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Friends Repair Osprey Nest Platform
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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2022 MJV Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinar Series
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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Winter 2022 Newsletter
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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Thanksgiving anniversary: Wampanoag Indians regret helping Pilgrims 400 years ago – The Washington Post
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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Childs River Restoration Celebration
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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Friends of Mashpee NWR Continue to Support and Foster the Falmouth Rod & Gun Club’s Monarch and Pollinator Restoration Project
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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Providing a Friendly hand with the Wampanoag Preserve Our Homeland (POH) 2021 Tribal Youth Summer Camp
The 9th year of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal (MWT) Youth Camp was another success! Since 2012, tribal youth have participated in a month-long, hands-on interactive Summer Science Program, serving 6th, 7th, and 8th grade native students. This is a partnership…
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Fisher Cat Observed in Mashpee
This week, the Friends received a report that a fisher cat was observed near the Mingo Conservation Area. It appeared to be a baby and was possibly injured. We suggested contacting the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center at 508-362-0111. It is…
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New Pollinator Garden at Red Brook Road Trailhead
Friends of MNWR Help Create New Pollinator Garden at Red Brook Road. Spring is eternal, and so are perennials! With relaxed pandemic restrictions and some cooperation from the weather, the Friends of MNWR (FMNWR) have been busy tending our Pollinator…
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