Our Amazing NW Natural Areas Art Show June 20 - July 29 at The MAC
Support Friends of Turnbull NWR
Come to the June 24 Opening Reception from 5-8 pm
in the Helen South Gallery at The MAC
Impressionistic Landscape Paintings of the region's Natural areas by LR Montgomery, Spokane artist and longtime advocate for conservation in show and sale. The paintings, 4 ft by 5 ft, include Turnbull NWR, Dishman Hills, Riverside State Park, Inland NW Conservancy Glen Tana, and the Bluff and more. The paintings are for sale.
Show Dates: June 20 - July 29, 2026
Closing Reception: July 29th 5 to 8 pm
Bring friends, collect art for your home, office!
Impressionistic Landscape Paintings of the region's Natural areas by LR Montgomery, Spokane artist and longtime advocate for conservation in show and sale. The paintings, 4 ft by 5 ft, include Turnbull NWR, Dishman Hills, Riverside State Park, Inland NW Conservancy Glen Tana, and the Bluff and more. The paintings are for sale.
Show Dates: June 20 - July 29, 2026
Closing Reception: July 29th 5 to 8 pm
Bring friends, collect art for your home, office!
Spokane Symphony String Quartet concert and Bird Walk June 27, 7pm
Songbirds & Strings: BeethoVAN at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
Event Description: The Spokane Symphony, in collaboration with Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, the Friends of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, and the Spokane Audubon Society, invite you to attend an evening of nature-themed chamber music from the BeethoVAN. The event will include an optional guided bird walk led by Audubon Society at 6pm, with music performed next to a scenic wetland at 7pm. Tickets are free but space is limited and you must register through Turnbull NWR.
Date: Saturday, June 27
Time: 6pm (Bird Walk), 7pm (Music Begins)
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June weekend TBA - Work party to spread chips on new section of the BlackHorse Lake Trail
exact day will be chosen soon; reply if interested
Monthly Bird Walks by Spokane Audubon
- June 16, Evening Bird Walk: 5:00 - 8:00 pm
- June 20, meet at 8am in Headquarters Parking lot
- July 17, Evening Bird Walk: 5:00 - 8:00 pm
- July 18, meet at 8am in Headquarters Parking lot
- August 14 Evening Bird Walk: 5:00 - 8:00 pm
- August 15 8:00 am Bird Walk: meet in Parking lot
- September 12meet at 8am in Headquarters Parking lot
The kits are available for sale in the Friends Nature Store.
We have put togegther family STEM kits that have everything you need to get started with an educational activity to explore what an Owl ate?
For more information about owl pellets check out these links:
Resources for Making your property more wildlife friendly:
- Friends of Turnbull - Make your yard more wildlife friendly
- Think like a pollinator - USForestService
- Plan your NW Pollinator garden
- Wildlife Sanctuary in backyard: now called Habitat at Home, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- How to make your yard bird friendly from Audubon Society
- Audubon native plant database - enter your zipcode
- Xerces Society regional resources - PNW
- Xerces Society Checklists for habitat assessment
- Homegrown National Park - Doug Tallamy Videos
- A Yard Full Of Native Plants Is A Yard Full Of Well-Fed Birds - Cornell Lab All About Birds
Families in Nature links, activities
- Outside Everyday Challenge activities list
- DIY Sun Science from Lawrence Hall
- Beetles - Science and teaching for field instructors (student-centered and nature-centered)
- Citizen Science - Debris Trackers App
Family Scavenger Hunts on the Refuge - If you plan to take a walk with your family at the Refuge, you can print out our Kids Scavenger Hunt and see what you can find on your visit. Have Fun!
