Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge
At the tip of Nantucket is Great Point, a place of rest for both humans seeking warm, white sand beaches and migratory birds seeking relief from their long journeys over the Atlantic. Great Point is part of Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge, a small (21-acre) but important preserve on the Massachusetts coast. Endangered piping plovers and roseate terns find protection here, and gray and harbor seals also claim their spot on the reserve's beaches. Other wildlife preserves near the refuge offer additional habitat for birds and other wildlife: The Nantucket Conservation Foundation is owner of the Coatue Wildlife Refuge and The Haulover, and The Trustees of Reservations manages the Coskata -Coutue Wildlife Refuge.
DIRECTIONS AND PERMIT INFORMATION:
Contact The Trustees of Reservations at (508) 228-6799 before you visit since you will need a permit to enter. You can explore the refuge by hiking or by driving , but your vehicle needs to be capable of traveling over sand. If you arrive by car rather than boat, you will enter at the gatehouse at the end of Wauwinet Road.
OTHER LINKS:
USFWS Guide to the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
 
The natural history of Nantucket, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Block and Long Island.
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Provides an overview of almost a hundred watchable wildlife sites in New York. Learn where to go and more about the animals you're likely to see.
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A guide to wildlife refuges in the Mid-Atlantic states. (Audubon includes New York in this volume.)
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