An egret? A sandhill crane? A tundra swan, even? The Carty Unit, the northernmost portion of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, is a fine destination for a November outing by trail ...

Habitat: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge ... Caution: Refuge gate self-closes at 9 p.m. Source: Audubon Washington, Great Washington State Birding Trail maps. To order maps (Cascade Loop ...

RIDGEFIELD — For most Southwest Washington residents ... The Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge came into existence. Josie Finley, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s visitor services manager ...

If you haven’t seen a sandhill crane before, this might be the time to take a road trip to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge near Vancouver, Washington. The sandhill cranes are now ...

RIDGEFIELD — In the half-light of dawn three mallards came swinging in over the decoys. They were hot and moving fast, but 14-year-old Noble Ketola was fast, too, and one of the birds crumpled ...

Nestled in the mountains of Washington ... Ridgefield, Wash.," Dingethal said in a recent phone interview. "Ridgefield is a community of 2,000 people famous for the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge." ...

Undated photo of hunters surveying their decoy setup from a blind at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Washington state. Brent Lawrence / USFWS The top manager of four national wildlife ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - A dog protecting its owner wouldn’t let a manager at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge approach the duck blind where the hunter had fatally collapsed. The Clark ...

Cathlapotle Plankhouse at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge: 28908 NW Main Ave, Ridgefield, WA 98642 When: July 12, 2015 12pm - 4pm: Plankhouse Tours and Children's Activities Tour the ...

All entries must be postmarked or in hand at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge ... For more information about the Washington contest, contact Mesha Wood, state coordinator, at mesha_wood@ ...