Activities Celebrate Refuge Appreciation Day
In celebration of the upcoming National Wildlife Refuge Week (October 14-20), the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge and Friends of the Refuge will host special public activities on Saturday, October 6, 2001. Refuge staff will provide guided nature walks on refuge wetlands and woodlands, while the Tualatin Riverkeepers will offer paddle trips on the Tualatin River adjacent to the refuge.
Guided nature walks are scheduled for 9:30 am, 11:30 am, and 1:30 pm. Canoe trips will be offered at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.
All events are free. Individuals wishing to participate in the canoe trips must make advance reservations by contacting the Tualatin Riverkeppers at (503) 590-5813.
For more information contact Friends of the Refuge, 503-972-7714, or Christopher Lapp, Deputy Refuge Manager, 503-590-5811.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 93-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System which encompasses more than 530 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 66 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
