Area ‘Friends’ group attends National Wildlife Refuge Friends Conference
Friends of the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge members Shannon and Rachel Lewis of Oakland City, Susan Haislip of Petersburg and Mike Daleke, traveled to Washington, DC recently to participate in the Friends of the National Wildlife Refuge System National Conference held February 21-23.
The conference had over 500 people in attendance representing 161 Refuge Friends groups who were joined by about 150 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff to discuss such central issues as the impact of climate change on national wildlife refuges, the vitality of citizen science programs, and how the nonprofit organizations can grow. The conference was sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Wildlife Refuge Association and featured nearly two dozen training sessions and special forums in three tracks: Refuge System resource challenges; tools, programs and strategies for success; and Friends capacity building.
Anyone interested in receiving information about the Friends of the Patoka River, or activities at the Refuge, please contact the Refuge office at (812) 749-3199.
