Stewart B. Mckinney National Wildlife Refuge ©Photos by Susan, Susan Drew Roseate Tern

Represented by Members of Congress: Purpose U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D) The refuge was established as a 1 800/344 WILD Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (D) breeding ground for migratory birds http://www.fws.gov Rep. Robert Simmons (R-2nd) and other wildlife, for research, and for Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-3rd) education. May 2006 Rep. Christopher Shays (R-4th) Public Use Notes Contact n Visitor contact station Andrew C. French, Project Leader n Interpretive nature trails Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge 733 Old Clinton Road Westbrook, CT 06498 Phone: 860/399 2513 Fax: 860/399 2515 Highlights and Potapaug Audubon Society jointly TDD: 800/877 8339 The refuge established two new units, produced a brochure detailing projects E-mail: [email protected] Menunketesuck Island (4.6 acres) and and volunteer opportunities. The Peach Island (2.6 acres) and added refuge has $47,000 available to begin The refuge is administratively complexed another 16 acres to the Salt Meadow making improvements outlined in the under Silvio O. Conte National Fish and unit. new public access concept. Wildlife Refuge. The refuge will host a Youth The Falkner Island unit supports Management Activities Conservation Corps program in the one of the last colonies of federally n Provide technical and financial Stratford and Bridgeport area. endangered roseate terns and 97% support through the Partners for of nesting common terns in the state. Fish and Wildlife Program to help Removing about 160,000 cubic yards The refuge has $150,000 available landowners protect wetland of fill reclaimed over 42 acres of salt to rehabilitate the jetty, pier and habitat in Connecticut marsh and restored the natural tidal boathouse. n Manage waterbird colonies to influences, increasing the size of the protect common terns, roseate largest unditched tidal high marsh Outer Island unit hosts environmental terns and long-legged waders in Connecticut. The first waterfowl education and research through a n Support research projects on hunting season was a success. The partnership with the state university. roseate terns, piping plovers, refuge designed a public access concept. The Friends of Outer Island assisted long-legged waders, diamond- with removing excess infrastructure. backed terrapins and intertidal The Calf Island unit hosted the refuge’s The refuge will use $125,000 this year communities inaugural overnight environmental to rehabilitate the solar energy energy n Restore wetlands to benefit education program for the YMCA of system. wildlife Greater New York. Accomplishments n Provide environmental educational include a rehabilitated dock, a joint Friends groups at the Salt Meadow, opportunities on refuges units and in Calf Island Conservancy and refuge Falker Island, Outer Island, Milford local communities brochure that details projects Point, Great Meadows, Calf Island and volunteer opportunities, and and Sheffield Island units continue to construction of two new kiosks. Over support refuge activities. $52,000 of renovation work on the main pavillion has begun. Black-crowned night-heron predation of roseate and common terns impacts The Salt Meadow unit serves as the these protected populations. refuge headquarters. The refuge