DRUMLIN FARM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY SPRING | SUMMER PROGRAMS & EVENTS MARCH–SEPTEMBER 2017

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 1 LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

Behind the enduring landscape of barns, animals, and New England field/forest edge habitat that have remained intact since those “childhood visits, today’s Drumlin Farm is bursting with innovation. ” Dear Friends of Drumlin Farm,

Local farms are steeped in tradition, and Drumlin Farm is no exception. With our 60th anniversary just behind us, it’s become a regular occurrence for me to meet people bringing their grandchildren here to spend time at a place that looks very close to what they remember from their own childhood visits. It’s a special honor to be part of a place so rooted in people’s memories and in the community. Even after 10 years, I still feel a burst of joy whenever people ask me where I work and then respond with, “Oh, I love Drumlin Farm!” The stories I hear from loyal visitors echo my own memories of coming here as a child and the new memories I share with my own boys, who made their first visits as what our staff fondly refers to as “backpack babies.”

Behind the enduring landscape of barns, animals, and New England habitat that have remained intact since those childhood visits, today’s Drumlin Farm is bursting with innovation. Our staff constantly innovates to reinvigorate our connections to the past and bring new relevancy to our work. This can take the form of new themes and methods, such as when our education team developed a way for middle schoolers to measure carbon sequestration of their schoolyard habitat, helping them tackle the thorny problem of climate change in a positive and locally focused way. Or in how we steward the farm ecosystem, collaborating with the Mass Audubon statewide Conservation Science staff to begin restoring 27 acres of grassland to create breeding habitat for bobolinks while maintaining a source of hay for our animals. Or even in partnering with the community in decidedly modern ways, such as hosting a group of local engineers in testing an underwater remote-operated vehicle, resulting in fascinating video footage of the turtle inhabitants of Ice Pond.

In addition to these and dozens of other projects bringing new insights to our work at the intersection of science, sustainability, and stewardship, we always strive to develop new and exciting programs for you and your family to enjoy. I hope you find something new­­—or a favorite to return to—among our spring and summer offerings.

Looking forward to sharing the best of Drumlin Farm with you in 2017.

Renata Pomponi, Sanctuary Director SPRING | SUMMER 2017

2 Plan Your Visit Adult Programs

3 • NEW • Community Events at Drumlin Farm 19 Birding

4 Special Events 22 Weekend and Out-of-State Birding 24 Natural History & Know Your Food Vacation Week Programs • Ages 4–12

6 April Vacation Week Additional Programs 27 Drumlin Farm Camp Family Programs • Ages 2–12 28 Drumlin Farm Community Preschool 8 Adult/Child Pair Series 29 School and Group Programs 9 Family Series 30 Accessible Programs • LEAF 10 Family Single Sessions Birthday Parties • Volunteer Opportunities 14 Chickadee Birders 31

32 Audubon Shop at Drumlin Farm • Wish List Youth Programs • Ages 4–12

15 Youth Series 33 Landscapes for Learning Campaign Update

16 • NEW • Camp Days 34 • NEW • Spring & Summer CSA

Teen Programs • Ages 13–17 35 • NEW • Calendar of Events 17 Wildlife Biologists Club • Spring Wildlife Caretakers 37 General Information 18 Peregrine Birders

Program Key

Know Your Food programs offer year-round experiences for people of all ages to learn about, prepare, and appreciate seasonal, local produce.

Bee-related programs offer an engaging way to learn about bees and beekeeping. Drumlin Farm currently has eight hives. PLAN YOUR VISIT

PLAN YOUR VISIT Walk the Forest Discovery Trail for a beautiful and informative hike in our woods. Explore the accessible Sensory Trail that starts at the parking lot and swings around Ice Pond. Visit the Wildlife Blind by the Deer Pen to see our summer resident birds. Try a scavenger hunt and receive a prize for finishing or check out one of our beehives! DAILY DROP-IN ACTIVITIES Tuesday–Friday: 10 am, 11:30 am Saturday–Sunday: 10 am, 11:30 am, 2:30 pm

Discover a different part of Drumlin Farm every day with our free drop-in activities. Watch our farmer milk the cow, meet one of our resident birds, and more!

All daily drop-in activities are free with admission. Check our schedule board when you arrive for a list of the day’s activities. DISCOVERY DAYS

Explore seasonal happenings during one of our Discovery Days at the farm!

All Discovery Day activities are free with the price of admission. Detailed schedules are available online closer to the event date. THE WONDERS OF WILDLIFE STRAWBERRY DAY FALL HARVEST CELEBRATION Saturday, April 29 Saturday, June 17 Saturday, September 16 10 am–4 pm 10 am–4 pm 10 am–4 pm Pick your own strawberries: 10 am–12 pm Join us as we explore the wild side of It’s harvest time! All of the hard work Drumlin Farm. Meet a wildlife ambassador Join us for our favorite summer harvest! our crops team has done through the and learn about its habitat needs and Throughout the day, you can enjoy spring and summer has paid off. Enjoy adaptations. Have you ever seen a raptor wildlife demonstrations and learn about cooking demonstrations, tastings, a tour of or a skunk up close? Enjoy “keeper talks” strawberry pollinators. Dig in the dirt with our fields, garden activities, and up-close with our Wildlife Care Staff, or visit our farm staff, meet some berry-loving encounters with some of the animals that our brand-new New England Wildlife animals, and, if weather permits, pick your love to visit the garden. Exploration exhibit. own strawberries to take home. While supplies last; additional fee applies.

2 massaudubon.org/drumlinfarm PLAN YOUR VISIT PLAN YOUR COMMUNITY EVENTS AT DRUMLIN FARM

SUMMER MUSIC SERIES All Ages Fridays • June 23, July 14, August 25 • 5:30–8 pm $10 Adult • $5 Children ages 2–12 • Free for children under age 2 Join us this summer for an evening of local music and local food. Bring a picnic dinner, blankets, and chairs, and enjoy the sounds of music on the farm. Each month will feature a different Boston-area band. We’ll have farm-fresh snacks, sweets, and drinks for sale to round out your picnic dinner.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FRIDAY EVENING HAYRIDES SUNDAY MORNING YOGA All ages Adults $16.50 member • $19.50 nonmember $15 member & nonmember May 19, June 16, August 18, September 8 & 15 July 23, August 6 & 20 8–9 am 4–5:30 pm or 6–7:30 pm COMMUNITY EVENTS AT DRUMLIN FARM Join Lena Rakijian, yoga instructor at BURN Fitness Studio in Join us for a hayride around the farm as spring moves into Boston, for a vinyasa flow in the heart of Drumlin Farm. Salute summer. Watch for birds flying at dusk and evening fireflies as the sun as it rises over the barns and experience the farm you ride our hay wagon through the meadows. Stop at our coming to life for the day. After your session, enjoy a peaceful, campfire for stories, s’mores, and a special night-time visitor. self-guided walk around the sanctuary before heading back to Enjoy the splendid colors in the sky as the sun begins to set. our farm stand, where you can round out your healthy morning with the purchase of farm-fresh produce. Registration required. Prices are per session. Call for additional pricing details. Open to teens ages 14+ with an adult. All levels welcome. Please bring your own mat. Registration required. Prices are per session. Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 3 SPECIAL EVENTS

SPECIAL EVENTS • SPRING

PANCAKE BREAKFAST WOOLAPALOOZA Saturday & Sunday, March 11 & 12 Saturday, March 25 9 am–1 pm 10 am–4 pm $13 member • $15 nonmember $14 member • $16 nonmember (Children under age 2: Free) (Children under age 2: Free)

Enjoy a hearty farmer’s breakfast of pancakes with maple Watch traditional sheep-shearing by hand. Visit our syrup, featuring Drumlin Farm sausage and produce! sheep-to-sweater interpretive trail to learn about wool Seatings are every half hour, from 9 am–12:30 pm. Learn washing, carding, spinning, and dyeing. See border collies about Native American sap-to-syrup techniques. See how herd sheep around the field. Purchase lunch made from we collect sap from our sugar bush and turn it into syrup. Drumlin Farm meat and vegetables.

Advance purchase only. Walk-in only; no advance purchase.

SPECIAL EVENTS 4 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms SPECIAL EVENTS

SPECIAL EVENTS • SUMMER

DAIRY DAY MOON OVER DRUMLIN Saturday, June 3 Saturday, September 23 10 am–4 pm 6:30–9:30 pm $10 member • $12 nonmember (Children under age 2: Free)

Watch a milking demonstration and try it yourself at our At our annual farm-to-table gala, you will have the cow and goat stations. Taste homemade butter and learn opportunity to support the mission of Mass Audubon and to make it yourself. Purchase local ice cream and celebrate Drumlin Farm while enjoying fabulous tastings featuring dairy animals with crafts, games, and more. our meat and produce prepared by some of the area’s finest chefs. Join friends and family at this festive event, Walk-in only; no advance purchase. and raise your paddle high during the live auction to support Drumlin Farm’s mission.

Contact Polly Reeve for pricing and more information: 781-259-2239 | [email protected] SPECIAL EVENTS

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 5 APRIL VACATION WEEK • SINGLE-DAY PROGRAMS

APRIL VACATION WEEK • SINGLE-DAY PROGRAMS April 17–21, 2017 Ages 4–9 • 9 am–1 pm • $52 member; $62 nonmember (per day)

Turn out-of-school time into out-of-doors time during school vacation week!

Sign up by the day. Participants will be grouped by age. Please note: Advance registration is required for all single-day programs. For more information, contact the Drumlin Farm Camp Office: [email protected] | 781-259-2244

FARMERS • Monday, April 17 COLD BLOODED • Thursday, April 20 Prepare to get busy with farm chores! Each group will have a Explore the land and water in search of cold-blooded creatures project—whether it’s checking the chickens for freshly laid eggs, such as frogs, turtles, and salamanders! In the spring Drumlin feeding the sheep and visiting their new lambs, or grooming Farm’s ponds are filled with fairy shrimp and other amazing the pony and mucking his stall. There are always projects in the creatures. Grab a net and head to the ponds to find and learn garden, as well. Explore the other barns to meet the animals, about crayfish, dragonflies, and other wet wonders. Search and enjoy a fresh farm treat! under logs for sowbugs, centipedes, and more cold-blooded creatures. WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE • Tuesday, April 18 Dive into the water cycle! Follow the journey of a water droplet PREDATORS AND PREY • Friday, April 21 through rain, rivers, oceans, and sky. Get wet playing water games Who will eat and who will be eaten? Explore the food chains and learn about how you can conserve water. Experiment with of the forests and fields during this animal adventure. Sharp phase changes and create an amazing piece of evaporated art teeth, beaks, and claws are the tools of the predator, while to take home. camouflage, sharp senses, and speed help to protect prey in the GREEN AND GROWING • Wednesday, April 19 race for survival. Play games, discover adaptations, and meet a As the sun warms the earth, plants start to grow and blossom predator and prey animal up close. and the insects wake up. Search the woods, fields, and gardens for buds and blooms and find out what purpose flowers serve. Discover the pollinators who visit our fields, learn the dance of the honeybee, and take a peek in our hives to see what’s buzzing.

APRIL VACATION WEEK APRIL VACATION 6 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms APRIL VACATION WEEK • FOUR-DAY PROGRAMS

APRIL VACATION WEEK • FOUR-DAY PROGRAMS April 18–21, 2017

Half Day: 8:30 am–12 pm • $180 member; $210 nonmember Full Day: 8:30 am–3 pm • $320 member; $360 nonmember Extended Day: 3–6 pm • $25 member (per day); $30 nonmember (per day)

Make friends and explore the forest, fields, and farm during school vacation week!

For more information, contact the Drumlin Farm Camp Office: [email protected] | 781-259-2244

SPRING PATHFINDERS • Age 4–Kindergarten • Half Day SPRING NATURALISTS • Grades 4–6 • Full Day Explore the farmyard and wild places of Drumlin Farm each Become a local naturalist as you discover the plants and animals morning. Help prepare the garden and search for emerging that inhabit Drumlin Farm. Work with wool, identify critters you creatures and buds. Meet some of our resident wildlife, lend a find in the pond, and practice orienteering! Farm chores will also hand with farm chores, and enjoy some tasty snacks! be an exciting part of each day.

SPRING TRACKERS • Kindergarten–Grade 1 • Full Day SPRING FARMHANDS • Grades 6–8 • Full Day Enjoy making tracks around the farmyard, fields, and forests of Learn about Drumlin Farm’s wild and domestic animals, and Drumlin Farm. You’ll participate in daily farm chores, discover gain animal-care experience with our wildlife care and livestock animal habitats, have story time, and enjoy a farm snack. You’ll staff. Help out with advanced chores both on the farm and with also meet some of Drumlin Farm’s resident wildlife. our captive native wildlife. Discover what goes into feeding and caring for animals large and small. SPRING EXPLORERS • Grades 2–3 • Full Day Uncover nature’s mysteries as you explore our ponds, meet local EXTENDED-DAY FARM EXPLORATION • Kindergarten–Grade 8 wildlife, and work with farm animals. Hike up the drumlin to Wind down after a busy day with an afternoon of games, crafts, enjoy the beginning of spring. Groom a pony, pet a sheep, and farm chores, and quiet-time activities. A snack will be provided. Available as an add-on for Four-Day Program participants only. You make a nature craft to bring home! APRIL VACATION WEEK may attend one or multiple days.

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 7 FAMILY PROGRAMS • ADULT/CHILD PAIR SERIES

FAMILY PROGRAMS • ADULT/CHILD PAIR SERIES Ages 2–5

Learn together in the great outdoors! Our teacher-naturalists will guide you in seasonal hands-on activities, farm chores, and wildlife discoveries.

Adult/child pair series are designed for one child and one accompanying adult. The design of these programs cannot accommodate “backpack babies” or more than one child per adult. Prices are per participant (adult and child) per session. Advance registration is required.

POLLIWOGS AND FROGS • Age 2 COOKING TOGETHER • Ages 3–5 Listen for spring music in the trees and peek in a pond to see if Ready, set, cook! We’ll harvest ripe vegetables from the polliwogs have hatched. Dig in the garden and plant some the garden, collect eggs from our chickens, and cook seeds. Check under a fluffy hen for an egg and feel the soft up tasty treats together. Learn basic kitchen skills, like wool of the sheep. Each week will bring a special adventure to chopping, mixing, and baking, and introduce lifelong healthy share and talk about all week long! eating habits as we make and taste a new recipe each week.

DATES DAYS TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Session 1 April 4–May 30 Tues 9:30–10:30 am $60 $72 April 4–May 30 Tues 10–11:30 am $92 $110 Session 2 April 5–May 31 Wed 9:30–10:30 am $60 $72 No Class April 18 Session 3 April 6–June 1 Thurs 9:30–10:30 am $60 $72 Session 4 April 7–June 2 Fri 9:30–10:30 am $60 $72 No Classes April 18–21 HAND IN HAND • Ages 3–4 Spring is here! Listen for the chatter of birds back from their winter adventures. Plant a seed in the garden and watch it grow. Check out the sheep’s spring haircuts. Are the pigs digging in the dirt? Are the turtles out on the pond? We’ll visit with woodland and farm animals, do chores on the farm, and explore nooks and crannies around the sanctuary. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 4–May 30 Tues 11 am–12 pm $60 $72 No Class April 18

FAMILY PROGRAMS FAMILY 8 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms FAMILY PROGRAMS • SERIES

FAMILY PROGRAMS • SERIES Ages 2–6

Connect to the natural world with our immersive series programs as we explore the farm, fields, forests, and wetlands of Drumlin Farm.

Family series programs are designed for one or more adults with one to three children per adult. Program fees are per series, per

participant, both adult and child. Younger siblings welcome where noted. “Backpack babies” are welcome free of charge; please mention these participants when registering. The fee for children between the ages of 12 and 17 months is half the regular participant fee. Advance registration is required. FAMILY EXPLORATIONS • Ages 2–6 OLD MACDRUMLIN’S FARM • Ages 2–6 Let’s go exploring! Which animals are having their babies? Do What sound does a lamb make? Where do the hens hide the sheep like their new haircuts? Find out as we meet different their eggs? What’s coming up in the garden? Sing along with us animals—both farm and wild­—and participate in hands-on as we explore the farm. Themes include: Baa Baa Black Sheep, outdoor activities. Bring your curiosity and excitement as we Trot Trot to Drumlin, the Chicken Dance, and many more! explore the farm and sanctuary. Younger siblings welcome. Younger siblings welcome.

DATES DAYS TIME MBR NONMBR DATES DAYS TIME MBR NONMBR Session 1 April 3–June 5 Mon 10–11:30 am $84 $100 Session 1 April 5–May 31 Wed 11 am–12 pm $60 $72 Session 2 April 5–May 31 Wed 10–11:30 am $84 $100 Session 2 April 6–June 1 Thurs 11 am–12 pm $60 $72 Session 3 April 7–June 2 Fri 10–11:30 am $84 $100 Session 3 April 7–June 2 Fri 11 am–12 pm $60 $72 No Classes April 18–21 and May 29 No Classes April 18–21

FARM FAMILY • Ages 2–6 SUMMER SEEKERS • Ages 2–6 Spring has sprung! Explore the farm while you help the farmer What is happening on the farm in the summer season? Do with chores. Milk a cow and feed her the evening hay. Check for sheep get hot in their woolly coats? What can we nibble on in eggs in the chicken house and fill up the feeders. We will also the garden? We’ll find out by doing chores on the farm! We’ll spend time in the garden planting seeds, digging for worms, and also wander in the forest to see what we can find. Every week tasting the first crops of the season. Each week will be a new we’ll explore the delights of summer on adventures filled with farm adventure! Younger siblings welcome. hands-on discovery. Younger siblings welcome. DATES DAYS TIME MBR NONMBR DATES DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Session 1 April 4–May 30 Tues 3:30–5 pm $84 $100 Session 1 July 11–August 1 Tues 3:30–5 pm $42 $50 Session 2 April 5–May 31 Wed 3:30–5 pm $84 $100 Session 2 July 12–August 2 Wed 3:30–5 pm $42 $50

Session 3 April 6–June 1 Thurs 3:30–5 pm $84 $100 FAMILY PROGRAMS Session 4 April 7–June 2 Fri 3:30–5 pm $84 $100 No Classes April 18–21

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 9 FAMILY PROGRAMS • SINGLE SESSIONS

FAMILY PROGRAMS • SINGLE SESSIONS Meet farm animals, help with farm chores, and explore our forests and fields!

Single Session programs are designed for one or more adults with one to three children per adult, except where noted. Prices are per participant, per program, both adult and child. Younger siblings welcome where noted, and “backpack babies” are welcome free of charge except where noted; please mention these participants when registering. The fee for children between the ages of 12 and 17 months is half the regular participant fee. Registration required. MAPLE MAGIC • Ages 2–12 ST. PADDY’S PARTY • Ages 2–8 It’s maple sugaring time! Visit the maple grove to Have you ever found a lucky four-leaf clover? We’ll plant check out the taps and taste sap. Learn about how shamrocks, greet a snake, and enjoy delicious boxty—a we’ve made maple syrup from past to present and traditional Irish potato treat. We might even dance a jig! delight your taste buds with a sweet maple treat. Younger Younger siblings welcome. No backpack babies. siblings welcome. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR March 17 Fri 10–11:30 am $13.50 $16.50 March 3 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 AFTERNOON CHORES AND MORE • Ages 4–12 SIP SOME SAP • Ages 3–12 It’s chore time! What must be done to settle the livestock in Listen to a story about maple sugaring and take a for the night? We will feed chickens and collect eggs, then walk to our sugar bush. We’ll visit our evaporator to bring hay to the sheep, goats, and cows. After we finish up, see how sap is turned into syrup and enjoy a tasty we’ll treat ourselves to a farm snack. No backpack babies. maple treat! Younger siblings welcome. DATES DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR March 18 Sat 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 March 9 Thurs 10–11:30 am $12.50 $15.50 April 8 Sat 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 May 13 Sat 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 WONDROUS WOOL • Ages 2–8 June 10 Sat 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 Visit the soft, fluffy sheep snug in their barn. We’ll also share Sept 9 Sat 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 sheepish stories and make a woolly toy to take home. Younger siblings welcome. BREAD AND BUNNIES • Ages 2–8 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Hop to the kitchen for hare-raising fun! We’ll visit March 10 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 our rabbit on the farmyard, then head into the kitchen to bake bunny’s favorite treat: carrot bread! MAPLE MOO • Ages 3–8 Younger siblings welcome. No backpack babies. Milk the cow, then check to see if the sap is running! DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR What happens when maple meets milk? A maple- March 23 Thurs 10–11:30 am $13.50 $16.50 moo mix-up might be delicious! Younger siblings welcome. No backpack babies. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR March 14 Tues 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50

FAMILY PROGRAMS FAMILY 10 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms FAMILY PROGRAMS • SINGLE SESSIONS

CHICKEN DANCE PARTY • Ages 2–8 EGG-CITEMENT • Ages 2–10 Come and dance along with the chickens! We’ll do the Celebrate spring’s arrival with an egg fest! We will take care of Rooster Rumba, Barred Rock Ballet, and Chickie-Chickie Cha- the chickens, examine eggs, and use natural ingredients to dye Cha when we visit the poultry house. It will be an egg-citing an egg to take home. We will also create bird nest helpers! time! Younger siblings welcome. DATE DAY TIMES MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 14 Fri 10–11:30 am $13.50 $16.50 March 31 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 April 14 Fri 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 BAA BAA BABY • Ages 2–8 It’s lambing time at Drumlin Farm! We’ll help the farmer take WHERE’S THE MILK? • Ages 3–8 Lend a hand with afternoon chores in the barn. We care of the sheep and visit with the newest baa-baa babies. will feed the cows their evening hay, and then try Can you sing them a lulla-baa? Younger siblings welcome. our hands at milking. After all our hard work, we will DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR enjoy our own dairy treat. No backpack babies. April 4 Tues 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 25 Tues 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 BUTTER MY BREAD • Ages 2–8 What could be more delicious than fresh bread and TURTLE TIME • Ages 2–8 butter? We’ll grind grains, mix dough, shape a loaf, We’ll meet several of New England’s turtles and learn about and put it in the oven to bake. Then we’ll visit the their habits and habitats. Would you like to wear your bed on cow and make butter to spread on our warm bread. Younger your back? Let’s explore where they live in the ponds, forests, siblings welcome. No backpack babies. and fields. Younger siblings welcome. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 7 Fri 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 April 27 Thurs 10–11:30 am $12.50 $15.50 FROGGY NIGHT WALK • Ages 5–12 Spring is the time for the evening froggy chorus. Who makes THE PRINCESS AND THE PEAS • Ages 2–8 that peep-peep-peep? Who has that banjo twang? We’ll take a We will learn of the pea’s plentiful powers while acting out stroll listening and looking for these night-time singers. the story of The Princess and the Pea. Then we’ll create a royal bed in the garden filled with peas and other impressive DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR plants. Each prince or princess will plant a personal pot April 7 Fri 7–8:30 pm $12.50 $15.50 of peas to take home to his or her palace. Younger siblings welcome. FROG PRINCE • Ages 2–8 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Join us as we tell the tale of the Frog Prince and search April 28 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 ponds and pools for amphibian royalty. We’ll sing songs of the court as we search for His Royal Hopness. We might even I’M A LITTLE TADPOLE • Ages 3–8 encounter Sir Salamander! Younger siblings welcome. I’m a little tadpole, soon to be a frog. I’ll jump from the water and sit on a log! Spring is the time for frogs (and salamanders) DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR to lay eggs. We’ll meet frogs, listen for their songs, and check April 12 Wed 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 for babies swimming in the pond. Younger siblings welcome. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR • NEW • May 3 Wed 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 CHICKENS AND THE FOX • Ages 2–8 Can they ever be friends? We’ll visit the chickens and bring SOME BUNNY LOVES YOU • Ages 2–8 a present from them to the fox. Could this be the start of a Hop, hop, hop! Have an up-close visit with a Drumlin Farm long friendship or just fowl play? Younger siblings welcome. rabbit and enjoy a snack it would love to eat! We’ll search for DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR rabbit hiding places around the sanctuary and visit the garden to plant a rabbit treat. Younger siblings welcome. FAMILY PROGRAMS April 13 Thurs 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR May 4 Thurs 10–11:30 am $12.50 $15.50

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PIGS AND POTATOES • Ages 2–8 THIS LITTLE PIGGY • Ages 2–8 Pigs dig and potatoes grow underground. Will the pigs dig for Join us for a swine of a time with the pigs on the farmyard. potatoes? We’ll dig, plant, and pig out! Then we’ll feed the pigs How many piglets need the farmer’s care this spring? How a garden treat. Younger siblings welcome. quickly will they grow? Younger siblings welcome. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR May 5 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 May 25 Thurs 10–11:30 am $12.50 $15.50

THERE’S A GOAT IN THE GARDEN • Ages 2–8 RABBIT’S SILLY SALAD • Ages 2–8 Join us as we take care of the goats and act out this funny folk Spring is here! Time to enjoy delicious new veggies tale. We will plant in the garden and meet the creature that emerging—they’re not just for rabbits! We’ll harvest finally got that silly goat out of the garden as we enjoy her fresh garden snacks to make a yummy salad. Meet sweet honey as a snack. Younger siblings welcome. our resident rabbit and find out what she likes to eat, and DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR then plant your own mini salad garden to take home. Younger siblings welcome. May 9 Tues 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR I’M A LITTLE BIRDWATCHER • Ages 3–8 May 31 Wed 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 Join us for a bird-watching adventure! Discover the differences between a blue jay and a bluebird, and a chickadee and a QUEEN BEE • Ages 2–8 cardinal. Get your eyes and ears ready for bird-watching Who is the mother of the hive? Buzz on in and basics! learn about the queen bee and her court. We will DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR do a royal dance and plant flowers for her ladies- May 11 Thurs 10–11:30 am $12.50 $15.50 in-waiting. Then we can enjoy a honey snack, courtesy of the queen. Younger siblings welcome. TRACTORS, TRUCKS, AND TOOLS • Ages 2–8 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Let’s search for trucks, tractors, and tools all over the farm June 1 Thurs 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 and see the important jobs they help us do. What did farmers use before they had machines? We’ll meet a farmer and take a hayride as we get a behind-the-scenes look at these mega • FARM FAVORITE • machines! Younger siblings welcome. JUST KIDDING • Ages 2–8 DATES DAYS TIMES MBR NONMBR It’s late spring and time for kids to start bouncing around. How high can these baby goats jump? We’ll take care of the May 12 Fri 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 does and meet the buck. Younger siblings welcome. May 18 Thurs 10–11:30 am $13.50 $16.50 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR May 23 Tues 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 June 2 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 HOW NOW, BROWN COW? • Ages 3–8 Follow the path from cow to ice cream. We will feed BABY BUGS • Ages 2–8 and milk the cows, and then we’ll mix together a We’ll go on a bug hunt and search for caterpillars, delicious custard, add ice, and with some hard work, grasshopper nymphs, dragonfly naiads, and other insect larvae. turn it into ice cream—yum! No backpack babies. Discover which bug babies look like their mothers. We may DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR find butterflies, beetles, and crickets! Younger siblings welcome. May 17 Wed 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR June 6 Tues 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 BOOM-CHICKA-BOOM • Ages 2–8 What happens when you take an egg and keep it warm for 21 days? Peck, peck, peck, and you’ve got a chick. We’ll take HOME TWEET HOME • Ages 2–8 care of the mamas and the papas, check out the chicks, and Migratory birds have returned and are settling in to raise have a chicken dance party! Younger siblings welcome. their families. We’ll examine nests, listen to songs, and meet feathered friends. Younger siblings welcome. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR May 19 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 June 8 Thurs 10–11:30 am $12.50 $15.50

FAMILY PROGRAMS FAMILY 12 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms FAMILY PROGRAMS • SINGLE SESSIONS

SPLISH, SPLASH • Ages 3–8 FLUTTER BY BUTTERFLY • Ages 2–8 Meet our ducks and discover why ponds are such wonderful What’s the difference between a butterfly and a moth? places to live. We’ll dip our nets in the pond searching for How do their babies grow? We will search for eggs, larvae, duck delights such as diving beetles, mosquito wigglers, and chrysalises, and cocoons in our gardens and fields. Younger maybe even a water tiger. We might spy a turtle basking on a siblings welcome. log or even a frog near the shore. It’ll be a wet and wild time! DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR June 28 Wed 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 June 9 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50

HOP, SLITHER, AND SLIDE • Ages 2–8 DRAGONS AND DAMSELS • Ages 2–8 The reptiles and amphibians are out and about! We’ll poke Dragonflies and damselflies are in abundance this time of about in the ponds and peek under logs and rocks as we year—have you seen them hiding in the bushes or flying over search for turtles, toads, and salamanders. If we’re lucky we ponds? We’ll explore ponds, meadows, and fields looking for might wake a snake! Younger siblings welcome. naiads, skimmers, and bluets. Younger siblings welcome. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR August 9 Wed 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 June 14 Wed 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 PICKLE PARTY • Ages 3–8 HONEY BUNNY • Ages 2–8 It’s time to start pickling! We will harvest, chop, and Did you know that one plant can help the bees brine our garden treasures. Are you in the mood to make honey and provide yummy salads for rabbits? try dilly beans, piccalilli, or chow-chow? We’ll make Meet a bunny and taste honey as we explore the enough quick pickles so that you can take some home. No

wonders of clover. You will also plant a little magic to take backpack babies. home. Younger siblings welcome. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR August 16 Wed 3:30–5 pm $13.50 $16.50 June 15 Thurs 10–11:30 am $12.50 $15.50 APPLE HONEY HARVEST • Ages 2–8 BARNYARD BRICKS • Ages 4–11 Visit the bees and taste delicious honey-and-apple Try a new twist on nature play using LEGO bricks! We’ll warm combinations. We’ll share stories and songs, then up with design challenges to spark our creativity, then head finish the afternoon with some apple crafts. Younger outside to gain inspiration from nature. Next, we’ll bring our siblings welcome. ideas back into the LEGO Lab to make our own creations. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Sept 22 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 June 16 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 HAWKS ALOFT • Ages 3–8 • FARM FAVORITE • We’ll meet a migrator and hike to the top of the drumlin while searching the skies for soaring hawks and falcons. We’ll FAIRIES AND FIREFLIES • Ages 4–12 also make a flying bird craft to take home. Younger siblings Around the longest day of the year, tradition says the fairies welcome. dance and make mischief under their fairy hills. Join us and hear stories of fairy antics, make a special herbal charm for DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR protection, and explore the sanctuary for signs of fairies. Sept 29 Fri 3:30–5 pm $12.50 $15.50 Search for fireflies dancing in the meadow grasses. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR June 23 Fri 8–9:30 pm $12.50 $15.50 FAMILY PROGRAMS

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FAMILY PROGRAMS • CHICKADEE BIRDERS Ages 7–11

We will introduce children to the basics of birding, birdlife, and seasonal migration through talks, activities, and walks around the sanctuary. Birding is a lifelong skill that can lead to a greater interest in the outdoors and the environment as a whole.

For more information, contact Becky Gilles: [email protected] | 781-259-2223

INTRODUCTION TO BIRDING What are the characteristics of different birds and how can we • BIRD-A-THON FUNDRAISER • tell them apart? Learn how to identify birds by their wing bars, eye stripes, rump patches, calls, and more. Get ready for spring WINGING IT OVER THE DRUMLIN birding season! Join our naturalists in exploring fields, woods, and ponds along the sanctuary’s birding trails as part of Mass Audubon’s Bird-a- DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR thon. Get a close look at our bluebirds and swallows and meet March 18 Sat 1–3 pm $13 $16 a feathered friend up close. Learn more about Bird-a-thon and the part Mass Audubon plays in protecting our Massachusetts BIRD NESTS birds! Program fee is tax deductible. Spring is in the air and birds are starting to build their nests. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Learn what birds use to build unique nests and how to identify May 13 Sat 8–10 am $50 min. donation / Fundraising them. We’ll also take a look at the eggs of different bird species. Try your hand at building a nest of your own! DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 2 Sun 1–3 pm $13 $16 GARDENS FOR BIRDS Bring the birds to your yard! Learn which backyard plants you should have to attract birds. Bring home a seed to plant in your own yard. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR May 20 Sat 1–3 pm $13 $16

FAMILY PROGRAMS FAMILY 14 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms YOUTH PROGRAMS • SERIES

YOUTH PROGRAMS • SERIES Join us at the farm for outdoor fun or explore nature on an off-site adventure!

Series are designed for children ages 4–12, without an adult. Prices are per series, per participant. Please complete the health and contact information form you will receive within your confirmation. AGES 4–6 BARNYARD BUDDIES AFTERNOON KIDS’ CLUB We’ll help the farmer feed the chickens, milk the cow, give the Dip a net into the pond to see if the tadpoles have hatched, pigs their dinner, and tend to the sheep and goats. Then we’ll and search the fields for signs of rabbits. Explore the drumlin plant in the garden and work in Boyce Field. The farmers are and watch for hawks. Feed the chickens, collect eggs, groom the looking forward to your help! pony, and milk the cow. Each week will be a different adventure.

DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 4–May 30 Tues 3:30–5 pm $130 $155 April 6–June 1 Thurs 3:30–5 pm $130 $155 No Class April 18 No Class April 20 AGES 6–9 DRUMLIN DETECTIVES • NEW • Let’s investigate the outdoors! Check under the forest’s fallen KIDS IN THE KITCHEN logs for salamanders and roly-polies. Look for turtles by the Let’s get cooking! Harvest vegetables from the garden pond and discover what they eat. Meet wild animals living on and collect eggs from our chickens to create fresh, the sanctuary. We’ll also milk the cow and feed the chickens. delicious dishes you’ll love. Try new foods and learn Explore something new every week as we become nature lifelong cooking skills as we master knife skills, baking, roasting, detectives! and, of course, tasting. Take home a new recipe each week to DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR share with your family. April 5–May 31 Wed 3:30–5 pm $130 $155 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR No Class April 19 April 4–May 30 Tues 3:30–5 pm $150 $180 FARMER’S HELPERS No Class April 18 It’s time to care for our animals and plant in the garden. Collect eggs in the chicken house, milk the cow, and feed the sheep. We will turn the soil, plant a bed in the garden, and explore the crops in Boyce Field. Lend a hand to the farmers! YOUTH PROGRAMS DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 7–June 2 Fri 3:30–5 pm $130 $155 No Class April 21

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 15 YOUTH PROGRAMS • SERIES AGES 9–12 DRUMLIN COOKS FARM APPRENTICES Channel your inner chef as we craft delicious meals Where does our food come from? Connect with your local with the local ingredients at our fingertips. Harvest farm as we explore the links between raising healthy livestock, vegetables from the garden and collect eggs from our building rich soil, and eating well. Help feed the goats, collect chickens. Experiment with new flavors and hone your culinary eggs from the chickens, milk the cow, and tend the garden. skills as we master knife skills, baking, roasting, sautéing, and Learn homesteading skills such as cooking, cheese making, and more. We’ll make and, of course, taste a new recipe each week. wool crafts. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 6–June 1 Thurs 3:30–5 pm $150 $180 April 7–June 2 Fri 3:30–5 pm $130 $155 No Class April 20 No Class April 21

CAMP DAYS Kindergarten–Grade 6

Join Drumlin Farm for a day of camp during the school year! Camp Days includes some of our favorite summer activities such as all-camp gatherings, songs, games, cooking, meeting the animals, and exploring the sanctuary. This is a great way to learn about nature through the changing seasons of the year. During the March session, learn about maple sugaring and wildlife. In May, help prep the garden, pet the lambs, and look for salamanders. End the day with your parents joining us for a campfire and s’mores!

DATES DAYS TIMES MBR NONMBR March 4 Sat 9 am–3 pm $80 $100 May 6 Sat 9 am–3 pm $80 $100

YOUTH PROGRAMS YOUTH 16 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms TEEN PROGRAMS • WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS CLUB & SPRING WILDLIFE CARETAKERS

TEEN PROGRAMS • WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS CLUB Explore habitats and ecosystems at Drumlin Farm and around the state while learning about native wildlife. Participate in habitat-protection projects and data-collection field work with conservation scientists. Work with our Wildlife Care staff and learn how to prepare diets, enclosures, and enrichment for the animals. Learn about the natural histories of native animal species and how we can protect them in the field and care for them in captivity.

Join the Wildlife Biologist Club for the remainder of the school year! Three sessions remain at a prorated cost.

For more information, contact Robin Stuart: [email protected] | 781-259-2217

DATES DAY TIME MBR NONMBR March 19* Sun 12–4 pm April 9 Sun 1–3 pm $130 $150 May 14 Sun 1–3 pm *Program will take place off-site. Call for details. Price includes three sessions.

TEEN PROGRAMS • SPRING WILDLIFE CARETAKERS Thinking of a career working with wildlife? Join other like-minded teens to learn about wildlife health, animal enrichment, diet requirements, food preparation, and other related topics. Go behind the scenes and get a close-up experience under the guidance of our wildlife care staff.

For more information, contact Robin Stuart: [email protected] | 781-259-2217

DATES DAY TIME MBR NONMBR TEEN PROGRAMS Mar 26, Apr 30, May 21 Sun 1–3 pm $120 $140 Price includes three sessions.

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 17 TEEN PROGRAMS • PEREGRINE BIRDERS

TEEN PROGRAMS • PEREGRINE BIRDERS Ages 12–17

Develop birding skills, learn birding etiquette, form friendships, increase your environmental awareness, and have a great time with fellow birders.

Transportation from Drumlin Farm is provided for all off-site trips. For more information, contact Becky Gilles: [email protected] | 781-259-2223

MISSION POSSIBLE BIRD BANDING Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to seek out the Spring migration is happening now! Join us for a bird-banding unusual. We will search for the rarest birds reported during the workshop with Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Wildlife Sanctuary week from bird watchers’ sources. You never know where we in Newburyport. Learn about the migration patterns of will end up, but it will be a bird adventure! songbirds and see them up close as they are weighed and DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR measured. Enjoy the day birding around Newburyport. March 18 Sat 9 am–4 pm $42 $48 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 29 Sat 8:30 am–3:30 pm $42 $48 EYES ON BIRDS Join us as we explore the world of birding through online resources such as eBird, Massbird, and NABRA. Learn about • BIRD-A-THON FUNDRAISER • bird photography and cover some of the basics of birding as we BIRD-A-THON get ready for spring migration season. Over the course of 24 hours, birders throughout the state DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR will join together to find as many bird species as possible in a April 8 Sat 9 am–12 pm $15 $18 spirited effort to raise money to protect our state’s birds. The Teen Birders will help lead Drumlin Farm to victory as we look to bring home the winning cup! DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR May 13 Sat 7 am–5 pm $75 min. donation / Fundraising

TEEN PROGRAMS 18 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms ADULT PROGRAMS • BIRDING

ADULT PROGRAMS • BIRDING These programs offer opportunities to see and learn more about local birds, develop your abilities as a birder, and appreciate the wide variety of bird habitats and species in Massachusetts.

Advance registration required except where noted. Programs are also open to anyone age 14 and older with an adult. Loaner spotting scopes and binoculars available, but bring your own if possible.

PARKER RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE • THURSDAY MORNING BIRD WALKS • Pam Sowizral, Bob Lawson, Strickland Wheelock Kathy Seymour We will visit Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, the Join us as we explore local hot spots in search of late-winter Merrimack River, Salisbury Beach State Reservation, and several and early-spring birds. Call 781-259-2200, ext. BIRD (2473), sites in Newbury and Rowley for early migrants, while also the Wednesday before each walk for a recorded listing of the searching for wintering birds. Whether it is a snipe, yellowleg, exact time and location. Most walks run approximately 3 hours. teal, or shoveler, March migrants give us a preview of spring! Transportation will be provided from Drumlin Farm. Advance registration not available. Email [email protected] to DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR be added to email list. March 11 Sat 7:30 am–5 pm $70 $84 DATES DAY MBR NONMBR WOODCOCK WALK • Kathy Seymour March 30 Thurs $12 $14 Join us on this evening hike up the drumlin to view a most April 13 Thurs $12 $14 unusual and interesting courtship ritual of American woodcocks. April 27 Thurs $12 $14 The male’s display is a series of peents, twitters, and chirps as May 4 Thurs $12 $14 he first prances on the ground and then spirals rapidly upward, May 11 Thurs $12 $14 circles, and drifts down. This spectacle takes place in fields and May 18 Thurs $12 $14 shrubby wetlands of Drumlin Farm at twilight. May 25 Thurs $12 $14 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR March 23 Thurs 6–8:30 pm $26 $31 Pay in advance and save! Purchase four Thursday Morning Bird Walk sessions for $40 and attend four dates of your choice. Open to Mass Audubon members. Contact Pam Sowizral for details. ADULT PROGRAMS

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CAPE COD HIGHLIGHTS • Strickland Wheelock MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY • Brooke Stevens, Carol Jeffery Cape Cod in April offers a wonderful combination of wintering Ever since Mt. Auburn was established in 1831, it has been waterfowl and pelagic species mixed with early spring migrants a magnet for migrant species. Every spring, wood warblers and resident species. We’ll start at Scusset Beach scanning stop at this oasis during their migration north. We’ll have the canal and ocean for lingering loons, grebes, and sea ducks the opportunity to look for ovenbird, northern waterthrush, including king eider. Then on to Fort Hill and Nauset Light blackpoll, magnolia, and bay-breasted warblers, as well as many where returning ospreys, egrets, and pine warblers mix with other spring migrants. wintering species. Time permitting, we will visit Crane Wildlife DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Management Area to enjoy a wide range of field species. May 5 Fri 7–10 am $24 $29 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 1 Sat 7 am–5 pm $68 $80 • BIRD-A-THON FUNDRAISER • BIRDING BASICS • Kathy Seymour This is a fantastic introduction to all of our spring birding BIRD-A-THON AT MOUNT AUBURN CEMETERY programs. Both the lecture and field trip are designed to give Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney you confidence finding and identifying birds. You will learn a Join us for an exciting morning of birding in the beautiful simple approach to field identification and how to use your garden-like setting of Mount Auburn Cemetery, and be part of field guide. We’ll also share practical tips for choosing and using our annual Bird-a-thon fundraising event. Your program fee is binoculars and navigating birding resources. tax deductible and includes an autographed copy of Birds and Birding at Mount Auburn Cemetery by Christopher Leahy. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Lecture April 6 Thurs 7–9 pm $21 $25 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Field Trip April 8 Sat 8 am–12 pm $37 $44 May 7 Sun 7–11 am $60 $72

BIRDING BY EAR • Kathy Seymour, Bob Lawson This workshop will include two lectures and two field trips TUESDAY EVENING BIRDING • Kathy Seymour to learn techniques and hone our auditory skills. Spring While birds are most active in the morning, there is also a migrants and returning breeders in the process of establishing period of heightened activity at the end of the day as they look territories offer wonderful opportunities for a variety of sounds. for an evening meal before roosting for the night. Thrushes Participants may attend one or all of the sessions. grace woodlands with their flutelike melodies. Marshes come alive with the calls of bitterns, wrens, and blackbirds. These Lecture 1: Introduction, Birdsongs of Marsh and Field walks will begin at sites good for songbird migrants, and move Field Trip 1: Marshes & Fields to marshes and pine barrens to enjoy the magical dusk chorus. Lecture 2: Birdsongs of Forest & Woodland LOCATIONS DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Field Trip 2: Forests & Woodlands Concord May 9 Tues 5:30–9 pm $24 $29 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Wayland & May 16 Tues 5:30–9 pm $24 $29 Lecture 1 May 4 Thurs 7–9 pm $21 $25 Sudbury

Field Trip 1 May 6 Sat 7–11 am $37 $44 Bolton & May 23 Tues 5:30–9 pm $24 $29 Lecture 2 May 18 Thurs 7–9 pm $21 $25 Lancaster Field Trip 2 May 20 Sat 6:30 am–1:30 pm $52 $63

SUNDAY MORNING BIRDS AT DRUMLIN FARM • Pam Sowizral • NEW • The farm has a great variety of habitats and receives a mix of Kennebunk Plains • Kathy Seymour migrants and residents every spring. These walks are ideal for Kennebunk Plains encompasses more than 600 acres of open birders of all levels and particularly good for beginning birders sandplain grassland, an extremely limited habitat in New who want to learn more about identifying birds. Advance England. It hosts rare grassland species such as upland sandpiper, registration not available. Program meets at the admissions window. eastern meadowlark, bobolink, and more. We’ll visit when birds are actively establishing territory and attracting mates. This is a DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR great chance to view normally hard-to-find species. May 7 Sun 8–9:30 am $10 $12 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR May 21 Sun 8–9:30 am $10 $12 May 19 Fri 6 am–4 pm $68 $80 June 4 Sun 8–9:30 am $10 $12

ADULT PROGRAMS 20 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms ADULT PROGRAMS • BIRDING

GREAT BLUE HERON ROOKERY • John Hoye, Audrey McCarthy SHOREBIRDS AND SWALLOWS AT SUNSET • Kathy Seymour The Lyons-Cutler Reservation in Sudbury contains a beautiful Tens of thousands of shorebirds stop to feed on Plum Island’s variety of habitats, including a great blue heron rookery where extensive salt marshes on their way from Arctic breeding we can get close views of the domestic life of the herons and grounds to South American wintering grounds. Learn how hear their growling offspring. Around the swamp we might these birds have adapted to marathon migrations and hone also see eastern phoebe, kingfisher, northern flicker, and more. your ID skills. We will also experience the wonder of thousands The hike through the woods may produce several species of of swallows swirling in the air before they drop into the marsh warblers, Baltimore orioles, blue-headed vireos, and migrating to roost for the evening. flycatchers of various species. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR August 12 Sat 2–9:30 pm $58 $70 June 3 Sat 8–10:30 am $24 $29

QUABBIN RESERVATION • Strickland Wheelock PLUM ISLAND SHOREBIRDS • Kathy Seymour • NEW • We’ll hike into Quabbin Reservation to experience the Shorebird migration is in full swing by late August, with both diversity of birds and habitats. We’ll start with a hike along a good numbers and a diverse assortment of species. Plum Island stream known for having breeding Acadian flycatchers. Many and the Newburyport area are graced with extensive mudflats, species of warblers and vireos should be actively singing. We salt marsh, pond edges, and sandy beaches, which provide will go to the Federation of Women’s Club section and other essential feeding and roosting areas. We will share identification areas with ponds and beaver lodges, which provide homes for tips and information about the birds’ natural history. Along with hooded merganser, flycatchers, tanagers, and raptors. On the the regulars like least sandpipers, black-bellied plovers, and lake, we could find common loon, bald eagle, and swallows. This yellowlegs, we have a good chance of spotting stilt and white- is an excellent opportunity to see spring migrants at their peak rumped sandpipers. Other possibilities include Hudsonian and to experience the peace and serenity of this area. godwit, American golden plover, and American oystercatcher.

DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR June 24 Sat 7 am–5 pm $68 $80 August 25 Fri 9:30 am–4 pm $58 $70

RHODE ISLAND COAST • Strickland Wheelock The south coast of Rhode Island offers terrific locations for NIGHTHAWKS AND SWALLOWS • Kathy Seymour summer birding. At Napatree Point in Watch Hill we will hike In late summer, nighthawks pass through Massachusetts, the shoreline with many opportunities to observe juvenile and following river valleys as they wing their way to South adult terns plus several species of shorebirds—possibly black America. Open vistas along the Sudbury River at Heard’s Farm skimmer. We’ll explore the Quonochontaug marshes to look Conservation Area and Wash Brook offer perfect vantage for waders, clapper rail, and willow flycatcher. At Ninigret Park points from which to scan the sky for nighthawks. We’ll explore we will look for breeding northern bobwhite, red-shouldered the marsh, grassland, and orchards for other fall migrants hawk, and a variety of other passerines. We’ll visit Trustom Pond including eastern screech owls. National Wildlife Refuge to search for other resident birds. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR We’ll track down any rarities and possibly make a quick stop in Sept 6 Wed 5:30–8 pm $21 $24 Jamestown’s Marsh Meadows for little blue heron and ibis. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR July 8 Sat 7 am–5 pm $68 $80 • NEW • HAMMONASSET BEACH STATE PARK • Kathy Seymour SHOREBIRDS SIMPLIFIED • Kathy Seymour Hammonasset Beach, a Global Important Bird Area on Long The similarities among shorebirds make it seemingly impossible Island Sound in Connecticut, is a birder’s dream in fall migration. to confidently assign IDs. Luckily, there are a number of Large expanses of tidal marsh, sandy beach, and grassland techniques that make the process easier. We will learn how to attract shorebirds and wading birds, some of which can be recognize common species by their markings to serve as a base hard to locate in Massachusetts. Vast open areas are perfect for comparison. Then we will focus on using overall patterns for viewing peregrine falcon, merlin, American kestrel, northern in a flock and comparative size, shape, habitat, and behavior harrier, and other raptors migrating along the coast. At the to narrow your choices for shorebird ID. Recommended: Our same time, patches of mixed woodland are great songbird Shorebirds and Swallows trip and/or Plum Island Shorebirds trip. migrant traps. ADULT PROGRAMS Stokes Beginner’s Guide to Shorebirds is also recommended. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Sept 17 Sun 6 am–5 pm $75 $90 August 10 Thurs 7–9 pm $21 $25 Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 21 ADULT PROGRAMS • WEEKEND & OUT-OF-STATE BIRDING

ADULT PROGRAMS • WEEKEND & OUT-OF-STATE BIRDING We maintain a low participant-to-leader ratio for all of our overnight programs. As a result, our guests have an easier time finding and seeing wildlife, and leaders have more time for individualized interactions.

Fees include ground and boat transportation, interpretive materials, entrance fees, lodging, and breakfasts unless otherwise noted. Fees based on double occupancy rooms; optional single rooms available for a supplemental fee except where noted. These programs are open to everyone ages 18 and older.

Full itineraries and registration forms available at massaudubon.org/tours For more information contact Jennifer Riley: [email protected] | 781-259-2206

COLORADO: CHASING GROUSE ALASKA: GAMBELL EXTENSION Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney This trip is full. Contact Program Registrar Jennifer Riley to be Gambell is a Siberian Yupik village of about 650 people located placed on the waitlist: [email protected] or 781-259-2206. on the northwest tip of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. For birders, the amazing potential for high Arctic and Asian The Rocky Mountain State packs a tremendous variety of vagrants is Gambell’s primary draw. We will spend most of habitats and stunning scenery into a compact area. This our time within a few miles of the village. Huge colonies of translates to a wide variety of potential birds (and weather) on parakeet and least and crested auklets nest on cliffs within this trip. Late April is the prime time for viewing lekking grouse, walking distance. Northwest Point provides a “super-highway” and it gives us the opportunity not only to view resident birds, for migrating seabirds passing very close to the island, including but also lingering winter migrants and early spring arrivals. This Arctic and yellow-billed loons, dovekie, emperor goose, and will be a trip of great contrasts! many other seabirds and ducks. Three-centuries-old boneyards often hide vagrant passerines, with past sightings including DATE MBR NONMBR Eurasian bullfinch, hawfinch, and common cuckoo. The marsh April 19–26, 2017 $1,650 $1,980 about two miles from town is superb for shorebirds and typically yields several of the Asiatic species. DATE MBR NONMBR May 26–30, 2017 $2,900 $3,300

ADULT PROGRAMS 22 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms ADULT PROGRAMS • WEEKEND & OUT-OF-STATE BIRDING

ALASKA BLOCK ISLAND: BIRD MECCA Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney On our tour of Alaska’s premier birding destinations you will During our trip to Block Island we will explore the Mohegan see birds and mammals found nowhere else in the United Bluffs and the Maze, comb the beaches and marshes of Andy’s States, visit spectacular glaciers, fjords, mountains, forest, and Way, and hopefully witness a fallout of warblers and other tundra, and take in the lifestyle of hardy native cultures. We will migrants at North Point. This small, glacial island combines a spend 13 days exploring south-central (Anchorage and the large variety of habitats and spectacular scenery, and forms Kenai Peninsula), western (Nome), and southwestern (Pribilofs) a natural “trap” for land birds on their southward migration. Alaska—spending time in habitats ranging from tundra and Besides passerine migrants, the island has several locations for boreal forest to rivers, bays, and coastal cliffs. We will witness resting and feeding shorebirds and ocean birds. The ferry ride hundreds of thousands of birds migrating northward and to the island should produce shearwaters and petrels plus a settling into their breeding grounds. Shorebirds will be proudly few early sea ducks. Once on the island, we will bird the North displaying their summer plumage, waterfowl will be showing off Point area for warblers, vireos, and woodpeckers and walk the their brilliant colors, pelagic species will be decked out in their Maze—an area of low scrub vegetation—for mixed flocks of finest formal wear, and passerines will be singing heartily. Not to migrants. At Andy’s Way, we will find shorebirds, bitterns, and be ignored are mammals most of us have only seen in books herons, including yellow-crowned night heron. In the end, you and movies—orca, brown (grizzly) bear, musk ox, reindeer, will know Block Island in depth with all its charm, beauty, and Dall sheep, northern fur seal, and more. The backdrop for diversity of birds. Because it’s a small island, we are always near these unbelievable birds and mammals is an alien and utterly our hotel, with short drives to each site, and great seafood—a breathtaking landscape. In other words, this promises to be a semi-relaxing trip with awesome birds and beautiful habitats! trip of a lifetime! DATE MBR NONMBR DATE MBR NONMBR September, 2017: Dates coming soon! TBD TBD June 1–14, 2017 $7,250 $8,700 NEVADA TO ARIZONA: CONDORS, CANYONS, AND VEGAS ALASKA: DENALI EXTENSION Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney Strickland Wheelock, Kathy Seymour, Tia Pinney This trip to the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, and Las Denali National Park conjures images of caribou, moose, and Vegas offers an unsurpassed combination of natural splendor other impressive mammals set against a backdrop of majestic and spectacular birds. The area around Zion National Park has vistas. We will spend an entire day birding our way west golden eagle, band-tailed pigeon, Townsend’s warbler, and the along the southern edge of the Alaska Range, through tundra, critically endangered California condor. Pine forests on the boreal forest, spruce bogs, ponds, and streamside thickets. Kaibab Plateau and North Rim of the Grand Canyon offer The birding possibilities are outstanding, especially for boreal Cassin’s finch, Clark’s nutcracker, northern pygmy owl, and forest specialties like northern hawk owl, American three-toed the unique Kaibab squirrel. Just outside Las Vegas a surprising woodpecker, Bohemian waxwing, and white-winged crossbill. variety of pristine desert and mountain habitats awaits, along We will spend an entire day in Denali National Park learning with prairie falcon, Rufous hummingbird, LeConte’s thrasher, about the park’s ecology and history while enjoying spectacular Scott’s oriole, and so much more. On our final evening, we scenery and exciting birds such as golden eagle, gryfalcon, rock will descend upon the Strip for dinner and sightseeing—an ptarmigan, and Arctic warbler. Our return to Anchorage will unforgettable experience. be via the more direct, modern route on the George Parks DATE MBR NONMBR Highway, with stops along the way to fill in any target birds we September 20–26, 2017 $1,550 $1,860 may have missed and hopefully get great views of Denali from numerous vantage points along the way.

DATE MBR NONMBR June 14–19, 2017 $1,650 $1,980 ADULT PROGRAMS

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 23 ADULT PROGRAMS • NATURAL HISTORY & KNOW YOUR FOOD

ADULT PROGRAMS • NATURAL HISTORY & KNOW YOUR FOOD Our Know Your Food and Natural History programs offer the opportunity to engage with our natural world through hands-on and inquiry-based classes, walks, and workshops under the guidance of teacher- naturalists and local food artisans.

All programs are suitable for adults and children ages 14 and older with an adult.

BEEKEEPING FOR BEGINNERS • Mel Gadd WONDERS OF WOOL: ADVANCED FIBER ART • Kathy Seymour, This 5-session class provides an overview of backyard Tia Pinney beekeeping and will cover everything you need to get This class builds on basic skills and introduces new techniques started in this fascinating and productive hobby. Topics to expand your creative possibilities. We will learn about include bee biology, basics of beekeeping, locating hives, and using core wool, blending colors and textures, attaching body acquiring bees. We will cover all aspects of starting hives and parts, and imparting personality via posture and facial features. hive management. Whether you are just interested in knowing Previous needle felting experience is recommended. more about bees and beekeeping or you’d like to harvest your own honey by the fall, this is the class for you. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR March 11 Sat 1–4 pm $50 $60 DATES DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Feb 28–Mar 28 Tues 7–9 pm $100 $120 SIMPLE CHEESE MAKING • Tia Pinney, Robin Stuart Sample homemade cheeses while learning the skills • NEW • you need to make your own cheese at home! During this workshop, we will make and sample yogurt SAUSAGE MAKING & BEER TASTING W/ AERONAUT BREWING CO. cheeses, paneer, ricotta, and mozzarella. You will leave with Join Chef Ben Groppe, of The Honey Paw (Portland, samples, recipes, resources, and the confidence you need to ME), and Aeronaut Brewing Co. (Somerville, MA) pursue cheese making on your own. at the farm for the best pairing around: sausage and beer! In this workshop, you’ll learn the secrets to making DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR delicious sausage using Drumlin Farm-raised meat. We’ll enjoy March 18 Sat 12–4 pm $68 $82 our creations along with seasonal eats and a select pairing of Aeronaut Brewing Co. beer. Ages 21+ only. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR March 2 Thurs 6–9 pm $50 $60

ADULT PROGRAMS 24 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms ADULT PROGRAMS • NATURAL HISTORY & KNOW YOUR FOOD

NATURALIST WALKS • Tia Pinney SMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURE: SPRING IS HERE • Robin Wilkerson These excursions will focus on observing, exploring, and Experience a very successful home gardening set-up appreciating the world around us. We’ll cover habitats across with master gardener Robin Wilkerson. Learn how to the sanctuary from wetlands to uplands as we look for create a working compost system, prepare a garden amphibians, reptiles, mammals, flowering plants, trees, shrubs, bed, plant and transplant, divide herbs, prune, and choose cover lichens, fungi, insects, and birds. Each walk will focus on a crops. Robin has also integrated chickens into her small-scale particular area or habitat as we build our understanding of farm. Program located at a private residence. Directions will be ecological communities and our mutual interdependence. included in confirmation email. Preregistration is not available. Meet at the Nature Center. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATES DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 23 Sun 1–3 pm $30 $36 March 18 Sat 1–3:30 pm $12 $14 April 15 Sat 1–3:30 pm $12 $14 FUNGI FIELD WALKS • Jef Taylor May 20 Sat 1–3:30 pm $12 $14 Join us for a walk around the sanctuary to find as many fungi as we can. Learn about the crucial roles they have in the June 17 Sat 1–3:30 pm $12 $14 ecosystem, and methods for identifying mushrooms and other July 15 Sat 1–3:30 pm $12 $14 fungi in the field. While fall is considered fungi season in the August 19 Sat 1–3:30 pm $12 $14 Northeast, fungi are seasonally cyclical and different species can be found almost anytime except deep winter. KNIT-A-LONG WITH DRUMLIN YARN • Marianne Neuman, DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Renata Pomponi April 29 Sat 1–3:30 pm $26 $31 Create your own hat or scarf made with our Drumlin Farm June 18 Sun 1–3:30 pm $26 $31 yarn in this three-session class. Spend time with knitters and get help, tips, and instruction as needed while you work. We will July 16 Sun 1–3:30 pm $26 $31 visit the sheep that produce the wool for our yarn and learn about the journey from “sheep to shawl.” An understanding of knitting basics is recommended but all skill levels are welcome. • FARM FAVORITE • Patterns will be provided. AGED CHEESE MAKING • Tia Pinney, Robin Stuart In this workshop we will explore methods of creating DATES DAY TIME MBR NONMBR aged cheeses. We will learn about beneficial bacteria, Mar 22, Mar 29, Apr 12 Wed 6:30–8:30 pm $48 $58 curing for aged cheeses, creating a cheese cave, Price includes all three sessions. and building a cheese press. Join us for this continuation in the adventure of cheese making! Highly recommended: Simple AUDUBON SHOP EVENT • THROUGH A NATURALIST’S EYES: Cheese Making (p. 24) or previous similar experience. EXPLORING THE NATURE OF NEW ENGLAND DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Naturalist, musician, and author Michael Caduto will focus on April 29 Sat 12–4 pm $70 $84 the common loon. His presentation will include re-telling the indigenous story of the loon’s necklace, a life-sized sculpture of a loon, and a song. His new book, Through a Naturalist’s Eyes: Exploring the Nature of New England, will be available for signing AUDUBON SHOP EVENT • WILDFLOWERS OF MASSACHUSETTS and purchase. Teens and older children welcome to attend. Ted Elliman, staff botanist at the New England Wild Flower DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Society, will give a short presentation featuring the wildflowers April 2 Sun 1–3 pm $10 $10 of the natural habitats of Massachusetts, including mountain summits, forests, meadows, wetlands, and coastal environments. Elliman’s new book, The Wildflowers of New England, will be SOURDOUGH BREAD MAKING • Mimi Palmore, Emma Scudder available for signing and purchase. For those who would like Learn the age-old tradition of sourdough to join, we will hike the trails of Drumlin Farm, viewing and breadmaking. We will mix, knead, and shape loaves identifying the wildflowers along the way. to taste and take home. We’ll discuss the science of fermentation, which gives sourdough its notable flavor and DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR texture, and the merits of organic, local, and heirloom grains in Presentation May 7 Sun 1–2 pm Free Free ADULT PROGRAMS bread baking. Participants will leave with sourdough starter and Walk* May 7 Sun 2:15–3:45 pm $18 $20 the skills to make sourdough bread at home. *Advance registration required. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 8 Sat 1–4 pm $42 $50

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 25 ADULT PROGRAMS • NATURAL HISTORY & KNOW YOUR FOOD

HERBS THAT HEAL: AROMATHERAPY & TINCTURES • Becky Gilles, • NEW • Emma Scudder MEAD MAKING WORKSHOP • Mel Gadd Explore the fascinating history of herbalism around Straight from hive to bottle! Learn how to make the world, learn about the healing properties mead, an ancient wine made from honey, in this of common herbs, and discover the fine art of hands-on workshop with Drumlin Farm Beekeeper aromatherapy. Blend your own essential oils and tinctures to Mel Gadd. We’ll cover the history of this fascinating beverage, take home along with recipes and resources to continue your ingredient selection, and the steps to creating delicious mead. study of herbalism. Taste a variety of honeys and meads, and leave with your own bottle of mead to take home. Ages 21+ only. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR May 19 Fri 6:30–9 pm $40 $48 June 11 Sun 1–4 pm $50 $60 LANDSCAPING FOR WILDLIFE • Tia Pinney Your backyard has the potential to benefit native New England INSECTS FOR BEGINNERS • Linda Graetz wildlife and positively impact climate change. This program With more than a million species on earth, insects are will cover beneficial and beautiful native shrubs, perennials, capturing our attention in a positive way! We now know even grasses, and trees and how to utilize them in your landscape to more about how essential insects are to having a healthy, enhance the habitat value of your yard. We will also explore the sustainable environment. We will start with a discussion of six habitats of the sanctuary for inspiration. You will leave with the common insects and learn about their unique characteristics. resources you need to start your landscape transformation. We will then take a walk around the sanctuary and discuss tips DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR on how and where to find and observe insects. May 20 Sat 9:30 am–12 pm $26 $31 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR July 22 Sat 1–3:30 pm $26 $31 GROWING YOUR HERB GARDEN • Robin Wilkerson FERMENTATION 101 • Emma Scudder Learn all you need to know about planning, planting, We’ll explore more than just your basic cucumber and caring for your herb garden. Join Master Gardener pickle­—cauliflower, sweet pepper, eggplant, and even Robin Wilkerson in her herb garden, where she will watermelon also take to a salty brine! Learn the basics offer insights on seed starting, propagation, overwintering, and of lacto-fermentation pickling as we make our own pickles and perennial herb maintenance. Participants will go home with a sample a variety of Drumlin Farm pickled produce. Participants potted herb of their own. will take home their own fermentation project. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR May 21 Sun 1–3 pm $30 $36 Sept 8 Fri 7–9 pm $32 $38

WILD EDIBLES WALK • Russ Cohen JAMS AND PRESERVES • Robin Stuart, Tia Pinney The Greater Boston area is home to more than Fresh jams and preserves are an easy way to enjoy 100 species of edible wild plants and fungi, some of local produce in any season. With a few simple which are more nutritious and flavorful than their methods, you can make a variety of jellies and jams cultivated counterparts. Join Russ Cohen, expert forager and and preserve them through canning. This is a delicious way to author of Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten, for a walk eat local throughout the winter—if you can make them last around Drumlin Farm to learn about edible plant species. Russ that long! Take home samples and recipes to share. will provide identification tips, and talk about edible portions, DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR seasons of availability, preparation methods, and guidelines for safe and environmentally responsible foraging. Sept 23 Sat 1–4 pm $40 $48 DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR KIMCHI AT HOME • Emma Scudder May 24 Wed 6–9 pm $32 $38 Fermentation can turn something inedible or difficult to digest into something nourishing and delicious. Learn how to preserve your food using salt, garlic, and spices, sample our Drumlin Farm kimchi, and take home your own fermented project to carry you through the winter months. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR Sept 29 Fri 7–9 pm $32 $38

ADULT PROGRAMS 26 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms DRUMLIN FARM CAMP 2017

DRUMLIN FARM CAMP Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary • Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge • Wolbach Farm June–August 2017

Drumlin Farm Camp has provided children with memorable experiences in nature for more than 60 years. Campers ages 4–18 make new friends as they learn about nature and farming through hands-on activities, trail explorations, animal interactions, games, and more! We have three locations, each with programs led by trained counselors and teacher-naturalists.

For more information, contact Drumlin Farm Camp Office: [email protected] | 781-259-2244 DRUMLIN FARM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY • Pre-K–Grade 12 Located in Lincoln, Drumlin Farm has three different on-site • NEW • camp programs to choose from: Nature Camp, Farm Camp, CAMP DAYS • KINDERGARTEN–GRADE 6 and Mini Camp. New! Join Drumlin Farm for a day of camp during the school year! Camp days will include some of our favorite summer ASSABET RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE • Grade 2–5 activities, such as all-camp gatherings, songs, games, cooking, Our Assabet Camp offers three-day nature-focused programs. meeting the animals, and exploring the sanctuary. This is a great Camp is located at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in way to learn about nature through the changing seasons of the Sudbury. year. During the March session, learn about maple sugaring and wildlife. In May, help prep the garden, pet the lambs, and look WOLBACH FARM • Pre-K–Grade 1 for salamanders. End the day with your parents joining us for a Our Wolbach Camp offers three- and five-day nature-focused campfire and s’mores! Campers will be grouped by age. programs. Camp is located at Wolbach Farm in Sudbury, DATES DAYS TIMES MBR NONMBR headquarters of the Sudbury Valley Trustees. March 4 Sat 9 am–3 pm $80 $100 May 6 Sat 9 am–3 pm $80 $100 JOIN OUR SUMMER CAMP STAFF Develop and teach hands-on curriculum on farm and natural history topics. Experience with children and a knowledge of or interest in farming and natural history required. Camp WILDWOOD CAMP • RINDGE, NEW HAMPSHIRE experience a plus. Must be 19 or older. Are you looking for an overnight camp experience? Located on the shores of picturesque Hubbard Pond in southern New Send resume and cover letter to Becky Gilles, Camp Director Hampshire, Wildwood is a camp like no other! Campers ages [email protected] | 781-259-2223 9–17 have fun as they explore the outdoors, make friends, and develop self-confidence and leadership skills that last a lifetime. Wildwood Camp offers overnight sessions, family camp, leadership-in-training, and teen adventures!

For more information, contact the Wildwood camp office: 866-627- 2267 or visit massaudubon.org/wildwood Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 27 DRUMLIN FARM COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL

DRUMLIN FARM COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL Celebrating 10 years!

Join our community of preschool learners (ages 3–5) who explore fields, forests, and ponds; care for animals; participate in weekly farm chores; and observe wildlife. Our unique nature-based learning environment integrates math, art, science, music, and literacy while also providing hands- on experiences that support children in building language and motor skills, as well as confidence, independence, and cooperation with peers.

For more information, contact Jill Canelli: [email protected] | 781-259-2241

DAILY CURRICULUM STAFF Outdoor Play in Nature: Children have the opportunity to play, Each class is taught by highly qualified early childhood use their imagination, and interact with one another while also educators licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early exploring the changing landscape and various habitats around Education and Care. The maximum class size is the sanctuary. 15 students. Staff-to-child ratio is 1:5.

Farm Chores: Feeding the farm animals, milking the cow, HISTORY collecting eggs, and grooming the pony teach children about life Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary has been offering educational cycles and cooperation with each other and nature. programs for young children for more than 40 years. Drumlin Farm Community Preschool has been licensed by the Wildlife Sanctuary Explorations: Familiar habitat landmarks Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care since observed during the changing seasons infuse an emotional 2007. connection to the outdoors and provide a sense of discovery.

Wildlife Visits: Guided by staff, children learn about the • ALUMNI EVENT • appearance, behavior, habitat, and adaptations of our resident SAVE THE DATE: ALUMNI CELEBRATION • Sunday, May 21 reptiles, birds, and small mammals. Drumlin Farm Community Preschool is celebrating its 10-year anniversary! Join in the festivities as we reminisce about what Planting and Harvesting: Children are involved in the life cycle it was like growing up at Drumlin Farm. All alumni and their of growing food on the farm—from planting to harvesting and families are welcome to attend. More details will be announced tasting. Along with these hands-on experiences, they also learn closer to the date. We hope to see you there! about farming, soil, water, and plants.

28 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS

SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS We design our programs to support the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Science and Technology/Engineering frameworks. Students ask questions, plan and carry out investigations, analyze and interpret data, and communicate their learning through discussion and presentation.

For more information or a copy of our brochure, contact Robin Stuart: [email protected] | 781-259-2217

PROGRAMS AT THE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY homeschool programs Our on-site programs offer opportunities to investigate Our homeschool programs are designed to encourage children the ecology of New England habitats, and the adaptations to interact with nature through hands-on exploration and of animals and plants that live here. While students are out science-based learning, and with each other through group exploring, they have opportunities to use scientific tools, make building and games. Programs can take place at our wildlife observations, and experience real science in the field. sanctuary or at a location near you. Please sign up as a group.

Program Examples SCOUT programs Animal Investigations Ecology of Seeds and Plants We offer programs for all levels of Girl and Boy Scouts. Our From Farm to Market Habitats of New England programs help Scouts gain an appreciation and awareness of Maple Science nature while learning responsibility toward themselves, their peers, and their community. PROGRAMS AT YOUR SCHOOL Drumlin Farm’s outreach program brings our teacher-naturalists teacher workshops to your school. Programs may include bringing native wildlife Drumlin Farm offers professional development opportunities into the classroom or guided exploration of natural areas for teachers at your site or at our wildlife sanctuary. In our near your school. These experiences offer insight into unique workshops, we explore local habitats to learn about ecological adaptations and habitat needs of many Massachusetts species. principles, local habitats, and species identification, and how Our programs enrich natural history and science lessons and to teach these lessons in the classroom through a hands-on help build connections to the local environment. and inquiry-driven approach. We are a DOE-approved PDP provider and offer year-round science education courses to Program Examples classroom teachers. Wild Tales Seasonal Discovery Adaptable Animals Birds of Prey Soil Cyclers

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 29 ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS • LEAF

ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS • LEAF Leaders in Environmental Access for All (LEAF) at Drumlin Farm provides environmental education programs for people with accessibility and/or special needs. Trained teacher-naturalists teach our comprehensive adapted educational programming, and ensure that activities are inclusive for a broad range of abilities. We strive to increase the participation of children and adults of all abilities in environmental education programs.

Many existing programs can be adapted for accessibility needs. Please call ahead to find the program that is right for you, and let us know about your particular needs so that we may best prepare for your visit.

For more information, contact Erin Pitkin: [email protected] | 781-259-2247

ACCESSIBLE EXPLORATIONS VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS Discover life on a local farm with small group programs focused Our teacher-naturalists work with your program’s individual on engaging the senses through hands-on farm chores and needs to help incorporate vocational and transitional goals such exploration. Programs take place at Drumlin Farm Wildlife as job descriptions, task lists, resumé submittal, job applications, Sanctuary. See our online program catalog for more details. and interviews.

Program Areas: Internship Opportunities: Sensory Farm Explorations Farm Hand Intern Sensory Nature Explorations Ecological Studies Intern Wildlife Care Intern Field Trips and Outreach Programs Bring your school, camp, or other group to Drumlin Farm for unique, adapted educational programming, or let us come to you. Our trained teacher naturalists will provide an educational experience that is inclusive of all abilities and individualized to your group’s needs and preferences.

Supplemental Materials: Chaperone Lesson Packets Social Stories Accessible Terrain Locations

30 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms BIRTHDAY PARTIES • VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

BIRTHDAY PARTIES

BASIC PARTY • All ages • $275 THEME Party • AGES 5+ • $400 Explore the farm with a Drumlin Farm birthday host and Enjoy a tour of the farm, where children can milk a cow, meet discover what goes on every day. Add-on options include eagle- chickens, build mouse habitats, and pet our domestic rabbits, eye exploration, hot cocoa and a story, or a hayride (in season). depending on the theme you pick. Limited to 15 children, 25 Limited to 25 participants (including adults). total participants (including adults). Additional cost for add-ons. Call for details.

Birthday parties include use of either the Pond House or the Turkey House from September through mid-June. For more information, contact our registrar: 781-259-2206 | [email protected].

New this year: Make a deposit before April 1 to receive $25 off regular price!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Drumlin Farm offers a variety of exciting volunteer opportunities and internships for people of all interests and experience levels. Volunteers are valued members of the Mass Audubon team and provide an important link to our local communities.

For more information, contact Pam Sowizral: [email protected] | 781-259-2205 farm ambassadors • Ages 16+ farmHANDS • AGES 15+ Join us for this docent-styled program where you educate our Learn about sustainable agriculture as you help with field visitors about nature and farming. chores such as mulching, thinning, weeding, and harvesting. farmstand volunteer • Ages 16+ VACATION WEEKS • Ages 15–18 Hand out recipe cards, set up tastings, and sell vegetables at our Assist our teacher-naturalists with nature exploration, crafts, and farm stand. activities for young children. DRUMLIN FARM SPECIAL EVENTS • Ages 16+ Prepare and serve food, help with admissions and parking, and clean up! See Drumlin Farm special events page for more info.

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 31 AUDUBON SHOP AT DRUMLIN FARM • DRUMLIN FARM WISH LIST

AUDUBON SHOP AT DRUMLIN FARM Tuesday–Sunday • 10 am–5 pm • Open Monday Holidays shop.massaudubon.org SPRING OPTICS SALE • MARCH 31–APRIL 9 AUDUBON SHOP EVENT • WILDFLOWERS OF MASSACHUSETTS Mass Audubon members can enjoy discounts on optics from Ted Elliman, staff botanist at the New England Wild Flower binoculars to scopes. Let us help you find just the right item for Society, will give a short presentation featuring the wildflowers you! Call for details: 781-259-2214 of the natural habitats of Massachusetts. Elliman’s new book, The Wildflowers of New England, will be available for signing and AUDUBON SHOP EVENT • THROUGH A NATURALIST’S EYES: purchase. We will then hike the trails of Drumlin Farm, viewing EXPLORING THE NATURE OF NEW ENGLAND and identifying the wildflowers along the way. Naturalist, musician, and author Michael Caduto will focus on DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR the common loon. His presentation will include re-telling the Presentation May 7 Sun 1–2 pm Free Free indigenous story of the loon’s necklace, a life-sized sculpture of a loon, and a song. His new book, Through a Naturalist’s Eyes: Walk* May 7 Sun 2:15–3:45 pm $18 $20 Exploring the Nature of New England, will be available for signing *Advance registration required. and purchase. Teens and older children welcome to attend. DATE DAY TIME MBR NONMBR April 2 Sun 1–3 pm $10 $10 DRUMLIN FARM WISH LIST It takes a lot to keep our programs strong! Do you have any of the items listed below in good, working condition? If so, we’d be so grateful if you would consider giving them to Drumlin Farm.

To schedule a dropoff, contact Operations Manager Carrie Flood: [email protected] | 781-259-2202 educational programs LIVESTOCK AND CROPS PROGRAMS • Garden gloves (child or adult size) • Wheelbarrows • Mason jars volunteering • Potting soil • Hand pruners • Mulch • Dandelion weeders • Child-sized wheelbarrows • Outdoor thermometers VISITOR SERVICES • Electronic rain gauge • Child-sized folding wheelchairs • Pots and pans • Folding strollers wildlife care maintenance • Large lab mouse/rat cages • Golf cart, in good running condition • Plastic reptile/small animal cages • Pickup truck, in good running condition • Dog/cat carriers with metal doors • Clean plastic infant toys 32 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms LANDSCAPES FOR LEARNING CAMPAIGN UPDATE

LANDSCAPES FOR LEARNING CAMPAIGN UPDATE Thanks to the generosity of hundreds of families, individuals, and institutional funders, critical investments in the farmyard and sanctuary continue to strengthen Drumlin Farm’s educational and conservation programs, enhancing the experiences of all who come here to explore and learn.

COMPLETE: NEW ENGLAND WILDLIFE EXPLORATIONS CRITICAL GOAL: ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER Please come visit our latest addition to the farm: New We are actively raising funds to support the construction of England Wildlife Explorations. On the site of the old Drumlin Drumlin Farm’s Environmental Learning Center, with a goal of Underground, there is now an interactive wildlife exhibit breaking ground in September 2017. This facility will enable our highlighting the rich diversity of the New England edge habitat, team of environmental educators to be even more effective in where forest meets field. There you will find our beautiful silver- connecting people of all ages to the natural world around them, coated red fox in his spacious new surroundings, where native inspiring curiosity, passion, and action. We are thrilled to be shrubs and stone outcrops provide a variety of places for him working with William Maclay Architects of Waitsfield, Vermont, to hide and relax in the sun. A “Fox-Cam” allows you to see to design a structure that will be green, educational, functional, what he does when no one is looking, and to watch how his beautiful, accessible, built to last, and home base to 15 full- behavior changes throughout the day and night. Smaller visitors time, 40 part-time, and 100 seasonal educators. can pretend that they are in the fox’s subterranean home while burrowing in the new “imagination den.” Wildlife display cases ONGOING: making drumlin farm a place for everyone let you see the smaller animals of the edge habitat up close— One of the principal objectives of Landscapes for Learning mammals, insects, and wetland species. is expanding Drumlin Farm’s role as a place where people of all backgrounds and abilities are able to connect with the Drumlin Farm is grateful for the generosity of all those who natural world. Over the past several years, we have removed made this exhibit possible. In particular, we want to recognize physical barriers and created new multi-sensory nature the extraordinary leadership of the General William Mayer experiences that are accessible to a broader population. We Foundation, Intel Corporation, Ogden Codman Trust, the Reichert have established a Special Education Coordinator position Samanta family, and the Vandebroek - del Alamo Family Fund. to deepen our programs for people with a range of abilities Essential funding was also provided by the Massachusetts Cultural and challenges. Our endowment and operating funding for Facilities Fund, a program of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, programs that support the diversity of the Drumlin Farm administered through a collaborative arrangement between community are growing, thanks to the many generous donors MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. who have invested in this initiative.

For more information, or to learn how you can help fund the Landscapes for Learning Campaign, please contact Polly Reeve at 781-259-2239 or [email protected].

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 33 DRUMLIN FARM SPRING & SUMMER CSA

DRUMLIN FARM SPRING & SUMMER CSA Our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program features fresh, local produce grown sustainably in the fields of Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA. We also partner with local fruit growers to provide additional options.

For more information, visit massaudubon.org/drumlincsa or email [email protected]

OUR GROWING PRACTICES We keep our soils healthy with these sustainable practices:

We rest 20% of our crop fields each season. We spread our own compost on the fields. We suppress weeds with straw rather than plastic mulch, building soil organic matter. We never use chemical herbicides or pesticides.

These practices enhance a living soil system that does not require irrigation, creating vibrant flavors that come from vital soils.

SHARE OPTIONS ADD-ON OPTIONS

Spring Share • $100 Pick-your-own Veggies • $100 Four weeks of freshly harvested herbs and vegetables such as Harvest strawberries, cherry tomatoes, soy beans, and more cut greens, radishes, sweet salad turnips, and head lettuce. with the guidance of our farmers.

Full Share • $675 Pick-your-own Flowers • $100 Enjoy an assortment of seasonable produce, such as lettuce, Pick fresh flowers, including zinnias, sweet william, salvia, and carrots, beets, radishes, herbs, broccoli, kale, and more! dahlias. We will help you arrange your selection into a bouquet!

Every-Other-Week Share • $350 Fruit Share • Pricing Varies Receive the full amount of the regular share on a biweekly We partner with Autumn Hills Orchard in Groton, MA, to basis. provide you with peaches, apples, pears, plums, and grapes.

Boxed Share • $50/full share, $25/every-other-week share Have your share pre-packed and reserved for you.

34 Register online: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms DRUMLIN FARM CALENDAR SPRING/SUMMER 2017 Sign up at massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms MARCH MAY JUNE Bird-a-thon Dairy Day Pancake Breakfast Saturday, May 13 Saturday, June 3 Saturday & Sunday All ages All ages March 11 & 12 Support the Drumlin Farm team June is National Dairy Month! Milk All ages for Mass Audubon’s annual Bird- a cow, taste homemade butter, and Enjoy a hearty farmer’s a-thon fundraiser! Visit pages 14, celebrate with crafts, games, and breakfast and visit our maple 18, & 20 for related programs or more. Special fees apply. grove! Registration required. APRIL contact psowizral@massaudubon. org to donate to our team. Woolapalooza April Vacation Week Friday Evening Hayrides Monday–Friday, April 17–21 and Campfire Saturday, March 25 Friday Evening Hayrides Friday, June 16 All ages Ages 4–12 and Campfire All ages Our annual sheep-shearing Turn out-of-school time Friday, May 19 Take a hayride around the festival! Say hello to our into out-of-doors time at All ages farmyard and enjoy s’mores by the newborn lambs, watch the farm! Visit pages 6–7 for Take a hayride around the fire. Regular hayrides also run from border collies herd, and details. farmyard and enjoy s’mores by the late April to Thanksgiving! more. Special fees apply. fire. Regular hayrides also run from Wonders of Wildlife late April to Thanksgiving! Series Programs Saturday, April 29 Strawberry Day All ages All ages Drumlin Farm Saturday, June 17 • NEW • Have you ever seen All ages Our Series Programs start in Community Preschool April. Sign up at massaudubon. a raptor up close? Join us for It’s time for the strawberry harvest! our first Discovery Day at Alumni Celebration Pick your own strawberries and org/drumlinprograms. the farm! Details on page 2. Sunday, May 21 meet berry-loving animals. Details All ages on page 2 . Drumlin Farm CSA Register for Camp! Join us for our 10-year anniversary! Reserve your share of our Ages 4–17 Reminisce about being a Drumlin Camp Begins! Spring and Summer CSA! Camp starts in June! Sign up Farm kid and meet other alumni Monday, June 19 Details at massaudubon.org/ online at massaudubon.org/ who love the outdoors like you! The first official day of camp is drumlincsa drumlinprograms. More details closer to event date. here! Sign up for future sessions at massaudubon.org/drumlincamp. DRUMLIN FARM CALENDAR SPRING/SUMMER 2017 Sign up at massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms

JUNE Sunday Morning Yoga Friday Evening Hayrides SEPTEMBER Summer Music Series Sunday, July 23 and Campfire Fall Harvest Ages 14+ Friday, June 23 Friday, August 18 Celebration Join BURN Fitness Studio’s Lena All ages All ages Saturday, September 16 Rakijian for a summer vinyasa flow Take a hayride around the • NEW • Bring a picnic to share All ages at the farm. farmyard and enjoy s’mores by the with friends and family as you Watch cooking demos, take fire. Regular hayrides also run from listen to local artists play against a tour of our fields, and meet late April to Thanksgiving! the backdrop of the farm. animals that love to visit the garden at our last Discovery Day Summer Music Series of the year. Friday, August 25 All ages Friday Evening Hayrides • NEW • Bring a picnic to share with friends and family as you and Campfire listen to local artists play against Friday, September 8 & 15 the backdrop of the farm. All ages Take a hayride around the farmyard and enjoy s’mores by AUGUST the fire. Regular hayrides also run Sunday Morning Yoga from late April to Thanksgiving! Sunday, August 6 & 20 Ages 14+ Moon Over Drumlin JULY Join BURN Fitness Studio’s Lena Saturday, September 23 Rakijian for a summer vinyasa flow Ages 21+ at the farm. Summer Music Series Enjoy a live auction and mouthwatering tastings, featuring Friday, July 14 our fresh meat and produce, at All ages our annual farm-to-table gala. • NEW • Bring a picnic to share with friends and family as you Sign up for all programs and listen to local artists play against events at massaudubon.org/ the backdrop of the farm. drumlinprograms GENERAL INFORMATION

DIRECTIONS TO DRUMLIN FARM HOURS Driving: Drumlin Farm is on Rt 117 in Lincoln. The entrance is Tuesday–Sunday, 9 am–5 pm, March–October 4.5 miles west of the Rt 117 overpass at Rt 128 and 0.5 miles 9 am–4 pm, November–February east of the intersection of Rtes 117 and 126. Look for the Drumlin Farm sign and entrance on the south side of Rt 117. Closed Mondays, except holidays Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day Public Transportation: Take the Fitchburg line from Boston’s Closed Wednesday, September 13, for annual staff meeting North Station to Lincoln Station. Walk south (away from the Shopping Center) two blocks south on Lincoln Rd to the Barns and buildings close 15 minutes prior to the closing time. intersection with Rt 117. Cross Rt 117, turn left, and walk on the paved path that leads into Drumlin Farm. Follow the paved GENERAL ADMISSION path to the Nature Center to check in. $9 Adults Visit MBTA.com for scheduling and maps $6 Children (ages 2–12) and Seniors Free for Mass Audubon members and children under age 2 PROGRAM REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION THREE WAYS TO REGISTER Visit: massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms Call: 781-259-2206, Mon–Fri, 10 am–4 pm Mail: Download a PDF at massaudubon.org/drumlinprograms

THINGS TO KNOW • Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary is a dynamic environment. We may make changes to the program to take advantage of new opportunities or to ensure the safety of the visitors and the animals we care for. • Preregistration is required for all programs unless otherwise noted. • Register early to prevent program cancellation due to low enrollment. • On the first day of each class, please check in at the Visitor Services window at the Nature Center to find out where your class will be meeting. • Dress comfortably. • In programs with a farm-to-food connection, snacks from the farm may be incorporated. Please let us know if program participants have food allergies prior to the start of the program.

PLEASE NOTE: Online registration may be faster when we’re especially busy. Payment in full is due at the time of registration, with the exception of some off-site trips. Confirmation and any further information regarding your registration will be sent by email or mail. Please read your confirmation letter carefully to make sure all information is correct and take note of the special instructions and directions section for links to further information pertaining to your program. Filled Courses/Wait List: If the program of your choice is full, you will be placed on a wait list. If you do not wish to remain on the wait list, please notify the Registrar. If space becomes available, we will notify you at least 24 hours in advance of the class. Cancellation/Refund Policy: To receive a course refund, you must notify the Registrar at 781-259-2206 at least one week prior to the first class meeting. Fees will be forfeited for late cancellations. Drumlin Farm reserves the right to change programs, schedules, and instructors, and to cancel classes due to low enrollment. A full refund will be issued if Drumlin Farm cancels the program. There are no refunds for special events. Weather: All on-site programs run rain, shine, or light snow. For off-site programs or in case of extreme weather, call 781-259-2200, press 2 then 3, and listen to a recorded message listing any cancelled programs. For programs that list a rain or cloud date, we recommend that you hold the alternate date open. No refunds will be given if the class is switched to its alternate date and you are unable to attend.

Spring | Summer Programs & Events 2017 37 Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Boston, MA Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary Permit No. 56881 208 South Great Road Lincoln, MA 01773 massaudubon.org/drumlinfarm

Mass Audubon protects 36,500 acres of land throughout Massachusetts, saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all. As Massachusetts’ largest nature conservation nonprofit, we welcome more than a half million visitors a year to our wildlife sanctuaries and 20 nature centers. From inspiring hilltop views to breathtaking coastal landscapes, serene woods, and working farms, we believe in protecting our state’s natural treasures for wildlife and for all people–a vision shared in 1896 by our founders, two extraordinary Boston women. Today, Mass Audubon is a nationally recognized environmental education leader, offering thousands of camp, school, and adult programs that get over 225,000 kids and adults outdoors every year. With more than 125,000 members and supporters, we advocate on Beacon Hill and beyond, and conduct conservation research to preserve the natural heritage of our beautiful state for today’s and future generations. We welcome you to explore a nearby sanctuary, find inspiration, and get involved. Learn how at massaudubon.org.