2025 Wampanoag POH Youth Camp
On Wednesday, July 23rd, the Friends of Mashpee NWR supported the Mashpee Wampanoag “Preserving Our Homelands” (POH) Youth Camp for our 10th consecutive year! This year’s program included working with …
30th Anniversary of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge – POSTPONED
The 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, originally scheduled for October 3, 2025, has been postponed in the spirit of ensuring this milestone is celebrated in a …
Find Your Wild 2025!
A 5k Challenge! Join us on a walk through the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Saturday, September 13, 2025 11 am – 1 pm Celebration event at Naukabout Brewery noon – …
Sparrows Through the Seasons On the Cape
by Kaycee Doherty, AmeriCorps Cape Cod Member 2024-2025 Sparrows are a common but often frustrating bird to identify for new birders. These little brown birds often look very similar and …
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 …
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 …
Letters from an American: Earth Day 2025
Read Heather Cox Richardson’s April 22, 2025 post about the beginnings of Earth Day in 1970 and its context today, including references to Rachel Carson’s efforts in the 1950’s and …
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 …
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 …