Welcome from the Friends of the Refuge Headwaters
News and Events
Virtual Fun and Educational Opportunities
The first link is to a YouTube video to celebrate the 118th Anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System. President Theodore Roosevelt established the first national wildlife refuge on March 14, 1903, at Pelican Island, Florida, to protect brown pelicans there from slaughter by market hunters. Today’s Refuge System includes more than 560 national wildlife refuges,…
Read MoreWinners Announced in Friends of the Refuge Headwaters 2020 Fall Photo Contest
Winners in four categories were chosen by judges in the Friends of the Refuge Headwaters’ (FORH) Fall on our Refuge Photo Contest. There were 46 entries in the contest with the top three places in each category receiving cash prizes. Submitted photos were taken on Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge or Trempealeau…
Read MoreCareer Pathway Program Seeking Applicants
Applications are being accepted until May 28 for the Increasing Diversity in Environmental Careers (IDEC) program, a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Board of Water and Soil Resources. The successful applicants will form the third cohort for this…
Read MoreVirtual Aldo Leopold Celebration – March 5
Celebrate Aldo Leopold Day with author and naturalist J. Drew Lanham as he presents “Coloring the Conservation Conversation” as part of the Viterbo University D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership’s Spring Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Friday, March 5 on Facebook Live: www.facebook.com/viterboethics. Lanham is the author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a…
Read MoreVolunteers Needed for Nest Survey
Winona District Staff needs your help to complete a nest survey of the Mertes Slough Heron Rookery! This time of year is perfect for counting nests from the previous breeding season; ice makes for easy access, no foliage makes for easy viewing, and we will not be disturbing any birds! The rookery is just north…
Read MoreSummer Biological Science Technician – Student Trainee
College students who are looking for a summer Biological Science Technician position with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are invited to apply now through January 8th. Full details: www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/588437200#
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