Our Amazing NW Natural Areas Art Show June 20 - July 29 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.
Turnbull painting SOLD!!
The Friends of Turnbull joined 11 other friends groups from our region for the art show of paintings by LR Montgomery, who showcased the magnificent scenery and the creative support provided by citizen groups. The artist is sharing the proceeds with the Friends.
Thanks to LR Montgomery for his generous support of Friends of Turnbull and other regional areas.
Songbirds & Strings: BeethoVAN at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
A magical evening of call and response music from the birds and the string quartet playing Vivaldi, Mozart, Handel, Tchaikovsky and more was enjoyed by over 100 guests. The Spokane Symphony, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, the Friends of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, and the Spokane Audubon Society, worked together to create this memorable evening beginning with a docent-led bird walk and then the music beside a pond, and pines and setting sunlight. The Nature Store did a brisk business at the close of the evening as well.
Songbirds & Strings: BeethoVAN at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge
A magical evening of call and response music from the birds and the string quartet playing Vivaldi, Mozart, Handel, Tchaikovsky and more was enjoyed by over 100 guests. The Spokane Symphony, Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, the Friends of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, and the Spokane Audubon Society, worked together to create this memorable evening beginning with a docent-led bird walk and then the music beside a pond, and pines and setting sunlight. The Nature Store did a brisk business at the close of the evening as well.
Supervisory Park Ranger, greets retired, former Refuge Manager, at the end of the evening.
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Summer weekend TBA - Work party to spread chips on new section of the BlackHorse Lake Trail
Saturday, September 12, from 9-12. volunteers needed
Monthly Bird Walks by Spokane Audubon
- 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!
