National Wildlife Refuge Week
October 13th to the 19th
Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week October 13th to 19th. Visit your National Wildlife Refuge and see what it has to offer. We are going to keep the Visitor Center and Marshland Wildlife Drive open through October 20th in celebration of National Wildlife Refuge Week. The Visitor Center is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The Marshland Wildlife Drive is open from dawn to dusk.
The Mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
National Wildlife Refuges - Where Wildlife Comes First
Things you can do to Help Your Local National Wildlife Refuge.
- Volunteer - contact the volunteer coordinator and see where help is needed.
- See if they have a facebook fan page and join to keep up to date on refuge activities.
- If the refuge has a friends group join! Many refuge's receive financial assistance from their friends group. At Seney National Wildlife Refuge the Seney Natural History Association donates monies to put on special events, hire summer interns and purchase useful items the government is not allowed to purchase.
- Purchase a Duck Stamp. Ninety-eight cents out of every dollar generated by the sale of Federal Duck Stamps goes directly to purchase or lease wetland habitat for protection in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
There are over 550 National Wildlife Refuges throughout the United States and its territories.