IROQUOIS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in Alabama and Shelby, NY, invites everyone to come out and connect your whole family with nature at our annual Spring Into Nature celebration, Saturday, April 25, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Admission and parking are free.
Located at the refuge office on Casey Road the event offers over 20 nature related exhibits, artists and guest speakers with live animals. Plus guided bird walks, retriever demonstrations, bird banding demonstrations, door prize drawings and a LIVE kestrel cam. For the kids there will be a variety of crafts, face painting and an activity in which kids can take an Incredible Journey as water droplets in the earth’s water cycle. At Cayuga Overlook spotting scopes will be staffed by a team of experienced birders to help visitors view an active bald eagle nest as well as migrating birds on the marsh.
Guest speakers include: Wendi Pencille on Rehabilitation of Raptors; Wild Wings on Birds of Prey; and Hawk Creek on the Myth, Magic and Mystery of Mammals. Planned exhibits include: The Lower Great Lakes Fisheries Resources Office, the Buffalo Audubon Society, Fire Ecology (USFWS), Cornell Cooperative Extension – Genesee Co. Master Gardeners, the New York State Bluebird Society, Ron Pastor’s trout flies, Niagara County Trappers (NYSTA) the Historical Club of the Tonawanda Reservation, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation, artwork by Blue-Angel Art and Betsy LaMere, Native American Artifacts and more. The Alabama-Basom United Methodist Church will have a bake sale and First Baptist Church of Medina will be selling hot dogs and hamburgers on site.
Please contact refuge staff at 585.948.5445 or visit our web site at http://www.fws.gov/northeast/iroquois for further information.
Iroquois NWR is located midway between Buffalo and Rochester, NY and is managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Individuals with disabilities and any other person who may need special assistance to participate in this program should contact the Refuge at 585/948-5445 or at the Federal Relay No. 1-800-877-8339.
