November is Turkey Time!

On Saturday, November 24, join us for the Annual Turkey Walk — a chance to walk off that Thanksgiving turkey dinner. It’s a leisurely walk along service roads, a good birding opportunity, and we might even see a turkey! This is an informal guided walk into the Management Area, normally closed to the public, about 1 ½ miles round trip. Saturday, November 24, 1 – 2:30 p.m. Meet at the Bluebird Parking Lot, 197 Pleasant Plains Road, Harding Township. Please be prompt.

Celebrate Double Discount Days in December!

Holiday shopping, Friday, November 30 – Sunday, December 2, at the Friends Nature Shop located at the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center. We carry nature books and field guides, nature-themed gift items, jewelry, puzzles, plush, and Judy’s pottery. Enjoy a 10% discount on all purchases and 20% if you are a Friends member. Can you imagine a better place to do your holiday shopping? No lines, free parking, and best of all, proceeds are used to fund Refuge projects and programs. Shop for your family and friends and support Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

Don’t forget Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is a great place to visit in the winter. Raptors can be seen hunting over the fields along Pleasant Plains Road. Herons and ducks are still around until the water freezes over. The feeders at the Visitor Center are always busy – a great place to learn your backyard birds and to get started on your Junior Refuge Manager Activity Guide. There are fewer people and no bugs! Enjoy your national wildlife refuge.