Photo Galleries
Enjoy our collections of photos that have been taken on the refuge by our members. We’d love to see your pictures as well! Please share them on Facebook, or email them to us. Thanks
Be sure to check out our monthly Featured Photo!
The Jeep Trail
5 miles round trip—1.5 hours, one way Enjoy the peaceful floodplain forest. If you walk quietly, you might see a deer, mink or osprey. Great blue herons wade along the shoreline looking to snack on fish, frogs and tadpoles.
MaQuam / Black Creek Trails
These trails take you to Lookout Point. Along the way, you pass through fields that provide cover for small mammals and nesting habitat for birds.
Stephen J. Young Marsh
Take in the colorful sights and distinctive smells of a freshwater wetland. Listen to the chatter of migrating ducks and geese in autumn. In summer, try to spot a green heron stalking fish, insects and frogs.
Old Railroad Passage Trail
On your way to Maquam Bay, look for bobolinks, field sparrows and meadowlarks in open fields. You’ll pass through Maquam Bog—home to rare and unique plant species such as rhodora, pitch pine and the state threatened Virginia chain fern. The trail ends at Maquam Bay, which provides habitat for waterfowl and other water birds.
Discovery Trail
Starting at the Visitor Center, follow this trail past ponds, through fields and into the woods to the edge of Maquam Bog.
Missisquoi River
The Missisquoi (derived from an Algonquian Abenaki word meaning "lots of waterfowl") River runs through the refuge, ending at the distinctive birdfoot delta
