Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge seeks volunteers
Published 12:01 am Thursday, March 28, 2013
SEQUIM — The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is seeking volunteers to assist visitors and staff.
Annual new volunteer training is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon Friday, April 12, at the Sequim Prairie Grange Hall, 290 MacLeay Road west of Sequim.
Lunch will be provided from noon to 1 p.m.
After lunch, refuge workers will provide an annual refresher course for current volunteers from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The primary duties of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service volunteers at the refuge include greeting visitors and providing information about trails and wildlife.
Volunteers also undertake wildlife surveys, invasive-species mitigation, maintenance, trail roving, beach cleanup and administration.
For more information and to reserve a space at the training, phone the refuge office at 360-457-8451 or email david_falzetti@fws.gov.
Where to go
The refuge is located at the end of Voice of America Road and is accessed through the Dungeness Recreation Area.
From U.S. Highway 101, take Kitchen-Dick Road north, follow the road as it dog-legs to the east and becomes Lotzgesell Road, and turn left into the Dungeness Recreation Area.
