Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Lands

 

The Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) consists of over 5,000 acres of land set aside for the protection and preservation of wildlife, specifically waterfowl.   When exploring these lands you may come across salt and freshwater marshes, cranberry bogs, Atlantic white cedar swamps, and vernal pools.  Wildlife like the red fox, white tailed deer call the refuge home.  For the avid birdwatcher the MNWR provides habitat for migratory wildfowl, song birds, raptors, and shore birds.  The MNWR was established in 1995 and is located in Falmouth and Mashpee.  This unique refuge is owned by 9 Federal, State, and private conservation groups.  Pickeral Cove is the newest addition to the MNWR.

 

White Cedar Swamp, South Mashpee Pine Barrens Conservation Land

White Cedar Swamp, South Mashpee Pine Barrens Conservation Land.

Please visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/mashpee/ for more information.

Also, if you would like to join the "Friends" group for the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge, please visit http://www.friendsofmashpeenationalwildliferefuge.org/.

Friends