President, Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
The Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge are proud to have been part of a private-public partnership that restored the Upper Childs River, a massive undertaking led by the Falmouth Rod & Gun Club, and the Sporting, Safety, Conservation, and…
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The Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) is listed as one of Thirty Great American Places according to Trout Unlimited, who complied the list. “This Massachusetts refuge — a blend of salt marshes, cranberry bogs, Atlantic white cedar swamps, freshwater marshes,…
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Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve/MA Department of Conservation & Recreation is seeking qualified applicants for the following full-time positions: Stewardship Coordinator – apply Research Associate – apply
A volunteer team from the Friends of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge recently responded to shore-up a leaning osprey nest platform. The nest site is in the marsh overlooking the Great River/Jehu Pond estuary in Mashpee. It was reported by…
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The Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) has announced their 2022 Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinar Series! Co-presented by the Monarch Joint Venture and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center, this free monthly series explores the latest in monarch…
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Hello Refuge Friends! We’re excited to send out our Winter 2022 Newsletter! The latest edition is full of news and other valuable information you won’t want to miss! It highlights some of our major accomplishments over the past several months,…
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Long marginalized and misrepresented in U.S. history, the Wampanoags are bracing for the 400th anniversary of the first Pilgrim Thanksgiving in 1621. The Washington Post. By Dana Hedgpeth (November 4, 2021) PLYMOUTH, Mass. — “Overlooking the chilly waters of Plymouth…
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On September 23, 2021, the Friends participated in an event sponsored by the Falmouth Rod & Gun Club and the Sporting, Safety, Conservation & Education Fund to celebrate the completion of the Childs River Restoration Project in Falmouth. Speakers at…
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The Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge were among 8 volunteers on October 6, 2021, who planted and watered shrubs, trees and flowering plants in the Falmouth Rod & Gun Club’s fields adjacent to the Childs River Restoration project. Planting…
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