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Quogue Wildlife Refuge

Quogue Wildlife Refuge

Trail Update:

You may encounter periodic trail closures due to the impact of the Southern Pine Beetle at the Refuge.

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  • About
    • The Refuge
    • Board of Directors
    • Meet the Staff
    • QWR History
    • Jobs, Internships, & Volunteer Opportunities
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Hours & Directions
    • Nature Center & Trails
    • Our Resident Animals
    • Butterfly Garden & Greenhouse
    • Fairy Dell Boardwalk
  • Events
    • Event Calendar
    • Weddings & Private Events
    • Thank You for a Wild Night!
  • Education
    • Educational Programs
    • Green Birthdays & Private Experiences
    • Go Native for Wildlife
    • QWR Nature Videos
  • Support our Work
    • Investing in the Future
    • Annual Appeal
    • Memberships & Donations
    • Memorial & Honorary Donations
    • Planned Giving
    • Adopt an Animal
    • Bricks, Benches & Bee Hives
    • Our Wish List Registry
  • QWR News
  • Resources
    • Wildlife Resources
    • Photo/Facility Use
    • Sam the Bald Eagle

QWR Blog

Creature Feature – Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum)

The Pine Barrens: Long Island’s Fire Dependent Habitat

Screech owl in a snag tree

Secret Life of Snag Trees

Long Tailed Weasel

Creature Feature: Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)

Celebrating 90 Years as a Sanctuary

Creature Feature: Night Herons

Creature Feature: Mole Crabs (Emerita talpoida)

Celestial Navigation

The Positive Side of “Pests”

Secret Life of: British Soldier Lichen (Cladonia cristatella)

The Southern Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis)

Female cardinal

Creature Feature: Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)

Mycelium: The Forest’s Secret Communication System

Secret Life of the Barometer Earthstar (Genus Astraeus) 

Creature Feature: Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata)

Butterfly on mist flower

What’s All the Buzz About!?

Trail through the woods

Best Practices for Hiking

Creature Feature: Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)

QWR featured on News12 Road Trips Close to Home

Winter Sparrows

Secret Life of…American Holly (Ilex opaca)

QWR Featured on LITV

Marisa with screech owl

Congratulations to our Assistant Director Marisa Nelson – Power Woman of the East End!

Support Wildlife – Plant Native this Fall

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Contact

3 Old Country Road
P.O. Box 492
Quogue, NY 11959
631-653-4771
info@quoguewildliferefuge.org

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The Refuge trails and Outdoor Wildlife Complex are open every day from sunrise to sunset free of charge. Dogs and bicycles are not permitted on the Refuge grounds.

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