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Cathlapotle
Plankhouse Updates & Events
Changes on the
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Over the next few years the US Fish &
Wildlife Service, Friends of RNWR, the City
of
Ridgefield, and other partners are engaged
in
multiple infrastructure and habitat
improvement
projects that will result in overall
progress
for the health of our Refuge. The Carty
Unit
will be undergoing some extensive changes
as a
result. Please keep your attention on
social
media, websites, and of course this
newsletter
for how Refuge 20/20 projects will
affect our Lifeways & Landscapes
Programs.
We hope that you will join us on our
journey
and look forward to the benefits of a
deeply
revitalized landscape.
Docent and Education Volunteer
Training
Dates have been set for this year’s
Plankhouse Docent and Education Program
volunteer training! We promise that the
second
weekend in April will be full of
interesting
information and fun activities about the
deep
history of this landscape. Come join us!
April 13th
and 14th, 2019
Saturday
and
Sunday
10:00am-3:00pm*
*Please send an RSVP email with your full
name
and “Plankhouse Volunteer” in the
subject line to
ridgefieldvolunteer@fws.gov.
Spring Opening
The
Cathlapotle
Plankhouse opens for the season on May
4th
and 5th, 2019! Stay tuned for more
details
on upcoming Second Sunday Series
events,
every second Sunday of the month
through
October.
Cathlapotle
Plankhouse Second Sunday Series
Fittingly the theme for the 2019 Second
Sunday
Series is Resilience and Resurgence.
As we revitalize the Refuge oak woodlands,
we
turn an eye towards those that have shaped
this
landscape Since Time Immemorial. This year
we
will bring you five events as part of the
Second Sunday Series, embracing topics such
as
Ancestors and Elders, Oaksploration,
and of course the annual community
favorite,
Traditional Technologies Day in August. As
always, our series will highlight issues
most
closely related to the work we do here at
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. The
series
will take place on the Second Sunday of the
month, beginning in May and ending in
September.
 Preserve
America is a national initiative in
cooperation with the Advisory Council
on
Historic Preservation; the U.S.
Departments
of Defense, Interior, Agriculture,
Commerce, Housing and Urban
Development,
Transportation, and Education; the
National
Endowment for the Humanities; the
President's Committee on the Arts and
Humanities; and the President's Council
on
Environmental Quality.
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Habitat
work on the Refuge in February focused
primarily on creating Columbian
white-tailed
deer habitat. We started with clearing
blackberries and downed debris from under
mature Ash trees, followed by grass seeding
and
shrub/tree planting. This year we used six
species of native shrubs and trees to
create
cover and browse. There is also the
additional
benefit of providing pollinators a longer
blooming season, and birds with flora that
produce large quantities of berries. If you
are
interested...
With the late winter
surprise snow, many noticed visits from
Varied
Thrush at their feeder and backyards. This
is
because while Varied Thrush breed in humid
forests, they move into denser areas in the
winter such as parks, gardens and
backyards.
The biggest guess as to why we see them so
much
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