Mass Audubon presents its 13th annual Statewide Volunteer Day on Saturday, April 27. Sign on for some healthy outdoor activity, and join hundreds of like-minded nature lovers in welcoming warmer temperatures and longer days.
Mass Audubon is inviting individuals, families, friends, students, community groups, and others to help spruce up wildlife sanctuaries owned by the state’s largest nature conservation nonprofit. Volunteers can choose among 14 sanctuaries — including Felix Neck in Edgartown — and spend that Saturday morning helping to get them shipshape for another busy visitation season.
Participants will be able to select from an array of work projects suitable for all ages and abilities. Here’s just a sample: preparing gardens that support species including birds, butterflies, and turtles; removing invasive plants; cleaning driveways and entranceways; and general spring-cleaning projects.
The work parties will wrap up by noon, so volunteers are encouraged to bring lunches, enjoy some downtime, and then explore the natural amenities the sanctuaries have to offer.
While Statewide Volunteer Day is designed as a fun way to form a community with a common cause, it has a serious side as well: that of helping Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries protect the thousands of acres of sensitive habitats under their stewardship.