Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge Celebrates National Wildlife Refuge Week
Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge will celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week on Saturday, October 8, 2011, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festivities will showcase the new facilities and visitor services at Conboy Lake Refuge. A variety of activities will be offered, including guided nature walks, hayrides, Whitcomb-Cole Hewn Log House historian talks and displays from the Glenwood School students and partners of the refuge. Cake and refreshments will be provided.
Guided nature walks will depart at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The 10:00 a.m. walk will be an easy 2 1/2 mile, 2-hour walk to the Willard Springs. The 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. walks will be an easy 1/2-mile walk around the Cold Springs Dike and will last 45 minutes. Hayrides will depart at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. The rides will take 45 minutes and tour closed areas of the refuge. All participants for the guided nature walks and hayrides should meet at the headquarters parking lot 10 minutes prior to departure.
Many refuges will host special Refuge Week events in and around the week of October 9 through 15 to celebrate America's majestic wildlife heritage. Since Theodore Roosevelt established the first National Wildlife Refuge in 1903, the Refuge System has become the world's premier habitat conservation system, encompassing 553 refuges. Conboy Lake Refuge was established in 1964 to provide habitat for migratory birds. The refuge consists of 6,500 acres of the lush Camas Prairie and forests in the heart of the Glenwood Valley near Mount Adams. Over 200 species of wildlife can be found on the refuge.
Directions to Conboy Lake Refuge headquarters: From White Salmon, take Route 141 or Alt-141 north from Route 14 to milepost 21. Turn right and follow Warner Road (which becomes Sunnyside Road) to the Trout Lake-Glenwood Highway toward Glenwood. After about 8.5 miles, turn right at the refuge sign at Wildlife Refuge Road. Follow the gravel road to its end at headquarters.
From Goldendale, take Route 142 west towards Lyle. After 10.5 miles, turn right on Glenwood-Goldendale Road. Continue through Glenwood and drive about 5 miles. Turn left on Wildlife Refuge Road, and follow the gravel road to its end at headquarters.
Guided nature walks will depart at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The 10:00 a.m. walk will be an easy 2 1/2 mile, 2-hour walk to the Willard Springs. The 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. walks will be an easy 1/2-mile walk around the Cold Springs Dike and will last 45 minutes. Hayrides will depart at 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. The rides will take 45 minutes and tour closed areas of the refuge. All participants for the guided nature walks and hayrides should meet at the headquarters parking lot 10 minutes prior to departure.
Many refuges will host special Refuge Week events in and around the week of October 9 through 15 to celebrate America's majestic wildlife heritage. Since Theodore Roosevelt established the first National Wildlife Refuge in 1903, the Refuge System has become the world's premier habitat conservation system, encompassing 553 refuges. Conboy Lake Refuge was established in 1964 to provide habitat for migratory birds. The refuge consists of 6,500 acres of the lush Camas Prairie and forests in the heart of the Glenwood Valley near Mount Adams. Over 200 species of wildlife can be found on the refuge.
Directions to Conboy Lake Refuge headquarters: From White Salmon, take Route 141 or Alt-141 north from Route 14 to milepost 21. Turn right and follow Warner Road (which becomes Sunnyside Road) to the Trout Lake-Glenwood Highway toward Glenwood. After about 8.5 miles, turn right at the refuge sign at Wildlife Refuge Road. Follow the gravel road to its end at headquarters.
From Goldendale, take Route 142 west towards Lyle. After 10.5 miles, turn right on Glenwood-Goldendale Road. Continue through Glenwood and drive about 5 miles. Turn left on Wildlife Refuge Road, and follow the gravel road to its end at headquarters.
