Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge

Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge is a 60-acre protected area in North Sea, New York, on Long Island’s South Fork, established on July 20, 1971, through a land gift from Stanley Howard. It preserves a varied coastal landscape that includes grasslands, oak-beech forest, shrub habitat, kettle holes, freshwater marsh, and salt marsh. Its special importance lies in protecting maritime grassland, a native habitat that has been disappearing on Long Island under development pressure. Management has emphasized maintaining and expanding these grasslands to support open-country birds, while the refuge’s diverse habitats also sustain waterfowl, migratory songbirds, shorebirds, raptors, and endangered and threatened species.

North Sea, New York · United States