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Orenda begins Habitat Management Program for New England Cottontail in Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
Work began on our Carl Monge Sanctuary and Makepeace Mercy Lowe Sanctuary the week of February 20th. The Orenda Wildlife Land Trust,Inc., Town of Mashpee, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, will partner to restore native habitat at the above sanctuaries and 147 Lovells Lane.…
Read MoreCarver Island of Shallow Pond purchased and now dedicated to David Simser
With generous support from the David H. Simser estate and grants from the Cape Cod Five Foundation, the Charles H. Thomsen Land fund and also support from our members and the Compact of Cape Cod Trusts Orenda was able to complete the purchase this past July. The .68 acre island is comprised of wooded upland…
Read MoreOrenda Wildlife Land Trust participates in the 3rd Annual Cape Cod Wildlife Festival
Held once again at the picturesque Long Pasture Center of the Mass Audubon Society in Cummaquid. Orenda Wildlife Land Trust joined fifteen exhibitors comprising of local land and ocean trusts, natural welfare groups such as IFAW, Whale and Dolphin Adoption Society, the Thornton Burgess Society and National Marine Life Center at the third annual festival.…
Read MoreOrenda aids Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge Partners for study of New England Cottontail
Although much of its habitat has been lost, there are still wild and preserved places on Cape Cod that provide the environment so badly needed by the New England Cottontail ; One of these places in the Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge. This partnership of land owners has come together to support current research being done…
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