Our 2025 Year-End Impact Report is here! This is just a small snapshot of some of the things we did in 2025 thanks to your incredible support.
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.
A letter from the Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Board President, Jim Maul
With fewer biologists, natural resources professionals, and park rangers - habitats will degrade, endangered species will go unmonitored, trails will remain unmaintained and become subject to vandalism, and visitors will lose access to environmental education and recreation opportunities. These cuts put communities, ecosystems, and outdoor recreation at risk. Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge stand in solidarity with the US Fish & Wildlife Service, our closest partner, and the reason for our work. We urge all who love our public lands to speak out by contacting your elected representatives.
Details about the Community Nature Center on the refuge's Carty Unit, starting March 2024, planned to be complete by spring of 2026. Learn what the Friends are doing to fund the project, and how a Grant from the Keller Foundation gave us a great kick-off, along with a $25,000 match to meet!
Calling all nature enthusiasts! Join other supporters in protecting our precious wildlife. We're seeking passionate individuals with skills in fundraising, board governance, or community representation. Or, if you simply have a heart for wildlife outreach and advocacy, we need you on our board! Together, we can make a difference for the creatures that call Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge home. Interested? Let's chat! Email us to explore how your talents can help preserve this natural treasure.
When Amazon removed AmazonSmile, we lost our Amazon Wishlist access. Now, we have finally started one back up!
Find the link for Self-Guided Activities, Guided Tours, and other ways to visit to Ridgefield National Wildife Refuge Complex refuges
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!
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Shop for items that the Friends and the Refuge Complex need to help with everything from habitat restoration to events like BirdFest & Bluegrass, and help support wildlife in little and big ways.
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Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge (PK822). For more information, please visit the link below.
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