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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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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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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Hello Refuge Friends! We’re thrilled to publish our 2021 Winter Newsletter. A lot of work goes into this, between research, interviews, writing and final editing. Whew! Meanwhile, the days are getting longer and we’re all looking forward to new opportunities…
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2020 Friends of MNWR Annual Meeting. The 2020 Annual Meeting of the Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (FMNWR) was held on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. The virtual meeting included an engaging presentation by Katelyn Cadoret, President of FMNWR, which…
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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 the environment, particularly Waquoit Bay watershed. The Friends of Mashpee…
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Friends Respond to COVID-19. The Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge was pleased to be included in the Summer 2020 edition of The Link, a quarterly newsletter produced in coordination between the National Wildlife Refuge Association and Coalition of Refuge…
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Mary M. Scanlan, human services advocate, consummate volunteer, environmentalist and champion of wildlife conservation on the Upper Cape, has died at the age of 96. Ms. Scanlan, who moved from her longtime Mashpee home to the senior living community at…
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Date: September 19, 2015 Dear Friends and supporters of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, I hope this note finds you well and enjoying the beautiful summer! This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the Mashpee NWR. This…
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