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Photo credit: Jeff Lewis
National Wildlife Refuges were established and are maintained for "wildlife first". This black-throated Green Warbler is one of many songbirds that call local refuges home. Please support these refuges by attending the annual membership meeting of the Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society on Tuesday, December 12 at 7:30 pm to learn about ways you can help!

WILDLIFE REFUGES IN CRISIS- HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society President Tom White invites the public, members and anyone interested in Pea Island and Alligator River National Wildlife Refuges to attend the annual meeting of the Society on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 7:30 P.M. at the Dare County Library 400 Mustian Street in Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Refuge Manager, Mike Bryant, will be speaking about the current National Wildlife Refuge System predicament and offering suggestions about how concerned citizens can help.

The Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society is an organization of volunteers who contribute their time and talents assisting and improving the two wildlife refuges in Dare County - Alligator River and Pea Island. Membership is open to anyone interested in the refuges or willing to volunteer their time or contribute funds.

For more information, contact Abbey Reibel (abbey_reibel@fws.gov or 252-987-1118)