Trails are open but due to COVID-19, events are canceled.
Please stay tuned for updates as soon as we can schedule events again.
Please stay tuned for updates as soon as we can schedule events again.
Events
Celebrate Invertebrates Month 2021
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Please join us for this virtual event to celebrate the role of moths in our habitat's web of life.
Moths of the Pacific Northwest - The Night Life! Thursday, June 24th at 6:30 PM. Learn about moths from David Droppers - an enthusiastic passionate speaker! David has a University of WA Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and Resource Management, and a Western Washington University Master's degree in Environmental Education The Zoom link is: Time: Jun 24, 2021 06:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81331582656?pwd=Qnpwa0J3Vm4ybzV6SDhtQVE5N2FIUT09 Meeting ID: 813 3158 2656 Passcode: 401985 |
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Native Plant Month 2021
Friends Of Mid-Columbia River Wildlife Refuges events
Sunday April 11th 10:00am Ernie Crediford will lead a wildflower hike on Saddle Mountain. We will meet at 10:00am at the Park and Ride on the corner of Van Giesen and the Bypass highway 240. Here we can car pool where possible. We can drive up to the top but the road is rough and 4-wheel drive is recommended. The trip will take approx. 3.5-5 hours, bring lunch or snacks and water. There should be lots of shooting stars in bloom. Please contact Ernie at ernest_crediford@live.com so he can manage the size of the group and drivers. We are supposed to have 15 persons per group at this time.
Thursday April 15th 6:00pm the Friends are hosting a Zoom evening with two presentations;
Heather Wendt, from the Benton County Conservation District and Ernie Crediford from the Native Plant Society and the Friends of the Mid-Columbia River Wildlife Refuges, 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 (see attachment). Gretchen is responsible for thousands of native plants being grown and re-introduced into the landscape.
Presentation is below.
April 22nd, 6pm, Thursday
Lisa Hill will lead a wildflower watercolor demonstration. Follow along as two wildflower favorites in the Mid-Columbia region come to life as a watercolor painting. The brilliant yellow of Balsamroot and rich violet of Lupine are natural complements that create an eye-catching color combination – whether as art or in the shrub steppe. Lisa will demonstrate the techniques used to paint a pleasing blend of realistic flowers and a soft-focus, abstract background. She is a horticulturist, Master Gardener and avid bird-watcher who has been painting with watercolor since 2007.
The link to view the recorded presentation will be available shortly.
Sunday April 11th 10:00am Ernie Crediford will lead a wildflower hike on Saddle Mountain. We will meet at 10:00am at the Park and Ride on the corner of Van Giesen and the Bypass highway 240. Here we can car pool where possible. We can drive up to the top but the road is rough and 4-wheel drive is recommended. The trip will take approx. 3.5-5 hours, bring lunch or snacks and water. There should be lots of shooting stars in bloom. Please contact Ernie at ernest_crediford@live.com so he can manage the size of the group and drivers. We are supposed to have 15 persons per group at this time.
Thursday April 15th 6:00pm the Friends are hosting a Zoom evening with two presentations;
Heather Wendt, from the Benton County Conservation District and Ernie Crediford from the Native Plant Society and the Friends of the Mid-Columbia River Wildlife Refuges, 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 (see attachment). Gretchen is responsible for thousands of native plants being grown and re-introduced into the landscape.
Presentation is below.
April 22nd, 6pm, Thursday
Lisa Hill will lead a wildflower watercolor demonstration. Follow along as two wildflower favorites in the Mid-Columbia region come to life as a watercolor painting. The brilliant yellow of Balsamroot and rich violet of Lupine are natural complements that create an eye-catching color combination – whether as art or in the shrub steppe. Lisa will demonstrate the techniques used to paint a pleasing blend of realistic flowers and a soft-focus, abstract background. She is a horticulturist, Master Gardener and avid bird-watcher who has been painting with watercolor since 2007.
The link to view the recorded presentation will be available shortly.
Winter Birds Presentations
Heather Wendt, and Ernie Crediford talk on our local native plants and how to incorporate them into our own landscapes.
Heather Wendt, and Ernie Crediford talk on our local native plants and how to incorporate them into our own landscapes.
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Lisa Hill wildflower watercolor demonstration.
Presentation will be posted soon
Winter Birds 2021
Winter Birds February 18th presentations
Winter Birds of the McNary NWR, Columbia river and Yakima River Presentation by Bill and Nancy LaFramboise
Broad Winged Hawks, Buteos of the Columbia Basin Presentation by Mike Denny
Winter Birds partner presentation February 20th
Water Birds of Washington with a presentation of Wintering Wildlife by WDFW
The link to the recording of this event is at Facebook and at YouTube
Winter Birds February 25th
Blue Mountain Wildlife presentation by Lynn Tompkins
Owling and Photographing Eastern Washington presented by Izzy Edwards
Winter Birds of the McNary NWR, Columbia river and Yakima River Presentation by Bill and Nancy LaFramboise
Broad Winged Hawks, Buteos of the Columbia Basin Presentation by Mike Denny
Winter Birds partner presentation February 20th
Water Birds of Washington with a presentation of Wintering Wildlife by WDFW
The link to the recording of this event is at Facebook and at YouTube
Winter Birds February 25th
Blue Mountain Wildlife presentation by Lynn Tompkins
Owling and Photographing Eastern Washington presented by Izzy Edwards
Winter Birds 2021 Presentations
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Winter Birds of the McNary NWR, Columbia river and Yakima River
Presentation by Bill and Nancy LaFramboise Note: Slides were slow in posting in Zoom so delayed at times to the voice. |
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Broad Winged Hawks, Buteos of the Columbia Basin
Presentation by Mike Denny |
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ANNUAL MEETING / FRIENDSRAISER DECEMBER 2020
The 2020 Annual Meeting was held by way of Zoom to fit within COVID-19 guidelines. Below are several of the presentions we recorded during the meeting.
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Presentation of Friends activities during the year by Shannon Hayes-Truex
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Presentation by Trina Staloch from US Fish and Wildlife
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Annual Meeting 2019
WINTER BIRDS FEBRUARY 2020
Winter Birds 2019
NATIVE PLANT APPRECIATION DAY APRIL 2019
CELEBRATE INVERTEBRATES JUNE 2019
Moth Night July 2019
DUCK CONSERVATION DAY SEPTEMBER 2019 (WITH MEMBER OF DUCKS UNLIMITED)
December 2018 Fundraiser
Pictures by Jan James, Jenny Rieke, Denise Mcinturff, Jaynee Levy, Shannon Hays-Truex, Adam Steele
