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 …
Attracting and Raising Monarch Butterflies (Mashpee Senior Center Presentation 7/27/23)
In case you missed it (or want the notes), here is the presentation MaryKay Fox gave at the Mashpee Senior Center on Thursday July 27, 2023. (Click the image to …
Earth Day 2022 with AmeriCorps
What a beautiful way to spend Earth Day! AmeriCorps Cape Cod generously provided a Service Day to sprucing up the pollinator gardens established by the Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife …
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, …
You’re Invited to the Pollinator Power Party!
From the Pollinator Partnership… Take Part in Pollinator Week! From the Pollinator Partnership… Pollinator Week is an annual event celebrated internationally in support of pollinator health. It’s a time to …
What is Early Successional Habitat?
“It is habitat with vigorously growing grasses, forbs, shrubs and trees which provide excellent food and cover for wildlife but need disturbance to be maintained,” according to the USDA Natural …
Pollinators need YOUR voice!
Join the Xerces Society in Supporting Legislation to Help Boost Western Monarch Populations Please join the Xerces Society in asking your U.S. senators and representatives to pass two bills that …
Monarch Conservation Webinar Series (2020-2021)
Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinar Series. The Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) is a partnership of federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, businesses and academic programs working together to protect the monarch …
From the New York Times… Don’t Get Between a Caterpillar and Its Milkweed
In the 1969 children’s book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” the tiny protagonist spends a week snarfing his way through a smorgasbord of fruits, meats, sugary desserts and, finally, a nourishing …
Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinar Series
Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinar Series The Monarch Joint Venture (MJV), in partnership with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), is hosting a series of webinars on monarch biology, monitoring, …