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Current Events
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Dragonfly Walk
Led by Bronco Quick, Dragonfly Researcher
Rescheduled for Sunday, July 31st at 9:00 AM
Meet at Big Birch Stream on the County Rd
Join the friends on a dragonfly discovery hike, led by Bronco Quick,
dragonfly researcher. Bronco will introduce us to the life cycles and
different species of dragonflies on the Refuge. Meet at the Big Birch
Stream on the County Rd. Contact Danielle by email or phone: 825-3746 if you have any questions.
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CANCELLED: Carlton Pond WPA Paddle
Led by Beth Goettel, Refuge Manager
Saturday, August 6th at 10:30 AM
Meet at parking area and launch site on Bog Road
Come explore Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area, looking for birds, turtles, insects, and plants! Bring your own canoe or kayak, paddles, PFDs, sunscreen, insect repellant, water and snacks or lunch. We will be out for approximately 2 hours, although you are free to explore for however long you wish! If you do not have your own canoe or kayak, let us know and we may be able to partner you up with someone else who does. Meeting place will be at the Bog Rd launch site in Troy (off of Rte 220). Check out our map of Carlton Pond WPA. Please RSVP to Danielle (by email or phone: 825-3746), so we know to wait for you.
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Quarterly Meetings
Next one is:
Date and Time TBA
Sales Center, River Village Condos, Milford
We have decided to meet QUARTERLY rather than MONTHLY. Save the above dates and plan to join us for a good (and productive) time! Everyone is welcome to attend our quarterly meetings. This is your opportunity to meet some of the other members of the Friends' group, help plan upcoming events and get involved as a volunteer. Mark your calendars now, but check back to this website for possible date changes and a detailed agenda. Contact Danielle by email or phone: 825-3746 if you have any questions.
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Comprehensive Conservation Planning Process
Ongoing
A comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and environmental assessment (EA) will be prepared for Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area (WPA). Provisions of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 require the development of CCPs for all national wildlife refuges. The planning process involves public input, and will consider many elements of refuge management, including habitat and wildlife management, endangered and threatened species management, public use, refuge infrastructure, and proposals for special area designations. The CCP will provide other agencies and the public with a clear understanding of the desired conditions for the refuge, and how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will implement management strategies. For the last few months, the refuge staff have been working with contractors and refuge planners from the Service’s Northeast Regional Office on gathering data and getting organized for the CCP process. As part of the CCP process, the core planning team held 2 public scoping meetings in April. Scoping meetings are part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process to determine public opinion, receive comments and suggestions, and determine issues that are important to tribal, state, and local governments; other Federal agencies; organizations; refuge neighbors; and the public. Public comments for the scoping phase were due by April 30, 2011. The feedback gathered from the public scoping phase will help shape the CCP. If you would like to become involved in the planning process, or if you would like to join the CCP mailing list, please visit the Sunkhaze Meadows NWR CCP website.
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Friends of
Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. PO Box 450. Milford
ME 04461
info@sunkhaze.org
Sunkhaze
Meadows NWR is managed by the staff of Maine Coastal Islands
NWR. PO Box 495. Rockport ME 04856. (207) 236-6970
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