{"id":759,"date":"2020-03-18T17:47:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T17:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=759"},"modified":"2020-03-18T17:47:51","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T17:47:51","slug":"rhode-island-audubon-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=759","title":{"rendered":"RHODE ISLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000095;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\">Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium Closed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000095;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\">in Response to COVID-19<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-760 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B-RI-AUD-Cedar-Waxwing-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000095;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\">All Audubon Facilities are Closed Through March 31, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000095;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"background: white;\">March Nature Walks and Programs are Cancelled<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000095;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-761 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B-RI-AUD-wildlife-refuges-system-color-map-2013-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"361\" height=\"214\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; color: #000095;\">In support of efforts to stem the outbreak of COVID-19, the Audubon Society of Rhode Island is temporarily closing the Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol, RI to the public.\u00a0\u00a0All Audubon programs, classes, and events are also cancelled. We are looking to reopen on March 31, 2020 but will be making decisions based on guidelines from the Rhode Island Department of Health.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; color: #000095;\">For those who have signed up for a program that has been cancelled, Audubon will refund registration fees. But individuals may also make the choice to convert your fee into a donation. This would help us to weather the economic fallout of the virus.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000095;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\">In this time of uncertainty, walks in nature can provide a much needed source of stress relief.\u00a0Audubon encourages the public to use the outdoor trails at the Nature Center and Aquarium, as well as trails on all of Audubon\u2019s other public wildlife refuges across the state.\u00a0\u00a0For a listing of wildlife refuges and trail maps, visit\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-762 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/B-RI-AUD-AudubonRI_LOGO.1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000095;\"><span style=\"color: #950000;\"><a style=\"color: #950000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asri.org\/hike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\">www.asri.org\/hike<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; color: #000095;\">We believe a temporary closure of the Nature Center and Aquarium and other facilities at this time is the best preventative action to take in order to help keep our members, community, and staff safe.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000095;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\">We look forward to welcoming you back when the Nature Center and Aquarium reopens. Updates will be posted on\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #950000;\"><a style=\"color: #950000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\">www.asri.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium Closed in Response to COVID-19 All Audubon Facilities are Closed Through March 31, 2020 March Nature Walks and Programs are Cancelled In support of efforts to stem the outbreak of COVID-19, the Audubon Society of Rhode Island is temporarily closing the Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol, RI to the<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=759\" class=\"themebutton2\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?author=1"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium Closed in Response to COVID-19 All Audubon Facilities are Closed Through March 31, 2020 March Nature Walks and Programs are Cancelled In support of efforts to stem the outbreak of COVID-19, the Audubon Society of Rhode Island is temporarily closing the Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol, RI to theRead&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=759"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":764,"href":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759\/revisions\/764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}