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News about the Friends and Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Refuge Access Updates - Main FWS Website

  • Community Nature Center Construction Updates

    April 15, 2024

    Find current flyers and links to details about the Community Nature Center and the Construction on the refuge's Carty Unit, starting March 2024, planned to be complete by 2026.

  • Refuge Field Trips

    January 10, 2024

    Find the link for Self-Guided Activities, Guided Tours, and other ways to visit to Ridgefield National Wildife Refuge Complex refuges

  • Naturalist-led Walks

    March 22, 2023

    Volunteers make it possible to offer public naturalist-led walks about a variety of topics at both Ridgefield and Steigerwald Lake NWR's. The following opportunities are listed by walk leader, topic, and location. Find birding walks, youth photography workshops, bat walks, and more!

  • Friends Merch Shop – Updated Nov 23! Includes 2024 calendars & Puzzles!

    November 1, 2022

    Find the Refuge Photo Contest Winners in these stunning collections! We have Puzzles, mugs, tote bags, photo cards, and clothing! Funds support Habitat Restoration, Environmental Education, and other Refuge programs and events.

  • Washington Senators and Representatives Support Ridgefield NWR

    March 10, 2022

    Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler and U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell sent a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) pressing the agency to include funding in the fiscal year 2023 budget for the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Community and Nature Center...

  • Join our Business Alliance

    August 8, 2021

    As a member of the Friends of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Business Alliance, you invest in one of our urban metropolitan area’s most unique and diverse natural and cultural resources. Keep Reading...