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Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge was established to preserve migratory bird habitat and waterfowl migration routes associated with southern Maine's coastal estuaries. In the mid -1800s, the estuarine habitats teemed with wildlife. The fishing industry supported many people, and commercial hunters made their living from the wildlife that frequented the marshes. Spurred by the arrival of the railroad in 1842, recreational use of the Maine coast increased in the 19th and 20th centuries. Thousands of visitors came by train, trolley, and later; automobile. Seasonal and vacation homes built o…
Activities: INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, FISHING, HIKING, HUNTING, WILDLIFE VIEWING, BIRDING