Calling all Volunteers!Do you love nature? Enjoy working with your hands? Wonder what it's like working on a national wildlife refuge? Maybe you just need community service credit in order to graduate? We've got a solution for you! Join Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge staff and partners on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 to find out how you can become a volunteer for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the nation's only international wildlife refuge! Opportunities are available for people of all ages! Click here for more information or here to download the Volunteer Workshop Flyer. 
Is Phragmites taking over your coastal property?There is a solution! Join Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge staff and partners on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the Westfield Activities Center in Trenton, MI for the Detroit River-Western Lake Erie Cooperative Weed Management Area Public Forum, and learn about successful methods used to control this common invasive weed. Get your questions answered and find out how YOU can partner with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and get your land treated at no cost! Click here for additional information about the Cooperative Weed Management Area and this exciting opportunity! An additional meeting will be held at the Erie Township Hall in Monroe County on April 18th.
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Who We Are The Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is the only International Wildlife Refuge in North America. The refuge includes islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, and waterfront lands along 48 miles of Detroit River and Western Lake Erie shoreline. Its location is unique -- situated in the heart of a major metropolitan area. Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge is one of over 540 National Wildlife Refuges managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service within the Department of the Interior.
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