APRIL 25, 2025…..New England’s largest nature-based conservation organization is pressing forward to address the impending threats of climate change and biodiversity loss across Massachusetts while maneuvering through a moment of federal hostility to conservation and clean energy efforts.

Mass Audubon, at 129 years old, is leading the push for an increase in state conservation investments. Its president and CEO, David O’Neill, has spent years in the conservation sector at organizations like the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the National Audubon Society. He’s now at the helm of the 160,000-member nonprofit that leverages both public and private funding to conserve and restore land, advocate for environmental policies and offer educational programs.