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  • Thursday, October 13 – MassWildlife Habitat Site Walks

    The public is invited to free Habitat Site Walks on MassWildlife Lands in Falmouth and Mashpee on Thursday, October 13.
    MassWildlife Ecologists and Foresters will lead a series of habitat site walks on MassWildlife lands to highlight active habitat management projects in recent years. These management projects and others scheduled for the future are aimed at improving habitat for rare and declining animals and plants along with game animals. These site walks allow the public to learn about the management being done on state lands, to learn why different management practices are chosen, and to understand the resulting impacts on wildlife. Landowners interested in managing their property for wildlife may find these habitat walks particularly useful. Dress for the weather; plan on all events occurring rain or shine. Consider bringing insect repellant, binoculars, camera, sunscreen, and wearing sturdy boots. The walks are listed and described below.

    Frances Crane Wildlife Management Area, Falmouth – October 13. Meet at 3:00 P.M. at the MassWildlife field trial parking area on the north side of Rte. 151 near Hamilton Tree. This site walk will highlight grassland expansion and adjacent pitch pine/oak woodlands thinning. Directions: click here for a map

    Quashnet Woods State Reservation/Wildlife Management Area, Mashpee – October 13. Meet at 1:00 P.M. at the power line parking area on Turner Road in Mashpee. This site walk is co-hosted with DCR Bureau of Forestry and Mashpee Conservation Commission and will highlight an eighty-acre New England Cottontail habitat site favoring retained pitch pine and to stimulate a shrub understory of blueberry and scrub oak completed in 2016. Directions: From Rte. 151 in Mashpee, turn south on Old Barnstable Road, proceed south on Old Barnstable Road for a quarter mile (passing Lakeside Estates), then turn left on Turner Road. Follow Turner Road for 0.1 miles to the parking area beneath the power line.

  • Saturday, July 25, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm – 4th Annual NWTF Women in the Outdoors Event

    On Saturday, July 25, the National Wild Turkey Federation will hold its 4th Annual Women in the Outdoors event, named the Best Special Event in the Nation for 2012, 2013, and 2014.  Portions of this day are sponsored by the Mass Wildlife “Becoming an Outdoors Woman” program.  The activities will be held at the Auburn Sportsman’s Club (ah, the irony that it’s at a Sportsman’s Club) at 50 Elm Street in Auburn.  Activities will include Archery 101, Explore Bowhunting, Kayaking, Fly Fishing 101, Beekeeping, Trap-Shooting, Outdoor Photography, Intro to Handguns, Rifle Marksmanship, Woodsmanship, Tactical Firearms, Turkey Hunting 101, Intro to Trapping, Game Processing (oh yes), Basic Self-Defense for Women (judo and Jujitsu), Advanced Self-Defense, Falconry, Wilderness Survival, Dutch Oven Cooking, Map & Compass, Massachusetts License to Carry Certification, Power Tools 101, Treestand Safety, Knife/Hawk Throwing, The Notorious Nefarious Necessary Nettle, Wildcrafting Weedwalk, The Black Bear in Massachusetts lecture, and Blade Honing.  Participants will choose 7 of the courses offered, and when registering you will rank them in order of preference.  Five to seven will serve as alternates due to space and scheduling.  Registration fee $75 for ages 18 and older, $45 for ages 13 – 17, which includes tuition, WITO membership and meals.  Complete registration form is available at http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/education-events/2015-wito-flyer-pdf-567k.pdf.  For more information contact Kathy Dalbec at 978-870-4830, email mkdalbec@gmail.com, or Jen Ford at 508-340-9120, email jford9900@gmail.com.