| Rabbitat: Habitat restoration at the Wells Reserve |
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Tuesday, May 11 2010, 10:00am - 3:00pm
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Meet with FWS biologists for a tour of the reserve and listen to a talk on the endangered New England cottontail followed by a rabbitat restoration by volunteers. Restoration will include planting native shrubs that will eventually become thicket habitat that can be used by the rabbits. Bring work gloves and boots if you have them.
Maine's only native cottontail, the New England cottontail, is a small brown rabbit that often has a black spot between the small ears. Its nickname is the "conie" rabbit. It can be confused with the snowshoe hare, but snowshoes turn white in the winter, are about 30% larger and have larger hind feet.
The Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve works to expand knowledge about coasts and estuaries, engage people in environmental learning, and involve communities in conserving natural resources, all with a goal of protecting and restoring coastal ecosystems around the Gulf of Maine. The Wells Reserve protects 2,250 acres of salt marsh, freshwater wetland, beach, dune, forest, and field. The Laudholm Farm campus serves as headquarters. |
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Location : 342 Laudholm Farm Road Wells, ME 04090 |
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