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The Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Massachusetts. Established in 1995, it is administered by the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Complex . The refuge includes a surface area of 537.12 acres (2.1736 km 2 ) managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . [ 1 ]
Mashpee (/ ˈ m æ ʃ p i / Wampanoag: Mâseepee [1]) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod. The population was 15,060 as of 2020. [ 2 ] The town is the site of the headquarters and most members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe , one of two federally recognized Wampanoag groups.
Mashpee adopted an open space conservation and recreation plan that was endorsed by the town Conservation Commission in 2009 and approved by the state Division of Conservation Services the same year.
South Cape Beach State Park is a Massachusetts state park located in the town of Mashpee.It is part of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.The park is situated between Waquoit Bay and Vineyard Sound and features barrier beach and dunes, salt marsh, scrub oak and pitch pine woodland and kettle ponds and is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Pristine shoreline, natural spawning areas, and excellent water quality make the Mashpee River one of Massachusetts' finest sources of sea-run brook trout. Since at least 1915, spirited conservation efforts have led to the protection of this five-mile tidal river which begins at Mashpee and Wakeby Ponds and empties into Pirate's Cove on ...
Advisories have been posted at Johns Pond in Mashpee, as of Tuesday, warning users not to eat the fish due to PFAS. The pond is safe for recreational activities, according to the state Department ...
In 2011, [9] the Mashpee Conservation Commission permitted the construction of an alternative coastal erosion control sea wall along Shore Drive West in New Seabury which consists of wooden pilings with one-inch gaps in between that allow waves to break through the wall and for sand replenishment along the beach. [10]
Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area is a public recreation area located in the towns of Egremont and Mount Washington, Massachusetts.The reservation occupies the site of the former Jug End Barn resort, which has been allowed to return to a natural state. [2]