Refuge Update – November/December 2006, Volume 3, Number 6

Table of Contents: Least Bell’s Vireos Are Back, page 3 San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge hosted totally unexpected residents last year. Managing Ocean Wildlife, page 5 A new agreement should help in managing marine resources. Focus on . . . Endangered Species, pages 10-21 Whether it’s the fastest land mammal or the tiniest mussel, refuges work on behalf of endangered species. Peeping at Peeps, page 24 Shorebirds can be tough to identify. Classroom and fields trips helped.

Refuge Update – November/December 2005, Volume 2, Number 6

Table of Contents: Make Way for Ducklings, page 4 With help from refuge experts, roads and bridges can be built to accommodate wildlife. Katrina Heroes, pages 8-9 Extraordinary diaries from refuge staffers who were there when Katrina came calling. Focus on…Reaching Youth , page 10-15 Refuges give young people a chance to learn art, poetry, native culture, service – and stewardship. Nisqually: Growing and Restoring, page 17 The Outstanding Refuge Plan of 2005 opens the door to the largest estuary restoration project in the Pacific Northwest.