A Public Talk by Jonah Keane Sanctuary Director for the Connecticut River Valley

Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 2 pm

Danks Pond Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary

Massachusetts Audubon’s new Sanctuary Director for the Connecticut River Valley will discuss the history of Massachusetts Audubon, statewide and locally. New England’s largest conservation organization is also the oldest Audubon Society in the country with a long legacy of conservation, education and advocacy. The talk, which will include satellite images and photos of conservation land, will also cover current activities and priorities of Massachusetts Audubon in the Valley. These include management of grasslands for bird habitat and connecting children to nature through camp, preschool and school group programs. One of Arcadia’s priorities is expanding the reach of environmental education programs to new populations.

Aerial View Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary

Jonah Keane is the Sanctuary Director for Massachusetts Audubon’s Connecticut River Valley Sanctuaries and is based at Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton and Northampton. He started in his position in January after nine years working with the Student Conservation Association, mostly as a state and regional Program Director. Mr. Keane received a MS in Forest Ecology and served as an environmental educator with the Peace Corps in Bolivia. The talk is free and open to the public. The talk is being held in conjunction with A Year in Arcadia by Jeffrey Gatrall, a Contemporary Art at Historic Northampton exhibition. A Year in Arcadia features twelve paintings documenting the seasonal changes on a farm near the Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary. The exhibition is on view through October 4th.