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Bus Trips - May 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 at 7:00 am, and May 12 and 13 at 1:00 pm.

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will be offering bus trips to various points of interest on both Ottawa and Cedar Point NWRs throughout the month of May.  Seating is limited and you must make a reservation by calling the Visitor Center at (419) 898-0014.  Busses will leave from the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center parking lot at 7:00 am and trips will last about 3 hours.  Refuge staff will be driving the bus and will gladly interpret refuge management and your wildlife experience during the tour.

Auto Tour - May 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20 and 28. Tours maybe cancelled due to inclement weather or road conditions. The entrance to the auto tour is now from the Visitor Center Parking Lot.

International Migratory Bird Day Celebration - May 12: Family Bird Walk at 9 a.m.with Bill Thompson III and Richard Crossley.

Book Signings 11 a.m. by Richard Crossley (author of The Crossley ID Guide) and Bill Thompson III (author of Young Birders Guide to North America and many others), John Juriga (author of Bob Hines: National Wildlife Artist), Richard Crossley 4-5 p.m.

Bird Walk "Learning to Look with Richard Crossley" 5-6:30 p.m.

Naturally Speaking, May 13, 2 pm. "Native Freshwater Mussels, What was once thought lost, has now been found" - Todd Crail, Doctoral Candidate at Univ. of Toledo

Ohio and Federal Junior Duck Stamp Contest - Congratulations to Christine Clayton from Sidney on her 2012 entry winning Ohio Best of Show and Federal Junior Duck Stamp Winner.

Solar Panels now on line. Click here to see current information.