The Friends of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge is a nonprofit organization that advocates for and supports the mandate of the refuge to protect and enhance wildlife and their habitats through education, research, habitat preservation and restoration and compatible public uses.
Activities to include: a curated hike led by a FOT Volunteer; preschool family story time and hike; Owl pellet dissection station; learning about participating in citizen science project with iNaturalist, Refuge walks and more . . . . .
We have put togegther family STEM kits that have everything you need to get started with an educational activity to explore what an Owl ate?
The kits are available for sale in the Friends Nature Store.
Several hundred Volunteers worked on April's Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Saturday, April 26 finished up potting 7500 native trees and shrubs that will be planted out on the Refuge and other Spokane County natural areas in Fall 2025. Thanks to all who came forward to complete the task!! The 200+ Earth Fest volunteers spent their day either potting baby trees, planting 250 trees in the Riparian Restoration zone, or removing fences in areas where trees planted 10 years ago are now large enough to survive regular moose browsing. On breaks from work, the volunteers could take part in activities and get information from the 15 environment-related organizations, followed by lunch provided by The Friends of Turnbull NWR, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, The Lands Council, and Spokane Audubon Society. The day finished up with a hike led by docents fron the Cheney Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute.
