April is Native Plant Month!

Sunday April 11th 10:00am Ernie Crediford will lead a wildflower hike on Saddle Mountain. Check our Events Page for details.

​Thursday April 15th 6:00pm the Friends are hosting a Zoom evening with Heather Wendt and Ernie Crediford will give a talk on our local native plants and how to incorporate them into our own landscapes.
Gretchen Graber, an environmental scientist, will give a presentation on her latest project, YEER. Check our Events Page for details.

April 22nd, 6pm, Thursday
Lisa Hill will lead a watercolor demonstration of Balsamroot and Lupine. She is a horticulturist, Master Gardener and avid bird-watcher who has been painting with watercolor since 2007. Check our Events Page for details.

The Columbia Basin Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society has invited our members to participate and there events this month so there is not duplication. Check our Events Page for details.

 
​Winter Birds Events 

Winter Birds has concluded, but we recorded the presentations for you.  Go to our Events page to view the presentations  

Local bird experts Bill and Nancy Laframboise and Mike Denny  presented the first night.  We teamed with Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife and their presentation Water Birds of Washington featuring 3 areas of Washington including the McNary Refuge on a Saturday.  The last night was presentations by Lynn Tompkins of  Blue Mountain Wildlife and photographer Izzy Edwards.

​Details on the Event Page

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Friends of Mid-Columbia River Wildlife Refuge's Vision:
Engage and enlighten people of all ages to the value of wildlife and habitat.  Inspire wonder, curiosity and appreciation for our earth through connection with the Refuges.

Pictures by Larry Umthun, Jan James, Jenny Rieke, Denise Mcinturff