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Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum…
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum…
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Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR Copy
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR Copy
Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum…
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Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum…
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Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum…
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Nourishing the North Shore Organic Community Garden Tour
Nourishing the North Shore Organic Community Garden Tour
Come tour Nourishing the North Shore's Organic Community Garden and learn about this local organization's work to ensure equal access to healthy, local produce to all in our community. View the community garden as it begins to wake for spring, learn about the history of the land, and the plans for the future. With easy…
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Environmental Film and Discussion Series: Session 3: Economy
Environmental Film and Discussion Series: Session 3: Economy
Join us for our third session (of five) that will use the wildly popular, critically-acclaimed film Tomorrow to inspire thoughtful discussion about dealing with specific, climate-change related issues at the local level. The film follows four everyday people on their journey to find alternative and creative ways of viewing agriculture, economics, energy and education. Rather…
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Climate Change – Behind the Scenes Tour! Copy
Climate Change – Behind the Scenes Tour! Copy
This variant of our popular Behind the Scenes Tour of Parker River NWR will place a special emphasis on the local implications of climate change – particularly on the salt marsh and the barrier beach island that protects it. Learn about some of the things that refuge staff are doing to better understand and predict…
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Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum…
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Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum…
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Smartphone Camera Academy
Smartphone Camera Academy
You may not know it, but that smart phone you carry around in your pocket is also a great camera, capable of taking photos that you’d be proud to print, frame and hang on your living room wall. “But wait,” you say, “my images never look good enough for that!” Well, here’s your chance to…
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Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum…
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Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum…
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Climate Change – Behind the Scenes Tour!
Climate Change – Behind the Scenes Tour!
This variant of our popular Behind the Scenes Tour of Parker River NWR will place a special emphasis on the local implications of climate change – particularly on the salt marsh and the barrier beach island that protects it. Learn about some of the things that refuge staff are doing to better understand and predict…
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COMMUNITY-BASED WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN BOTSWANA ****Rescheduled for May 7
COMMUNITY-BASED WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN BOTSWANA ****Rescheduled for May 7
Presented by Lauren Sadowski Local ecology teacher from Joppa Flat's Mass Audubon and Newburyport resident, Lauren Sadowski, will show her conservation work and personal cultural experiences from her time living in a rural village in Botswana located in Southern Africa. Botswana is home to the highest density of African elephants in the world, which poses…
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Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event ******Postponed to a later date. TBA
Annual Volunteer Appreciation Event ******Postponed to a later date. TBA
This year's event will mirror the very successful structure that we followed for the last two years: 1. social hour from 4-5; 2. sit-down program in auditorium (raptors with Jane Kelly) from 5-6; and 3. sit down dinner in the classroom (barbecue) from 6-7. More information will be forthcoming, SOON, about this event that the…
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Sixth Annual Conservation Film Festival!
The refuge’s sixth annual Conservation Film Festival is primed and ready to go for the last weekend in March. And it’s all FREE! Films screened during the festival focus on a broad range of local, national and international conservation topics. All film screenings are FREE and will take place in the refuge visitor center’s comfortable,…
Beach Sign Youth Art Contest (last day to submit)
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is calling on all youth, ages K to 12, to help spread the word about the importance of beaches to shorebirds by entering the Refuge’s 3rd Annual Beach Sign Youth Art Contest. While most locals know about the annual beach closure at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge for nesting piping…
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Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Behind the Scenes Refuge Tour of Parker River NWR
Join a refuge ranger for a behind the scenes tour of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Tour will be conducted via refuge van, with several brief “drive by” stops along the way. The tour will present an “up close and personal” look at the refuge through the multiple lenses of the cultural history of Plum…