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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“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 Resources Conservation Service.
Friends Build New Osprey Nest Platform – In a true joint effort, the Friends of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (FMNWR) assisted partner organization Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR) to build and install a new osprey nest platform…
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The Eastern MA National Wildlife Refuge Complex is now accepting applications for a Visitor Services Outreach & Environmental Education intern. Do you know the perfect candidate? Deadline to apply is February 12, 2021! Click the title for more information.
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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Returning Cranberry Bogs to Nature: The Green Exit Strategy – A recent report by Sam Houghton and WCAI radio, NPR radio for Cape Cod & the Islands, “Returning Cranberry Bogs to Nature: The Green Exit Strategy” describes ongoing restoration projects…
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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, and conservation. The Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinar Series spans a…
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September marks the start of fall hunting. Important Seasonal Reminder from the MA Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. (reported by the 300 Committee Land Trust) The return of cooler weather means many Massachusetts sportsmen and women will head into the…
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MNWR Partner, Orenda, Announces New Executive Director. In their Spring 2020 newsletter, Orenda Wildlife Land Trust, a partner of the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR), announced Jeff Thibodeau as its new Executive Director. Visit the Orenda website for more details.
Continuing the work at the FR&GC Pollinator Fields under the most trying of moments in our lives! This picture IS worth at least a thousand words and certainly demonstrates the current situation we are all facing! A great expression of…
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