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New director takes the helm at Whittemore Wildlife Sanctuary


Joy Logan



 

TEWKSBURY — The Whittemore Wildlife Sanctuary has named Joy Logan as it new director.

Logan, who received a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from North Carolina State University, is working on her master’s degree in Parks, Recreation, Sports and Tourism Management, which she expects to complete in May.

Before moving to the area when her husband was relocated for his job she spent six years at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary, N.C. There she fell in love with teaching people about nature.

Nature programs at Whittemore are held year-round. Spring camps for children start March 25 and go though early April.

On May 9 the annual Children’s Garden Quilt Day will be held. Each year, young students from local schools start vegetable seedlings and then plant them in the Children’s Garden. All produce from the harvest is given to local food banks.

The sanctuary also has a new

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