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=Austin Smith Sanctuary= Orleans, Massachusetts 02653 Austin Smith Sanctuary webpage

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Austin Smith Sanctuary
Coordinates: 41.7987694, -69.9872173 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Austin Smith Sanctuary
This 8.5-acre sanctuary is located in both Orleans and Eastham and is a portion an estate that had been in the donor’s family for over 350 years. Both parcels are in the Boat Meadow Creek vicinity and provide salt marsh habitat for wildlife, including a red maple swamp. The Orleans parcel is directly adjacent to the Cape Cod Rail Trail, the Town of Orleans picnic area and park, and 20 acres of Eastham conservation land. It also abuts a 16-acre property where a home once owned by the donor’s family is located. The sanctuary is named in memory of the donor’s family members who spent many hours at the Arnold Arboretum creating a very special landscape plan for this property and supervised the installation of every tree and ornamental shrub, creating a natural haven for birds and mammals. From Austin Smith Sanctuary webpage

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