Youths, under 16 years of age, and up to 2 accompanying adults can hunt on Saturday and Sunday starting with the regular duck, goose and coot hunting seasons in October as set by the State, until November 30. Please see the link below for additional guidance.
Elk and Youth Waterfowl Hunt
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be conducting prescribed burning on the Refuge this fall. Prescribed fire is an important management technique that improves forest health, wildlife habitat and reduces damaging effects of catastrophic fires.
TNWR Prescribed Fire News Release
And the winner is...a great shot of a porcupine by photographer Tina Penny and the winner of Turnbull's 2019 photography contest. Tina's porcupine photo will be featured on the 2020 Refuge Annual Pass. For more information on how you can enter this year's photo contest, please follow the link below. Good luck!
2020 Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge Photo Contest
This large, black and orange butterfly is likely one of the most iconic insects in the world. The monarch's annual life cycle and migration, its total reliance on milkweeds to complete this cycle and the spectacular aggregations of millions of monarchs at overwintering sites in Mexico and California are legendary. The monarch has been the subject of numerous books, research papers, classroom programs, and science fair projects for decades. This popular and once abundant species is now, however, in jeopardy. To learn more about this beautiful butterfly, please follow the link below.
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