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From Longmeadow Neighbors July 2026
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Parenting Playbook: Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, August 2026
Interview by Western Mass News of Conte Project Leader, Bill Ardren, and Conte Ranger, Tasha Daniels, about sister refuges: Fannie Stebbins and Fort River.
Celebrating 75 Years of the Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge, June 2026
Link to the June Longmeadow Neighbors article shown in pdf above. https://www.reidermedia.com/published-articles/celebrating-75-years-of-the-fannie-stebbins-wildlife-refuge?fbclid=IwY2xjawS7iKJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFtMnVhQ01iUEhyUDlpRHpKc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuojm4goGe8WyyZDyhTCe186MoKV17TYdhogxh5LfnHpzcTigOAWxSQPDChY_aem_1PcYNJyl7wZBfYDYP_-Maw
Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge Celebrates 75 Years, 4/27/2026
About the dedication of the plaque rock and the 75th Anniversary of the Refuge. https://www.masslive.com/opinion/2026/04/dorschner-fannie-stebbins-wildlife-refuge-celebrates-75-years-guest-column.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawRxwkpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEej-MoJg01PSx5PvFUCuY6k_qUms7Kk6vIxs-uZsmFq4GTIGRMpXQgbSbYI8k_aem_zQ99IM-O9g_kPD_IW25Sqw
In a Longmeadow Field, a Citizen Science Project Years in the Making, 4/17/26
Article about how Refuge visitors can be involved in data gathering related to the restoration project of 2017-2019. https://www.masslive.com/westernmass/2026/04/in-a-longmeadow-field-a-citizen-science-project-years-in-the-making.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawRxwxhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFMcUY1T2ZGTFJpanVzcjM1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnKGW68HLvQdxI_mgCyjJeBwKjbdzqt32iOwT1udtKxmA9hsOw9E2aBKyEBS_aem_254pUkr5TtayWWX8zGjzUA
Longmeadow firefighters rescue baby bald eagles after wind blows nest, 5/1/25
About the dramatic rescue of two eaglets at the refuge. https://www.masslive.com/news/2025/05/longmeadow-firefighters-rescue-baby-bald-eagles-after-wind-blows-nest.html
A Remarkable Restoration of the Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge, 9/14/2019
About the 2017-2019 restoration project: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/massachusetts/stories-in-massachusetts/protection-and-restoration-along-the-river/
Recovery: Restoring the Floodplain Forest, 9/11/19
This article discusses the use of biologics to control invasive species and the floodplain restoration project.: https://blog.nature.org/2019/09/11/recovery-restoring-the-floodplain-forest/
NBC Nightly News Report - 2025 Refuge Bald Eaglets Rescue
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This 3 minute video highlights the Fannie Stebbins Refuge and the multi-year floodplain forest restoration, as well as the partnership required to protect and conserve the land. 9/8/21.
This 5 minute Connecting Point segment shows the floodplain restoration. Addtitionally it highlights the land deal that preserves the Refuge into perpetuity. 6/3/2019
This 1 hour video covers the larger Silvio Conte National Refuge which covers 40,000 acres and spans the CT River Watershed through 4 states. The Fannie Stebbins Refuge is a division of the Conte Refuge and is home to the largest floodplain forest of the CT River Watershed. The Stebbins Refuge is highlighted at multiple points throughout the video. 11/2/2023
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