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News about the Friends and Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex

Refuge Access Updates - Main FWS Website

  • 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...

  • Spring Break Youth Art Contest 2021

    March 11, 2021

    The Friends of Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge is pleased to announce a brand new 2021 Spring Break Youth Art Contest, which is open to K-8 grade students—residing in the Ridgefield School District, Clark County and the Portland-Metro area, including those who are homeschooled or belong to a youth/art program. The contest is an activity aimed at Spring Break 2021, to encourage youth to get outside or visit the Refuge during the break. Find out more...

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