Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area

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Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area (or BPWMA) is located in the towns of Hanson and Halifax in Massachusetts, USA. The area is composed of {{convert|1625|acre|km2}} of open land for public use, including hiking,{{cite web |title=Burrage Wildlife Management Area |url=https://www.south-shore-hiking-trails.com/burrage-wildlife-management-area.html |website=South Shore Hiking Trails |access-date=29 May 2021}} biking,{{cite web |title=Burrage Pond, Hanson |url=https://www.nemba.org/trails/massachusetts/burrage-pond-0 |website=New England Mountain Bike Association |access-date=29 May 2021}} and birding.{{cite web |title=Burrage Pond WMA |url=https://ebird.org/hotspot/L911700 |website=eBird |access-date=29 May 2021}}{{cite journal |last1=Anderson |first1=Kathleen S. |last2=Peterson |first2=Wayne R. |title=Burrage Pond Wildlife ManagementArea, Hanson/Halifax |journal=Bird Observer |date=2004 |volume=32 |issue=3 |url=https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/BirdObserver32.3_Page153-160_Burrage%20Pond%20Wildlife%20Management%20Area%2C%20Hanson-Halifax_Kathleen%20S.%20Anderson%2C%20Wayne%20R.%20Petersen.pdf |access-date=29 May 2021}} Hunting is permitted except on Sundays. BPWMA is made up mainly of swampy lands, old cranberry bogs (formally Bog 18, the biggest in the world), and cedar forest. It is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.[http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/nhprotburrpnd.htm Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program -- Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife]