Join Robert Vanderkamp for a Birding Walk at the Ridgefield NWR!
Before moving here from Michigan, Robert led bird walks as the President of his Audubon Chapter for 17 years. He has been watching birds for most of his adult life and lives by the motto “care and share”. He loves talking to people about birds and is excited to host bird walks at the Carty Unit every second Saturday of the month. We will post these a few months at a time to accommodate any needed changes in the schedule.
Upcoming walks meet at the Carty Unit of the Refuge at 8 am and are limited to 12 people. These generally last two to three hours but you are welcome to stay as long or short as works for you. Walks are free but the $3 refuge daily fee does apply. For more information about the fee and rules of the refuge click here.
June 13th
July 11th
August 8th
Volunteers make it possible to offer public naturalist-led walks about a variety of topics. The following opportunities are listed by walk leader and topic.
For questions and REGISTER for walks send an email to email RidgefieldVolunteer@fws.gov with the following information:
Name, date, and site of the walk.
Names of all participants.
Phone number.
If a walk is listed as "FULL", you can still email to request to be put onto the waitlist for that walk.
For groups looking for guided tours see the Education Page
Questions that are not answered here or just can't get something to work? Call our office at 360-887-4106