Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Welcome! Just twenty miles west of Boston lies an oasis for wildlife - Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Roughly 85 percent of the refuge's more than 3,600 acres is comprised of valuable freshwater wetlands stretching along 12 miles of the Concord and Sudbury Rivers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protects and manages Great Meadows as nesting, resting, and feeding habitat for wildlife, with special emphasis on migratory birds. The diversity of plant and animal life visible from refuge trails provides visitors with excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing and nature study. Directions Upcoming Programs Art Workshop

Interagency Pass Program (replaces former federal access passport programs)

ATTENTION HUNTERS:

Please note that if you have a refuge-issued Archery permit, you may hunt “Archery Only” areas during shotgun and muzzleloader seasons. You are NOT permitted to hunt in shotgun and muzzleloader areas during those seasons. If you have a refuge-issued shotgun permit, you may hunt with bow or muzzleloader in shotgun areas. If you have a refuge-issued muzzleloader permit, you may hunt with a bow during muzzleloader season in muzzleloader areas. Although we follow many of the State regulations and seasons, we have additional refuge regulations permitted hunters must follow. We realize this can be a little confusing, so if you are still unclear, please phone us at 978-443-4661.

Check out our Great Meadows brochures on-line!

The above icons refer to the Great Meadows NWR brochure, Great Meadows NWR Interpretive Trail Brochure, and theBird List for Oxbow and Great Meadows NWRs . Note: All of these brochures are in .pdf file format, one software program that is available to view these files is the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here to download a free version of this software.

Libby Herland, Project Leader

73 Weir Weir Hill Road

Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776

Phone: (978)443-4661

Fax: (978) 443-2898

Email: FW5RW_EMNWR@fws.gov

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Eastern Massachusetts Complex Visitor Center proposal

Concord Unit Impoundment Management (Updated March 2006)

FAQ about our ban on dog walking

Great Meadows Hunt Maps 

General Hunt Info

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Web page updated on 06/30/08