About Us
- The Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge was established (along
with 3 other refuges in the Willamette Valley of Oregon) in 1965,
in response to a need to establish vital winter habitat for wintering
waterfowl with an emphasis on the dusky Canada goose whose nesting
areas in Alaska were severly impacted by the violent earthquake
of 1964. Ridgefield Refuge is currently approximately 5,300 acres
of marshes, grasslands and woodlands.
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- Ridgefield Refuge is one of over 540 Refuges in the National
Wildlife Refuge System managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The 94 million acre Refuge System is the only nationwide network
of Federal lands managed specifically for the conservation of
fish and wildlife. Refuges serve to protect our nation's natural
and cultural resources for the people of all ages and for generations
to come.
Ridgefield Refuge is collectively managed with Steigerwald Lake,
Pierce, and Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuges, as the Ridgefield
National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 457, Ridgefield, WA, 98642
Physical Address: 28908 NW Main Avenue, Ridgefield, WA, 98642
Phone: (360) 887-4106
Fax: (360) 887-4109
