Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

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Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape

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location Massachusetts , United States
surface 41.3 ha
WDPA ID 5555709
Geographical location 42 ° 6 ′  N , 71 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 6 ′ 28 ″  N , 71 ° 19 ′ 2 ″  W
Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts
Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
administration Massachusetts Audubon Society , Department of Conservation and Recreation

The Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is a 102  acres (41.3  ha ) comprehensive reserve at Norfolk in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . It is administered by the Massachusetts Audubon Society in conjunction with the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

Protected area

The sanctuary, adjacent to the Bristol Blake State Reservation , has an extensive system of elevated roads that run through forests, fields and wetlands . There are 2  mi (3.2  km ) of hiking trails available to visitors, of which 2,000  ft (609.6  m ) are barrier-free .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. About Stony Brook. Massachusetts Audubon Society, accessed January 14, 2016 .