Project Description

The Fannie Stebbins Memorial Wildlife Refuge in Longmeadow, MA is comprised of approximately 370 acres of forest, shrub swamps, and herbaceous marshes. The restoration of 223 acres of rare floodplain forest began in 2017 and is the largest unfragmented area of natural floodplain vegetation in the Connecticut River Watershed. Restoration efforts included replanting fields with floodplain tree species, control of invasive plants, and restoration of natural hydrology.

Funding Sources

Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Agricultural Easement Program (ACEP): Wetland Reserve Easement Program (WRE)

Partners

• Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge

• Natural Resources Conservation Service

• The Nature Conservancy

• All Habitat Services

• Friends of Fannie Stebbins

• Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company LLC