Waterfowl hunters are asked to help prepare for the season at McNary National Wildlife Refuge or Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge with a work day at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Work will include blind camouflage repair, repositioning blinds, clearing weeds and unwanted vegetation growth around the blinds, and litter cleanup. Bring gloves, boots, waders and tools to work on the blinds. Some tools are available, but weed eaters, hammers, hand saws, clippers and pruners are needed.
The McNary waterfowl hunters will meet at the McNary National Wildlife Refuge headquarters at 64 Maple Street, Burbank. For more information or directions, call 546-8300.
The Umatilla waterfowl hunters will meet at the hunter check station on Patterson Ferry Road near Irrigon. For more information or directions, call 541-922-4661.
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The McNary National Wildlife Refuge is preparing for waterfowl hunting season with a public work day from 9 a.m. to noon today.
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Volunteers should bring gloves, boots, waders and tools such as weed eaters, hammers, hand saws, clippers and pruners. Half-inch crescent wrenches and pliers will be needed to mount signs.
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The refuge's Environmental Education Center is at 311 Lake Road. From the Tri-Cities go east on Interstate 182 and Highway 12 to Burbank. Turn left at the Humorist Road stoplight and then left on Lake Road.
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Steve Ghan, a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist, be a featured speaker. Children can watch animated films, sing and participate in indoor and outdoor activities.
The Friends of the Mid-Columbia River Wildlife Refuge is sponsoring the event at the McNary education center at 311 Lake Road, Burbank.
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