Have you noticed salt marshes getting wetter, plant community shifts, or large algal blooms in marshes? Conservation organizations in the Great Marsh (Great Marsh Coalition) have been monitoring these changes in salt marsh habitats and trying to understand the scope of the problem, its underlying causes, and potential future consequences.  We have identified two related…

Take your 3-5 year old youngster on a good old fashioned nature discovery walk. Meet at the refuge visitor center before driving together to the head of the day's trail on the refuge (no parking fee charged). For each session, a refuge volunteer will lead the children and their caregivers on a walk to explore…

Explore another part of the refuge – this time, on the mainland. Join a ranger for a tour of a beautiful spot that few people visit: Nelson Island. If we’re lucky, we might catch a glimpse of a nesting osprey. Learn about the history of this little known refuge jewel. If weather and tide permits,…

Let's Go Outside Event is a free event providing opportunities to "try out" or experience these fun and healthy outdoor activities: archery, kayaking, birding, nature photography, surf fishing.  In addition there will be nature-based crafts & activities, a chance to see live tide pool critters up close, and prizes.  Earn a Junior Ranger badge too!

Guest Lecture Series: Celebrating Parker River National Wildlife Refuge’s 75th Year!   People have lived in our region for more than 10,000 years, utilizing the abundant natural resources while adjusting to major climate, environmental, ecological and cultural change.  Mary Ellen Lepionka is a publisher, author, editor, textbook developer, and college instructor with a Master’s degree in…

Take your 3-5 year old youngster on a good old fashioned nature discovery walk. Meet at the refuge visitor center before driving together to the head of the day's trail on the refuge (no parking fee charged). For each session, a refuge volunteer will lead the children and their caregivers on a walk to explore…

The federally – threatened Atlantic coast piping plover nests and raises its young on Plum Island’s beaches from April through August. Join a refuge ranger for a chance to glimpse this native species in its wild habitat and to hear the story of how biologists work to conserve the plover under the Endangered Species Act.…