Re: [sme2] USFWS in Massachusetts - info

164.5750 - parker river - per
https://snewiki.com/wiki/index.php/Federal_Agencies - ( they might
have very few employees - maybe just 1 FT Park Ranger and 1 seasonal
ranger and summer interns staff the gatehouse - and maybe a dozen
other people in total )

no other freqs listed at sne for fws in mass it seems

On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 10:09 AM Peter Sz via groups.io
<zerg90=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
>
> USFWS has 4 or 5 types of sites - "Each unit of the Refuge System —
> whether it is a wildlife refuge, a marine national monument, a
> conservation area or a waterfowl production area — is established to
> serve a statutory purpose that targets the conservation of native
> species dependent on its lands and water. All activities on those
> acres are reviewed for compatibility with this statutory purpose." -
> per https://www.fws.gov/carp/program/national-wildlife-refuge-system
>
> we also know that some refuges are combined into 'complexes'
>
> ==================================
>
> from https://www.fws.gov/locations?type=%5B%22National%20Wildlife%20Refuge%22%5D
>
> United States Fish and Wildlife 'Refuges' in Massachusetts
>
> Parker River National Wildlife Refuge - (978) 465-5753 - 6 Plum Island
> Turnpike Newburyport, MA 01950-4315
>
> Thacher Island NWR - in care of Parker River NWR - SE of Rockport MA - offshore
>
> Oxbow NWR - 33-1 Still River Depot Rd in Harvard MA - there does seem
> to be a small office and a small garage there
>
> Assabet River NWR - telo number 978 / 562-3527 - HQ for the Eastern
> Mass NWR Complex - 680 Hudson Road in Sudbury MA - this seems to be a
> building way off in the woods NE of the Mass Fire Academy - Google
> Maps might show the wrong location for that address - we dont think
> that it is 500 feet from the fire academy - we think it is 1 mile from
> the academy
>
> Great Meadows NWR Sudbury Unit - 73 Weir Hill Road in Sudbury MA
>
> Massasoit NWR in Plymouth MA - near Flagg Hill
>
> Mashpee NWR - Great Neck Road South - Mashpee MA
>
> Monomoy NWR - 791 Main St - Chatham MA - 508/945-0594
>
> Nantucket NWR - 107 Wauwmet Road Nantucket MA - 978 / 443-4661
>
> Nomans Land Island NWR - off shore
>
> there might be a different radio channel for each of these sites -
> although Nomans Land and Thacher Island might not have any base
> stations - they might not have any buildings either - they might not
> have any permanent USFWS staff either
>
> unknown if any of the sites have any of their own wildfire fighting
> equipment - whether it be a type 6 engine or an atv with a slipon tank
> - none of these sites are mentioned on WildWeb afaik
>
>
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