Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in Norfolk, Massachusetts. It is among a network of sanctuaries with the Massachusetts Audubon Society. The 104-acre sanctuary is adjacent to the 140-acre Bristol Blake State Reservation. Both areas are managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).[1] An easy 1 mile (1.6 km) trail starts around by encircling Stony Pond and ends by a waterfall at the site of a former mill. It is wheelchair accessible. The trail includes a[2] 525-foot long boardwalk, installed in 2017,[3][4] that allows visitors to view birds, wildlife, and the wetland habitat over Teal Marsh and Kingfisher Pond.[3] Wildlife found there includes turtles, ducks, geese, great blue herons, and muskrats.[2] The sanctuary also has natural history exhibits, programming space, a gift shop, nature play area, a picnic area, and a butterfly garden.[2][3]

References
  1. "Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary". Mass Audubon. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. Emily Kerr; Thomas Lewis; Cynthia Copeland (February 23, 2007). Best Hikes with Kids: Connecticut, Massachusetts, & Rhode Island. The Mountaineers Books. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-59485-177-3.
  3. "Opening of Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary Boardwalk". Energy and Environmental Affairs. August 16, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. Cosentino, Judee (August 27, 2017). "Stony Brook sanctuary in Norfolk opens new boardwalk". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

Further reading
  • John J. Galluzzo (2005). Mass Audubon. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-3782-5.

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