While the Refuge is closed for construction on the River ‘S’ Bridge and the Oak Restoration, we are focusing new recruitment efforts on other Refuges in the complex, such as the 3rd Saturday Work Parties at Steigerwald Lake NWR. We will have a 4th Saturday Work Party at Ridgefield on April 27th, email early to sign up! Wednesday work parties will be limited due to safety concerns and lack of parking, so if you are not a regular Wednesday volunteer, please sign up with the Columbia Gorge Refuge Stewards to help out.
This month our Habitat Restoration crew worked at the Port of Ridgefield and planted native plants to landscape the area. Elderberry, Indian Plum, currant, Oregon Grape, and Snowberry have been planted around the entrance and beginning of the trail, which should 
soon feature panels installed in the existing structure, as well as a fee station, just in time for the Carty Lake Trail to open on May 1st!
The Washington Fish & Wildlife Regional office sent over 10+ people to join a work party this month at Pierce National Wildlife Refuge, and they helped restore habitat for endangered turtles! When you sign up with the Stewards, you can help with the turtle project too.
Sign up to help out with the Stewards restoration events here: https://www.refugestewards.org/volunteer
Or sign up to help out when Ridgefield is open: Keith_Rutz@fws.gov
When Amazon removed AmazonSmile, we lost our Amazon Wishlist access. Now, we have finally started one back up! 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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