The Osprey are Back!
The Osprey are back! Carson (possibly) was spotted on March 17th. He returned from a long trip that began in South America and ended in Cape Cod. Did you …
FMNWR Winter 2024 Newsletter
Over the Winter, while we may not be working outdoors, we don’t take much time off! Instead, we’ve been busy planning programs and events, and working towards furthering our goals …
FMNWR 2023 Annual Meeting
If you missed our 2023 Annual Meeting on February 6th, 2024, the presentation of our 2023 achievements and what’s in store for ’24 is available. It was a busy …
MLK Day of Service Recap
Yesterday’s MLK Day of Service event in Hyannis was a success! We got a ton of donations which we brought to Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC) and Saint Joseph’s House after …
Select Board Authorizes Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center Construction
The Mashpee Select Board on Monday, December 18, approved construction of a visitors center at the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge. Glenn Davis, president of the Friends of the Mashpee National …
My Journey to AmeriCorps Cape Cod (Grace Vachon)
Often the career path that we take in life is not straight, and there are usually a few curves or bumps along the way, which is what I am …
A big win for the Friends, as we take another step closer to a Refuge Visitor Center
From the Mashpee Enterprise, “After nearly 30 years without a visitor center, the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge might be closer to getting one after the town conservation commission unanimously endorsed …
WALK FOR THE WILD 2023, a 5k Challenge!
Join the Friends of Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge and the Town of Mashpee in our second annual Walk for the Wild (WFTW) on Saturday October 14th from 11am-1pm, to help …
Connecting Students to Nature: My AmeriCorps Cape Cod Journey (Leonel Lainez)
(by Leonel Lainez, AmeriCorps Cape Cod) At the beginning of my AmeriCorps Cape Cod journey back in September, I was assigned to work with Joan Muller, the Education Coordinator from …
Earth Day 2023
Earth Day is celebrated each year on April 22nd, commemorating the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. This year, the Friends made a month of it! On March …