Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick, Massachusetts, spans 624 acres of wetlands, ponds, woodland, river edge, and trails that support more than 175 bird species and other wildlife. The land lies within the ancestral territory of the Massachusett people and later became part of Natick, one of John Eliot’s Praying Towns in 1651. From the 1690s into the early 20th century, mills built by Thomas Sawin, his family, and later John Andrew Morse shaped the landscape, leaving foundations and millstones still visible. In the 20th century, donated lands formed the sanctuary, which now combines conservation, recreation, and education in a landscape layered with Indigenous, colonial, industrial, and environmental history.

Natick, Massachusetts · USA