Audubon Guide to the National Wildlife Refuges: New England; Connecticut, Mane, Massachussetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

by Rene Laubach with a Foreword by Theodore Roosevelt IV

• ISBN13: 9780312204501
• ISBN10: 0312204507
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-04-22
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

The roots of the current National Wildlife Refuge System were formed in 1903 by Theodore Roosevelt, who wanted to keep our most important habitats "forever wild". Devoted primarily to protecting wildlife, wetlands, and open spaces, refuges offer unrivaled opportunities for visitors to observe and learn about our natural world.There are now more than 500 refuge areas in the United States, comprising more than 90 million acres. Habitats protected by refuges include virgin forests, tidal marshes, prairies, deserts, and tundra; species that flourish on refuges include the bald eagle, the peregrine falcon, the American alligator, the American bison, mountain lions, bats, beavers, bears, sea turtles, and hundreds of others, including more than 60 endangered species.With more than 19 million copies sold to date and more than 105 titles now in print, the National Audubon Society's book program includes the National Audubon Society Field Guides (Knopf) and National Audubon Society First Field Guides (Scholastic). The mission of the Society is to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife, for the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity. The National Wildlife Refuges are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Table of Contents

Foreword	viii
Theodore Roosevelt IV
Preface	x
John Flicker
Introduction	1	(14)
Introduction to the National Wildlife Refuge System
Migratory flyways map
How to use this book
New England	15	(15)
A Regional Overview
Regional Refuge map
CONNECTICUT
Stewart B. McKinney NWR	30	(9)
Milford Point Unit, Milford
Salt Meadow Unit, Westbrook
MAINE
Rachel Carson NWR	39	(8)
Wells
Moosehorn NWR	47	(10)
Baring and Dennysville
Petit Manan NWR	57	(8)
Steuben
Sunkhaze Meadows NWR	65	(4)
Old Town
MASSACHUSETTS
Silvio O. Conte NWR	69	(3)
Turners Falls
Great Meadows NWR	72	(8)
Carlisle, Concord, and Sudbury
Monomoy NWR	80	(8)
Morris Island, Chatham
Nantucket NWR	88	(3)
Nantucket
Oxbow NWR	91	(6)
Harvard, Shirley, and Ayer
Parker River NWR	97	(8)
Newburyport
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wapack NWR	105	(7)
Greenfield
RHODE ISLAND
Block Island NWR	112	(3)
New Shoreham
Ninigret NWR	115	(7)
Charlestown
Sachuest Point NWR	122	(6)
Middletown
Trustom Pond NWR	128
South Kingstown