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Description:
Petit Manan NWR is a coastal Maine refuge which covers 130 miles of coastline and includes three mainland parcels and 15 offshore islands. Petit Manan Point has over 10 miles of shoreline with habitats of red and white spruce, mixed hardwoods, jack pine stands, coastal raised heaths, blueberry barrens, old hayfields, fresh and saltwater marshes, cedar swamps, granite shores and cobble beaches. Wetlands of this area have been enhanced by constructing three impoundments which provide habitat for thousands of waterfowl and wetland associated species. To date over 300 bird species have been recorded on Petit Manan Point. Bois Bubert Island is much the same as Petit Manan Point in character and wildlife. Petit Manan Island is a treeless island and lies two and a half miles south of the Point. This island is now one of the most important islands in the Gulf of Maine for colonial nesting seabirds, including the endangered roseate tern, due to a restoration effort conducted jointly by the FWS and the College of the Atlantic. It is also the site of a 123 foot U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse tower and associated buildings that are on the National Register of Historic Places. Directions:
From Bangor, Maine: From Interstate 95 take Route 395 east to Route 1A. Follow Route 1A 23 miles to Ellsworth. In Ellsworth, take Route 1 East to Milbridge approximately 28 miles. In downtown Milbridge, watch for an Exxon station on your right. Take the next right on Water street. The refuge office is a quarter mile ahead on the left.To reach the mainland trails from Bangor, Maine: From Interstate 95 take Route 395 east to Route 1A. Follow Route 1A 23 miles to Ellsworth. In Ellsworth, take Route 1 East to Steuben approximately 26 miles. In Steuben watch for signs for Pigeon Hill Road. Turn right on Pigeon Hill Road and follow 7 miles to refuge entrance. Trail parking areas will be designated ahead.
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