Description:
Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge contains a diversity of habitat types. Present habitat consists of forested uplands (55%), open grasslands (19%), shrub (13%), fresh water (6%), forested wetlands (4%), and salt marsh (3%). This diversity supports a wide range of wildlife, including the largest concentration of wintering American black ducks in New Hampshire. Bald eagles winter along the generally open waters of Great Bay and frequently perch along the shoreline. Topography is flat to gently rolling. The Refuge slopes down toward the west with the highest elevation of 100 feet (msl). Six miles of intertidal shoreline comprise the western boundary with The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Refuge also administers a 28 acre Conservation Easement in Concord, NH for the endangered Karner blue butterfly.

RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

• Hiking
• Hunting
• Museums/Visitor-Center