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Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
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Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary is a place for everyone, protecting the habitats, wildlife, and spectacular views for which Martha’s Vineyard is renowned. Four miles of trails through woodlands, meadows, ponds, salt marsh, and along shorelines allow for exploration, discovery, and quiet contemplation.
Location: 100 Felix Neck Drive, Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: 508-627-4850
Hours: Mon–Fri 9 am-4 pm; Sat 9 am-2 pm; closed Sun • Trails open daily, dawn to dusk
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Sanctuary News & Events
Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
After receiving a 2021 Martha's Vineyard Vision Fellowship, Jacob Gurney decided to spend his summer working at Felix Neck. "It's a place that I have loved since I was a kid and camper, and it represents what I care deeply about on this island."
Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
For four months of the year, one of our volunteers birds at the sanctuary daily in a practice called patch birding. This idea resonates with me—going deeply into a place, knowing it, appreciating it, and caring for it.
Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary
Every year during the summer breeding season, Mass Audubon's Coastal Waterbird Program (CWP) conducts shorebird nest monitoring field studies on both Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Here's a look at the 2021 season results from both locations.
