Mid-Columbia National Wildlife Refuges Issue Fire Prevention Order
Contact: Chris Schulte, (509) 546-8330
Due to extremely dry conditions, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has imposed a complete ban on activities likely to start a fire on refuges in the Mid-Columbia. Included in the order are the Hanford Reach National Monument and Columbia, Cold Springs, Conboy Lake, McKay Creek, McNary, Toppenish and Umatilla National Wildlife Refuges. Building any fire, including the use of charcoal briquettes and cooking stoves, is prohibited. Also banned are fireworks, smoking outside of an enclosed vehicle, and operation of any motor without an approved and working spark arrester.
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NEWS RELEASE: This Valentines Day, Fall in Love with Nature
For Release on February 10, 2009
R1-09-012
Contact: Amy Gaskill, (503) 231-6120
This Valentines Day Fall in Love with Nature Visit one of your National Wildlife Refuges
Valentine’s Day is a perfect time to fall in love with nature in the Pacific Region. Go outside to experience the excitement of a majestic bald eagle or the thrill of a black oystercatcher with bright red eyes, whether in your own backyard or at one of America’s national wildlife refuges. There is a national wildlife refuge just an hour’s drive from most major metropolitan areas, and all are inviting portals to the natural world.
The Pacific Region has 64 National Wildlife Refuges located in Hawaii and other Pacific Islands, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. They encompass wetlands, estuaries, grasslands, nesting seabird colonies, forests, remote atolls with extensive coral reef ecosystems, high mountain deserts and all of the variations in between. Visit http://www.fws.gov/pacific/refuges to find a refuge near you.
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