Nature 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 States

Presentation 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 States

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Dam Removal and the Return of Herring

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

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Plum Island in a Changing Climate

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

Plum Island in a Changing Climate program flyer  

Sand in My Wetsuit

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

Sand in My Wetsuit: Captain Laurel Seaborn

Eastern Coyote

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

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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 States

The 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…