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Spring Photo Safari and Nature Walk at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge!

Come take a guided nature walk with a local photography enthusiast, Christine Goddard, at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge. See the spring wildlife and nature come to life. If you like to take…

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Collective Action From Friends Groups Across The Country

Testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment,

and Related Agencies

Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations for the National Wildlife Refuge System

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WBUR 90.9 FM Here & Now: Fish & Wildlife Service Faces Cuts

Writer and photographer Mark Seth Lender joins Here & Now’s Robin Young.

This segment aired on March 19, 2025.

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Assabet River NWR 2024 Christmas Bird Count Results

Most National Wildlife Refuges host Christmas Bird Counts.

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Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge Announcement

Nantucket Barrier Beach and Wildlife Refuge is the newest National Natural Landmark

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Visitor Center Becomes Complex Headquarters

Since early 2020, the Visitor Center at Assabet River NWR has been closed, and is being repurposed as the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex headquarters. The move will result in…

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Friends Advocate for Increased Budget for the Refuge System

On June 8, 2023, Friends President Paula Goodwin and Friends member Tina Grosowsky met with Representative Lori Trahan’s Outreach Director Jake Mastandrea, at the Office Hours offered at the Hudson…

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