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…

Bill 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…

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…

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…

Program presenter Peter Green is a photographer and graphic designer living and working in downtown Providence. He walks the city, documenting peregrine falcons and more urban wildlife from red-tailed hawks…

Native Americans used raw materials in native arts and crafts, materials that are as plentiful in the Parker River watershed. Examples of their art provide an insight into their culture,…

Open House - Refuge Manager Bill Peterson's update on the Parker River NWR:  1:00pm & 5:30pm. Special Film "The Sense of Wonder", on Rachel Carson, filmed on location at her former…