“Introduction to Birding” by Bill Gette
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesInterested 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…
2018 Annual Meeting of Friends of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Inc.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Friends of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Inc., I am pleased to invite you to participate in the 2018 Annual Meeting of…
Tale of Two Beaches – Plum Island and Salisbury Beach, by John Macone
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesHow 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…
“Winter Raptors: Eagles, Hawks, Owls, and Falcons” by Bill Gette
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesBill Gette, former Director of Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center, has led natural history field trips for more than thirty years. Some of the most sought-after birds in New…
Fourth Annual Parker River NWR Conservation Film Festival
The refuge’s fourth annual Conservation Film Festival is primed and ready to go for the first weekend in March. And it’s all FREE! Films that will be screened during the…
Algonquians on the Parker River and Plum Island by Mary Ellen Lepionka
Native Americans depended on the resource-rich environment of the Parker River watershed and Plum Island around the time of European contact. Their livelihoods were organized seasonally, focusing on local plant…