U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge – Mohawk River Division Coos County,

Welcome to the Mohawk River Division This high quality wetland is fed by the East (Division) of the Silvio O. Conte National Branch of Simms Stream which flows from Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The east to west on its way to the Refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish and River. Wildlife Service, is part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, a national network Public Uses of 553 refuges, protecting more than 150 The Division is open to the public million acres of key habitat for wildlife, fish, throughout the year. Visitors may hike, plants, and people. snowshoe, and ski here. Hunting and fishing are allowed under state regulations, The Refuge was established in 1997, in part except that baiting, driving metal into a tree to conserve, protect, and enhance the natural for a tree stand, cutting trees or vegetation, diversity and abundance of wildlife, fish, and possessing alcohol while hunting is plants, and federal threatened and prohibited. Motorized access, collecting or endangered species in the removing items, camping, and fires are not watershed. There are additional divisions in allowed on the Division. A full listing of New Hampshire (Pondicherry), regulations on national wildlife refuges is (Nulhegan Basin), (Fort available at River and Mill River), and Connecticut http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html (Salmon River). under Title 50.

The Mohawk River Division was There are no developed parking areas or established in 2007 and is now 1,023 acres hiking trails at this time, although there are in size. Located in the town of Columbia, several old, native surface two-track roads New Hampshire approximately five miles that serve as good trails into the Division. southeast of the town of Colebrook, the The best access is along Bungy Road Division is bounded by Bungy Road to the approximately 0.6 miles south of Bunnel east and south, Marshall Hill Road to the Road. Visitors may park on the old road west, and Keach Road to the north. The before the gate and informational kiosk. map on the reverse side displays the current extent of the Division. Land that is not Additional information about the Silvio O. colored blue is privately owned. Conte Refuge and the Mohawk River Division is available from the Refuge This Division is a mix of wetlands, mature Headquarters at: and early succession forest, and meadows that provides excellent habitat for numerous Silvio O. Conte Refuge migratory birds and resident wildlife 103 East Plumtree Road including: American woodcock, Northern Sunderland, MA 01375 harriers, white-tailed deer, moose, and ruffed grouse (partridge). The most obvious Phone: 413.548.8002 x113 feature at the Division is Blueberry Swamp. Email: [email protected]