Silvio O Conte National Wildlife Refuge

Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge
52 Avenue A Turners Falls MA 01376 413-863 0209 Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge web page.	Here, you'll find: Educational Programs, Hunting, Fun!
Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was established in 1997 to conserve, protect and enhance the abundance and diversity of native plant, fish and wildlife species and the ecosystems on which they depend throughout the 7.2 million acre Connecticut River watershed. The watershed covers large areas of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut. It contains a great diversity of habitats, notably: northern forest valuable as nesting habitat for migrant thrushes, warblers and other birds; rivers and streams used by shad, salmon, herring and other migratory fishes; and an internationally significant complex of high-quality tidal fresh, brackish and salt marshes. The refuge works in partnership with a wide variety of individuals and organizations to provide environmental education, to encourage and support appropriate habitat conservation and management on public and private lands, and to protect additional habitat. The refuge has cooperative visitor centers in Colebrook, New Hampshire and at the Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich, Vermont. A third center is under development near the headquarters in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. The Refuge currently owns seven parcels: a 4 acre island in Deerfield, Massachusetts; an 18 acre upland and wetland parcel in Westfield, Massachusetts; 140 acres on Mt. Tom in Holyoke, Massachusetts; 20 acres along the river in Greenfield, Massachusetts; 278 acres which host a federally endangered plant in Putney, Vermont; 670 acres surrounding the. Audubon Society of NHs Pondicherry Refuge in Jefferson, NH; and 26,000 acres of the Nulhegan Basin in Essex County, Vermont.
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