Teen Naturalist Club at IRWS: Spring/Summer Series

Join Mass Audubon for their Teen Naturalist Club at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield Massachusetts!

Explore a variety of local ecosystems such as a salt marsh, a freshwater river, or a tide pool on the beach. Take part in wildlife data collection in tide pools and vernal pools and engage in conservation projects such as a macroinvertebrate study or a horseshoe crab count in this exciting science and conservation club for teens in this six-program session series.

For teens (13-18 years)

Here are the tentative topics and projects for this Spring (subject to change as new opportunities and interests arise):

Saturday, March 14| 2-5 pm: Coastal Erosion Road Trip, Newburyport
Saturday, March 28 | 2-5 pm: Geocaching & Geology, North Andover
Saturday, April 11 | 2-5:pm: Vernal Pool Life Haverhill
Saturday, May 2 | 5-8pm: Seining at Great Neck, Ipswich
Saturday, May 9 | 2-5 am: Early Morning Birding, Topsfield
Saturday, June 6 | 2-5 pm: Pond Edge Exploration, Amesbury

When:

Saturday, March 14, 2026 2-5 pm

Saturday, March 28, 2026 2-5 pm

Saturday, April 11, 2026 2-5 pm

Saturday, May 2, 2026 5-8 pm

Saturday, May 9, 2026 2-5 pm

Saturday, June 6, 2026 2-5 pm

Location:

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

Prices:

Mass Audubon Members: $198 for 6 Sessions

Non-Members: $235 for 6 Sessions

Phone:

978.462.9998

Email:

ipswichriver@massaudubon.org

Link(s):

Teen Naturalist Club: Spring/Summer Session

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