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 …
Friends Build New Osprey Nest Platform
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 …
Eastern MA National Wildlife Refuge Complex Job Posting
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 …
2020 Friends of MNWR Annual Meeting Presentation
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 …
Returning Cranberry Bogs to Nature: The Green Exit Strategy
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 …
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, …
September marks the start of fall hunting – Be safe!
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 …
MNWR Partner, Orenda, Announces New Executive Director
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 …
Pollinator Field Planting at Falmouth Rod & Gun Club Fields
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 …
20th Anniversary of the MNWR
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 …