18-763: The Massachusetts Audubon Society , commonly known as Mass Audubon , founded in 1896 by Harriet Hemenway and Minna B. Hall and headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts , is a nonprofit organization dedicated to "protecting the nature of Massachusetts". Mass Audubon is independent of the National Audubon Society (NAS), and was founded earlier than the NAS. Mass Audubon protects more than 40,000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts, saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all with its wildlife sanctuaries and 20 nature centers. The Massachusetts Audubon Society
36-511: A bird sanctuary. Mass Audubon purchased the parcel in 1922. Mass Audubon's statewide network of more than 100 wildlife sanctuaries welcomes visitors of all ages and is a home for more than 150 endangered and threatened native species. Some of the sanctuaries, as noted below, have staffed nature centers or museums. For information about properties without a Misplaced Pages page, visit the Mass Audubon website's list of wildlife sanctuaries and select
54-453: A bird sanctuary. Mass Audubon purchased the parcel in 1922. Mass Audubon's statewide network of more than 100 wildlife sanctuaries welcomes visitors of all ages and is a home for more than 150 endangered and threatened native species. Some of the sanctuaries, as noted below, have staffed nature centers or museums. For information about properties without a Misplaced Pages page, visit the Mass Audubon website's list of wildlife sanctuaries and select
72-424: A nonprofit organization dedicated to "protecting the nature of Massachusetts". Mass Audubon is independent of the National Audubon Society (NAS), and was founded earlier than the NAS. Mass Audubon protects more than 40,000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts, saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all with its wildlife sanctuaries and 20 nature centers. The Massachusetts Audubon Society
90-471: A society for the protection of birds. Having gained the support of many of these fashionable women, Hemenway and Hall then organized meetings between leaders of the high society and prominent New England ornithologists, paving the way for the creation of the Massachusetts Audubon Society ; over 900 women joined. Hemenway and Hall recruited William Brewster , a leading ornithologist , to be
108-504: Is a stop on the Boston Women's Heritage Trail . Hemenway Street was named in her honor. It runs between Boylston Street and Huntington Avenue in Boston's Fenway neighborhood. Massachusetts Audubon Society The Massachusetts Audubon Society , commonly known as Mass Audubon , founded in 1896 by Harriet Hemenway and Minna B. Hall and headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts , is
126-594: The Massachusetts Audubon Society's first president. Women played a critical role in the organization, counting for half of its officers and serving as leaders of most of the local chapters. The group used its political power to have a Massachusetts law passed in 1897 outlawing trade in wild bird feathers as well as a federal law, the 1900 Lacey Act , which prohibits the interstate shipment of animals killed in violation of local laws. The Massachusetts Audubon Society remains independent, but it helped to organize
144-489: The National Association of Audubon Societies (incorporated in 1905), which later became the National Audubon Society . Hemenway was not a stranger to controversy and came from a family of abolitionists . She once invited Booker T. Washington to stay in her home, when Boston hotels refused to let him a room. In 1898, Hemenway donated $ 50,000 for the construction of the gymnasium at Radcliffe College . Her home
162-735: The property. Camp Wildwood , established in 1950, is the Society's only overnight summer camp, and it is accredited by the American Camp Association . The 159 acre camp is located in Rindge, New Hampshire , on Hubbard Pond, bordering 1,494-acre Annett State Forest . The property includes a central shower house, arts and crafts center, 135-seat dining hall, health center, office, camp store, seven cabin sites, an archery range, high and low ropes challenge course, playing field, and several trails and areas of forest and wetland for exploration. During
180-568: The property. Camp Wildwood , established in 1950, is the Society's only overnight summer camp, and it is accredited by the American Camp Association . The 159 acre camp is located in Rindge, New Hampshire , on Hubbard Pond, bordering 1,494-acre Annett State Forest . The property includes a central shower house, arts and crafts center, 135-seat dining hall, health center, office, camp store, seven cabin sites, an archery range, high and low ropes challenge course, playing field, and several trails and areas of forest and wetland for exploration. During
198-449: The summer for all ages. Camp Wildwood was previously located on Lake Wampanoag in Gardner, Massachusetts. It moved to its current location in 2003. The current site was previously a boy scout camp, Camp Quinapoxet. Harriet Hemenway Harriet Lawrence Hemenway (1858–1960) was a Boston socialite who cofounded the Massachusetts Audubon Society with Minna B. Hall . Hemenway was
SECTION 10
#1732851255250216-588: The summers, Camp Wildwood hosts campers ranging from ages 7 to 17. The programs at the camp include a day camp, a three-day session for campers 7 to 8 years old, one- and two-week sessions for campers ages 9 to 16, one- and two-week off-site Treks for campers ages 14–17, and a several-week long Leadership program (called LIT/LIA, meaning Leaders in Training and Leaders in Action) for campers ages 16 and 17. The camp also hosts several three-day long "Family Camp" sessions throughout
234-488: The summers, Camp Wildwood hosts campers ranging from ages 7 to 17. The programs at the camp include a day camp, a three-day session for campers 7 to 8 years old, one- and two-week sessions for campers ages 9 to 16, one- and two-week off-site Treks for campers ages 14–17, and a several-week long Leadership program (called LIT/LIA, meaning Leaders in Training and Leaders in Action) for campers ages 16 and 17. The camp also hosts several three-day long "Family Camp" sessions throughout
252-516: The wife of Augustus Hemenway . During the Gilded Age , it became fashionable for women to wear hats decorated with plumes . These plumes came from woodpeckers, bluebirds, owls, herons and warblers, thousands of which were killed each year. In 1896, Hemenway and her cousin Minna B. Hall held tea parties for the wealthy women of Boston where they urged them not to wear feathered hats and invited them to join
270-437: Was born out of Harriet Hemenway 's desire to stop the commercial slaughter of birds for women's ornamental hats. Hemenway and her cousin, Minna Hall, soon enlisted 900 women and formed a partnership with many from Boston's scientific community to form their organization. They named the organization the Massachusetts Audubon Society in honor of the bird painter John James Audubon . In 1905, a national committee of Audubon societies
288-437: Was born out of Harriet Hemenway 's desire to stop the commercial slaughter of birds for women's ornamental hats. Hemenway and her cousin, Minna Hall, soon enlisted 900 women and formed a partnership with many from Boston's scientific community to form their organization. They named the organization the Massachusetts Audubon Society in honor of the bird painter John James Audubon . In 1905, a national committee of Audubon societies
306-638: Was developed. This committee was vital in passing the Migratory Bird Conservation Act in 1913 and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 with Great Britain. The passage of these measures effectively eliminated the commercial plume trade. Mass Audubon's first wildlife sanctuary, Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon, Massachusetts , dates back to 1916 when the board accepts an offer of Sharon resident George Field to use his property as
324-448: Was developed. This committee was vital in passing the Migratory Bird Conservation Act in 1913 and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 with Great Britain. The passage of these measures effectively eliminated the commercial plume trade. Mass Audubon's first wildlife sanctuary, Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary in Sharon, Massachusetts , dates back to 1916 when the board accepts an offer of Sharon resident George Field to use his property as
#249750