Mass Audubon Allens Pond

06/17/2026

Don't forget! Our first Speaker Series program is happening tomorrow evening at the Stone Barn at Allens Pond!

Join the AMAZING Sara Grady, Ph.D., for Making the Path to Salt Marsh Restoration Less Muddy

🌿 Free to attend, but registration is requested.

Reserve your spot here:
https://www.massaudubon.org/programs/allens-pond/103474-speaker-series-making-the-path-to-salt-marsh-restoration-less-muddy

We hope to see you there!

Take a deep dive into local ecological restoration efforts at this speaker series at Allens Pond’s Stone Barn.

06/15/2026

🌸 The Beach Loop is looking especially beautiful right now!

Have you spotted the beach roses on your recent visit? We'd love to see your photos! 💗📸

06/10/2026

Curious about what it really takes to restore a salt marsh?

Join us on June 18 from 7:00–8:00 PM at the Stone Barn for Making the Path to Salt Marsh Restoration Less Muddy, presented by Senior Coastal Ecologist Sara Grady, Ph.D.

From selecting restoration sites to navigating the challenges of implementation, Sara will share how salt marsh restoration projects come together and highlight recent conservation efforts across Massachusetts, including work happening right here at Allens Pond.

✅ Free and open to the community
📅 June 18, 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 Stone Barn, Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary
🎟 Registration required:

https://www.massaudubon.org/programs/allens-pond/103474-speaker-series-making-the-path-to-salt-marsh-restoration-less-muddy

Support for this Speaker Series is generously provided by our community sponsors, The Bayside Restaurant and Daniel J. Galli & Associates.

06/09/2026

💜 Blue Flag Irises (Iris versicolor) are in bloom at Allens Pond!

These beautiful native wildflowers can be found throughout much of our trail system, especially along marsh edges and other wet areas.

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month!
Nature is for everyone. No matter who you are or how you identify, the natural world welcomes you with open arms 🌈🌳

This Pride Month, be you by getting outdoors, celebrating with your friends and family, and joining one of Mass Audubon’s Pride programs across the state.

Learn more about the festivities: massaudubon.org/pride

05/28/2026

🦌 Fawn season is here at Allens Pond! We’re starting to see young fawns tucked into the grass around the sanctuary.

If you come across a fawn lying quietly alone, please know this is completely normal behavior. Does will often leave their fawns hidden during the day while they forage nearby, returning periodically to nurse and care for them. The fawn’s best chance of staying safe is to remain exactly where it is.

If you spot one:
• Keep your distance
• Do not touch or move it
• Leave the area quietly so the mother can return

These little ones may look vulnerable, but in most cases, they are not abandoned or in distress, they’re doing exactly what nature intended.

05/22/2026

The bobolinks are sounding extra happy at Allens Pond’s grasslands lately, and it’s so nice to welcome them back for the season! 🎶🌾

Have you heard their bubbly spring song out on the trails yet?

05/14/2026

Rodenticides don’t just impact rodents, they move through the food chain and harm the wildlife we work so hard to protect, including hawks, owls, foxes, and other predators.

A quick phone call can make a real difference. Please consider taking a few minutes to contact your MA state representative and help advocate for safer solutions for wildlife across Massachusetts.

This hawk is looking at YOU to take action 👉 https://bit.ly/CallYourMAReps

Be the voice for the voiceless. Call your MA state representative by May 19 to request they ask Chair Aaron Michlewitz and the House Ways & Means Committee to strengthen Sections 74 and 75 of the Mass Ready Act by including the language from H5217, which would phase out the use of anticoagulant rodenticides statewide.

We want each of the 160 state representatives to receive at least 10 phone calls from their constituents. Together we have power.

Let’s use it to advocate for a ban on anticoagulant rodent poisons across Massachusetts!

05/08/2026

🐦🌊 Our Coastal Waterbird Program staff have been out monitoring and are seeing encouraging signs this season. Piping plovers are settling in and establishing nests, and we’re also spotting American oystercatchers, least terns, and common terns.

If you’re visiting, please be mindful of posted areas, keep a respectful distance, and help give these birds the space they need to thrive.

Learn more about our Coastal Waterbird Program:
https://www.massaudubon.org/our-work/birds-wildlife/coastal-waterbirds