR REGISTER HERE

Join us every Saturday morning from 8-9 am outside the Naturalist Shop for a beginner bird walk! Bring your own binoculars or use ours. No walks July or August. Walks are held the first Saturday of the month during December-February. Register here.

These walks are led by experienced volunteers, not by ANS staff. Walks may sometimes be cancelled with no notice due to inclement weather or other reason. These are rare occurrences and we recognize the inconvenience they cause. Should you find yourself without a leader, please feel free to enjoy the grounds, which are open to the public, and then stop in at the shop which opens at 9 am. If you let the shop volunteer know you were here for a Bird Walk they’ll provide you with a coupon for a discount in the shop.

First Saturday of each month, 9-10 am: Each month, an ANS Master Naturalist covers a different topic, such as deer, fungi, trees, insects, and birds. Bring the whole family—all ages welcome! Come prepared to hike in sneakers and don’t forget your water bottle. Meet at the gazebo by the main house. Register here.

This spring we will kick off the restoration of Woodend by transforming the area along Jones Mill Road that greets visitors to the sanctuary, making it more attractive to both people and wildlife.  We’ll remove invasive vines and honeysuckle shrubs, and plant twelve beautiful native trees (redbuds and sourwoods).  Join one of our stewardship work sessions on Mondays, Fridays and two Saturdays per month.  Sign up to be a stewardship volunteer and see the full calendar.

Are you curious about our Forest Kindergarten? Are you hopeful your 4 or 5 year old can enjoy a magical and play-based junior kindergarten or kindergarten year?  Join us to wander and wonder through Woodend and discover amazing spring surprises. We’ll meet near the mansion portico and wander down to an open house in the Forest Kindergarten classroom. Come meet our chicks and enjoy story time and a craft. Open to families with 4 & 5 year old children, younger siblings welcome. RSVP to Stephanie.Bozzo@ANShome.org, FREE.

Join us every Saturday morning from 8-9 am outside the Naturalist Shop for a beginner bird walk! Bring your own binoculars or use ours. No walks July or August. Walks are held the first Saturday of the month during December-February. Register here.

These walks are led by experienced volunteers, not by ANS staff. Walks may sometimes be cancelled with no notice due to inclement weather or other reason. These are rare occurrences and we recognize the inconvenience they cause. Should you find yourself without a leader, please feel free to enjoy the grounds, which are open to the public, and then stop in at the shop which opens at 9 am. If you let the shop volunteer know you were here for a Bird Walk they’ll provide you with a coupon for a discount in the shop.

Join us every Saturday morning from 8-9 am outside the Naturalist Shop for a beginner bird walk! Bring your own binoculars or use ours. No walks July or August. Walks are held the first Saturday of the month during December-February. Register here.

These walks are led by experienced volunteers, not by ANS staff. Walks may sometimes be cancelled with no notice due to inclement weather or other reason. These are rare occurrences and we recognize the inconvenience they cause. Should you find yourself without a leader, please feel free to enjoy the grounds, which are open to the public, and then stop in at the shop which opens at 9 am. If you let the shop volunteer know you were here for a Bird Walk they’ll provide you with a coupon for a discount in the shop.

Come see where campers and preschoolers learn about gardening, harvesting food, and making recipes to enjoy and share. We’ll even have a bug zoo!

Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your gardening questions and give tours of the garden. Donations welcome. The Children’s Garden is located near the side parking lot of the mansion.

Questions? Email jenny.brown@anshome.org.

This spring we will kick off the restoration of Woodend by transforming the area along Jones Mill Road that greets visitors to the sanctuary, making it more attractive to both people and wildlife.  We’ll remove invasive vines and honeysuckle shrubs, and plant twelve beautiful native trees (redbuds and sourwoods).  Join one of our stewardship work sessions on Mondays, Fridays and two Saturdays per month.  Sign up to be a stewardship volunteer and see the full calendar.

Our friends from the Little Falls Watershed Alliance will be hosting a festival for the official ribbon cutting for the Little Falls Library rain garden. Please join ANS and other community partners as we celebrate with family-friendly activities focused on actions we can take to protect Little Falls!

The Audubon Naturalist Society will host a stream “critter” learning station where you can use the “Creek Critters” app to help you identify aquatic macroinvertebrates and create stream health reports based on your findings. The “Creek Critters” app is available as a free download from the Apple App Store and Google Play.

For more information, please click HERE.

New to Camp Audubon?  Come meet our Camp Director, June Bug, get a tour of the grounds and mansion, and see what the check-in and carpool process is like. FREE. RSVP to nora.kelly@anshome.org.

10-10:15 Meet June Bug, the Camp Director

10:15-10:45 Check-in process and tour of mansion

10:45-11:30 Pick-up process and tour of grounds

11:30-12 Questions/Concerns