Returning Cranberry Bogs to Nature: The Green Exit Strategy
Returning Cranberry Bogs to Nature: The Green Exit Strategy – A recent report by Sam Houghton and WCAI radio, NPR radio for Cape Cod & the Islands, “Returning Cranberry Bogs …
From the New York Times… Don’t Get Between a Caterpillar and Its Milkweed
In the 1969 children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” the tiny protagonist spends a week snarfing his way through a smorgasbord of fruits, meats, sugary desserts and, finally, a nourishing …
GreatNonprofits 2020 Top-Rated Organization
GreatNonprofits 2020 Top-Rated Organization – Friends Of The Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge has been named a “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and …
2020 Friends of MNWR Annual Meeting
2020 Friends of MNWR Annual Meeting. The 2020 Annual Meeting of the Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (FMNWR) will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 5:00pm. All …
Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinar Series
Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinar Series The Monarch Joint Venture (MJV), in partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), is hosting a series of webinars on monarch biology, monitoring, …
September marks the start of fall hunting – Be safe!
September marks the start of fall hunting. Important Seasonal Reminder from the MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. (reported by the 300 Committee Land Trust) The return of cooler weather …
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Fails to Designate Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Fails to Designate Critical Habitat for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee. As reported by the Xerces Society on 9/1/2020: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service …
The David Ross Palmer Environmental Hero Award
The David Ross Palmer Environmental Hero Award. This award is named for the late David Ross Palmer, founder and first president of the Friends (1995-2000), who was a champion of …
MNWR Partner, Orenda, Announces New Executive Director
MNWR Partner, Orenda, Announces New Executive Director. In their Spring 2020 newsletter, Orenda Wildlife Land Trust, a partner of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR), announced Jeff Thibodeau as its …
New Pollinator Boxes!
New Pollinator Boxes! Senior Environment Corps (SEC) recently constructed new nest boxes for our pollinator gardens using COVID-19 CDC social distancing guidelines. These boxes mimic the typical nesting habitat for …