“New England Habitats” by Bill Gette

Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United States

Bill Gette, former Director of Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center, has led natural history field trips for more than thirty years. Join us for his photographic tour through many…

Special Photography Program: Birds of the Florida Everglades

Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United States

Massachusetts-based nature and wildlife photographer Peter Christoph will lead a program in which he will share photographs he has taken in one of America’s best known national parks. Learn about…

COASTALSWEEP 2017

Parker River NWR Lot#1

Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center and the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge announce that the COASTSWEEP 2017 cleanup for Plum Island, including the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and…

“Introduction to Birding” by Bill Gette

Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United States

Interested in birding?  The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is situated along the Atlantic Flyway and offers a world famous location for birders.  Help us celebrate the Refuge's 75th year…

Natural Cranberry Bog Tour

The Parker River NWR preserves a natural bog where the cranberry grows much as it did for thousands of years when Native Americans harvested this resource and when the European…

Tale of Two Beaches – Plum Island and Salisbury Beach, by John Macone

Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United States

How did Plum Island and Salisbury Beach evolve from remote and inhospitable barrier beaches into popular beachfront destinations? Why do they have such distinct personalities? With the help of dozens…