Behind the Scenes Parker River Refuge Tour by Van 5/26 – 9:30am, 5/27 – 1:00pm
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesWhip-poor-will Walking Tour 5/26 – 7:45pm, 5/27-7:45pm
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesNature and Maritime Archaeology – Can Revealing Massachusetts’ Hidden History Be Used to Better Understand Sea Level Rise and Global Warming?
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesPresentation by Victor T. Mastone. Archaeologists generally use shipwrecks as windows to the past. However, the archaeological past can inform us about the present and where we can go in the future. For example, how can a shipwreck be used to study a severe storm? This presentation will illustrate the effect of changing environmental conditions…
Let’s Go Outside June 16
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesLet's Go Outside June 2018_flyer_
Dam Removal and the Return of Herring
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesDam Removal and the Return of Herring program flyer
Plum Island in a Changing Climate
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesPlum Island in a Changing Climate program flyer
Sand in My Wetsuit
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesSand in My Wetsuit: Captain Laurel Seaborn
Eastern Coyote
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesEastern Coyote 080718
Evening Program: The Birds of Midway
Perched on the northern end of the Hawaiian archipelago, halfway between North America and Asia, Midway Atoll is one of the most remote locations in the National Wildlife Refuge System. Nearly three million birds nest on Midway, including the largest Laysan albatross population (along with "Wisdom," the oldest known wild bird), one of the world’s…
Evening Program: Shorebirds of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Parker River NWR Headquarters/Visitor Center 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, United StatesThe Parker River NWR is one of the best places along the Atlantic Coast to view shorebirds. During the spring, many species of shorebirds stop briefly. They feed ravenously to accumulate fat reserves - the fuel the birds need to power their onward flights to northern breeding areas. Some species, including Willet and Killdeer, stop…