Planting Seeds: My Americorps Cape Cod Journey
(By Kaycee Doherty) At the start of this year, I chose to work with the Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge as one of my independent placements (IP) for my …
Cleanup and Planting at Jehu Trailhead
When you want a transformation, who do you call? AmeriCorps Cape Cod of course! The Friends of Mashpee NWR along with Mashpee Conservation had a big project of removing endless …
Eastern Massachusetts NWR Complex Seeks Public Comment on Draft Compatibility Determination
Eastern MA National Wildlife Refuge Complex is seeking public review and comment on a Draft Compatibility Determination for Wildlife Dependent Recreation Activities including Environmental Education & Interpretation and Wildlife Observation …
Managing Sandplain Grassland Community and Diversifying Habitats Through a Prescribed Burn
The Town of Falmouth recently completed prescribed burns at the Coonamessett fields within the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge in Falmouth. Thanks to USFWS funding support, they were able to complete …
2024 Annual Meeting
If you missed our 2024 Annual Meeting on April 8th, 2025, we reviewed what was a very busy year in just over an hour! The sides summarizing our 2024 achievements …
Friends Of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge: Volunteers Make A Difference
Read the article in the Mashpee Enterprise on April 6th by AmeriCorps Cape Cod Member Kaycee Doherty about the how Board members were drawn to volunteer to the group and …
New Eco-Friendly Visitor Center Planned For Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
Read the article in the Mashpee Enterprise on March 28th by AmeriCorps Cape Cod Member Kaycee Doherty. The Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge is eager to get started on construction of …
Kinglets: Crowns of a Different Kind
On my first day serving with Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, as we were gathering signs from our recent “Walk for the Wild” event along Great Hay Road in …
AmeriCorps Member Kaycee Doherty
My name is Kaycee Doherty, and I am a recent graduate of Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina and a current member of AmeriCorps Cape Cod here in Barnstable County. …
Eagle Scout “Rabbitat” Project Completed
During the past month, volunteer Boy Scouts from Troop 42, under the leadership of Eagle Scout candidate, Griffin Jones, installed an interpretive panel along the trail leading from Red Brook …