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COASTALSWEEP 2017

Parker River NWR Lot#1

Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center and the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge announce that the COASTSWEEP 2017 cleanup for Plum Island, including the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and Sandy Point State Reservation, will be held on Saturday, September 23, from 9:00 am–5:00 pm. Participation in COASTSWEEP is free, for all ages, and will…

Special Photography Program: Birds of the Florida Everglades

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

Massachusetts-based nature and wildlife photographer Peter Christoph will lead a program in which he will share photographs he has taken in one of America’s best known national parks. Learn about his unique and successful approach to photographing birds in the wild and the stories behind his images. He’ll share “insider tips” and answer your questions.…

“New England Habitats” by Bill Gette

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

Bill Gette, former Director of Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center, has led natural history field trips for more than thirty years. Join us for his photographic tour through many New England habitats, including area salt marshes, boreal forests, a quaking bog, and an off-shore seabird nesting colony. See the plants and animals typical of…