- Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
Media Contact for Learn about MassWildlife’s habitat management projects at site walks this fall
Media Contact, MassWildlife
MassWildlife's management activities are focused on declining habitat types that provide homes—food, cover, and space—for the state’s most common and most rare animals and plants. The goal is to create and maintain native grasslands, shrublands, vibrant young forests, woodlands, and dedicated forest reserves. Habitat site walks will demonstrate a range of habitat types. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes for walking. Site walks will be held rain or shine, but will be cancelled or cut short if there is thunder and lightning.
If you are interested in attending one of these walks, please pre-register here.
Site walk schedule (Click the link under location for directions to the meeting location.)
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Site |
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Description |
Location |
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Montague Plains WMA |
Saturday, Sept. 10, |
Montague Plains is the largest intact inland glacial sandplain ecosystem in Massachusetts. Learn about over two decades of restoration work and upcoming projects. |
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Eugene Moran WMA |
Tuesday, Sept. 13, |
At the Eugene Moran WMA, MassWildlife staff will lead a pre-treatment site walk and discuss the need for young forest habitat to support many state and regional species of greatest conservation need. |
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Frances Crane WMA, North |
Wednesday, Sept. 29, |
MassWildlife has been restoring native sandplain grasslands, barrens, and woodlands at Frances Crane WMA for many years. Biologists and ecologists involved in the project will discuss how these restoration projects have provided habitat for many rare species. |
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Mashpee Pine Barrens WMA |
Thursday, Oct. 6, |
Come see the Mashpee Pine Barrens WMA, an exemplary example of rare pitch pine barrens. You will see habitat restoration in various phases, and MassWildlife staff will discuss the restoration process, important wildlife that depend on the habitat, fire ecology, wildfire risk reduction, and the partnerships that make the work possible. |
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Birch Hill WMA and USACE Birch Hill Dam Project |
Thursday, Oct. 6, |
Join us at the US Army Corps of Engineers Birch Hill Dam Project for a pre-treatment site walk of upcoming oak woodlands and barrens restoration. MassWildlife staff will discuss the need to remove a dying red pine plantation and to restore large areas of native oak woodland and barrens habitats. |
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Mill Brook Bogs WMA |
Thursday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m.–noon |
MassWildlife and the Division of Ecological Restoration are partnering on a combined wetland and upland restoration project. The woodland restoration has begun, providing both important upland habitat and the native woody material which will be used in restoring the cranberry bog to a native wetland system. |
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Leyden WMA |
Thursday, Oct. 13, |
Leyden WMA's ridgetop woodlands and blueberry and heath barrens not only provide habitat for rare species, but also stunning views. Join MassWildlife staff to learn about the next phase of this restoration project. |
Can’t make it to one of these walks? Learn about MassWildlife’s efforts to manage and restore wildlife habitat at mass.gov/habitat.
Media Contact for Learn about MassWildlife’s habitat management projects at site walks this fall
