Welcome to the Friends of the Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge!! We have groomed SKI TRAILS!! Come on out and enjoy the winter weather!! Ski or Snowshoe it's all good here. It starts this weekend with our second saturday event "SnowShoe for a New You"!!

***Be sure to check out 24th Annual C-Me-Ski Race scheduled for Februay 11, 2012, info is located in a link to the right!!***

***Junior Duck Stamp Program Information is now located under the resources section to the right!!***

Bring your friends and take a trip around the trail at the Visitors Center, winter weather still brings opportunities to explore the Wildlife Refuge- Ski, Snowshoe or just walk!

Then come inside and check out what the store has to offer, store is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1pm to 4pm.

WHO WE ARE

The Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1998, when 4,700 acres of the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine, was transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge has grown to 4,900 acres and includes over 2,400 acres in conservation easements.

The Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge is located in Aroostook County, Maine. This is the largest county east of the Mississippi river with a population density of 11.1 persons per square mile. The total area of Aroostook County is 6,672 square miles.

The Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge is currently working on restoring wildlife and bird habitat on part of the former military base. Old military buildings and parking lots have been turned into grasslands for wildlife and birds. Six miles of trails have been constructed for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, bird watching and wildlife viewing. The Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge currently contains 10 ponds, plus Greenlaw Brook, Willard Brook, Butterfield Brook and Little Madawaska Stream.

The Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge is located off Route 89, 5 miles from downtown Limestone and 8 miles from Caribou.

The Friends of Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge is a non-profit volunteer organization working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE THE ABOUT SECTION!