Friends of Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

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Friends of Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Friends of Sunkhaze Meadows NWR are dedicated to preserving the refuge and enjoying its beauty. Come join us!

fers recreational opportunities that are compatible with refuge wildlife and habitat management objectives. Activities will be utilized to increase awareness pertaining to the use and purpose of Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and to promote responsible stewardship of related watersheds and ecosystems in the best interests of all life on earth. Such activities will benefit the fish, wildlife and habitat resources, the parties and the people of Maine and elsewhere through enhanced knowledge and appreciation for refuges and the environment as a whole. Advocacy of the refuge via communication with local, state, and national government will be encouraged by the Friends' members to send a clear message that Sunkhaze Meadows NWR is a valued and fundamental resource.

09/18/2022

Thank you to the staff and volunteers for all your hard work so the public can experience these wonderful places!

08/27/2020

Any visitors missing some car keys? Send us a message to claim them.

04/20/2020

Support the Open Spaces that Sustain us!

Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge has definitely seen an uptick in visitation lately! Aren’t we lucky to have this unspoiled wide-open space with forest, streams, and bog to explore and offer a reprieve from the lockdown of COVID-19?

We hope you will consider the value of Sunkhaze Meadows NWR as well as all the open spaces we are blessed with in Maine, and offer your support through advocacy, volunteering, or donations.

And keep coming back! There are several trails at Sunkhaze Meadows and each time you visit you are bound to see or hear something different. Almost every day, a new bird song can be heard. And the frogs – has anyone heard the wood frogs this spring? If it sounds like a duck, it might be a frog…

If you're out for a walk this month, and you hear something that sounds like ducks quacking, don't expect to see ducks. The call of a male wood frog fools

03/16/2020

Found an old bird nest frozen to the ground at the beginning of the Johnson Brook Trail today. The nest was about 3 inches across - any guesses as to who may have built it? (The JBT had quite a few icy patches, so be sure to have shoes with good grip or wear traction cleats.)

03/15/2020

Sunkhaze Meadows NWR is the perfect place to practice social distancing. The "early birds" like red-winged blackbirds and American woodcocks are back in Maine, so why not go out and enjoy our first signs of spring?

This global pandemic has us all pretty freaked out. Handled responsibly, open space and wildlife observation might be just the balm you need.

01/19/2020

Johnson Brook Trail earlier today.

12/05/2019

Purchasing a Maine Birder Band is a win-win...the money goes towards important projects for Maine's birds, AND you get entered to win a pair of binoculars!

Three years ago, MDIFW embarked on a heron tracking project, which has since redefined how many Mainers view great blue herons, understand their habitats and movements within the state as well as beyond our nation’s borders. Prior to this project, we knew little about where herons wintered, how ma...

11/30/2019

Sunkhaze Meadows NWR is the perfect place to enjoy some solitude...and burn some calories!

11/27/2019

Despite the onset of cool temps, fall can be a peak time for deer ticks. Be sure to do a tick check after enjoying the outdoors!

Late fall can be the peak time to encounter an adult deer tick. Experts say hunters and theirs dogs are especially at risk.

11/18/2019

Check out this important restoration work being done at Moosehorn NWR!

11/02/2019

Reminder that the refuge is open to hikers and hunters and both should wear hunter orange for safety. While you’re out there, we’d appreciate any reports of downed trees blocking trails so we can address them before the snow flies!

Hunter orange is a vibrant color with one job: to keep people visible.

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PO Box 453
Milford, ME
04461

Website

https://friendsofsunkhazemeadows.weebly.com/

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Sunkhaze Meadows is one of more than 500 national wildlife refuges in the United States. The mission of the refuge is to “preserve the peatland ecosystem and maintain a biologically-diverse area for native wildlife and plants, while offering opportunities for wildlife-dependent visitor activities.” In keeping with this purpose, the refuge is open to visitors year-round during daylight hours and offers recreational opportunities that are compatible with refuge wildlife and habitat management objectives. Activities will be utilized to increase awareness pertaining to the use and purpose of Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and to promote responsible stewardship of related watersheds and ecosystems in the best interests of all life on earth. Such activities will benefit the fish, wildlife and habitat resources, the parties and the people of Maine and elsewhere through enhanced knowledge and appreciation for refuges and the environment as a whole. Advocacy of the refuge via communication with local, state, and national government will be encouraged by the Friends' members to send a clear message that Sunkhaze Meadows NWR is a valued and fundamental resource.