Habitat Site Walk

MassWildlife will hold a Habitat Site Walk at the Mashpee Pine Barrens Wildlife Management Area on Great Hay Road in Mashpee on October 6^th from 5:30 to 7 pm.

This fall, MassWildlife is holding a series of Habitat Site Walks on Wildlife Management Areas across the Commonwealth to let the public hear from habitat specialists and to view habitat restoration in action on MassWildlife lands.

MassWildlife’s management activities are focused on declining habitat types that provide homes—food, cover, and space—for the state’s most common and most rare animals and plants. The goal is to create and maintain native grasslands, shrublands, vibrant young forests, woodlands, and dedicated forest reserves.

Habitat site walks will demonstrate a range of habitat types. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes for walking. Site walks will be held rain or shine, but will be cancelled or cut short if there is thunder and lightning

The Mashpee Pine Barrens WMA is an exemplary example of rare pitch pine barrens. You will see habitat restoration in various phases, and MassWildlife staff will discuss the restoration process, important wildlife that depend on the habitat, fire ecology, wildfire risk reduction, and the partnerships that make the work possible.

To attend this walk, pre-register at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Fh2GPrdIDkqYBowE2Bt7KqfSs0ucSRNAvLu5jw2qwWZUQzlRT0g2TjBCVko4UVQyV0VPOEU5RzM2TiQlQCN0PWcu