A Trip Around the Country – No Packing Required

Hakalau Forest Love Story | Yvonne Godsey (HI)

Yvonne and Ben Godsey’s love of Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on Hawaii’s Big Island began when they were recent college grads. Three sons later, the couple—one now a biologist and the other a CEO—demonstrate that the love of Hakalau Forest NWR is a true family affair.

Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands – Annual Meeting and Picnic | Nancy Hoefs Leisgang

In late July, Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands members, volunteers, and USFWS staff gathered on Plum Island in the Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge (WI) to celebrate the accomplishments of the previous year and to set goals for the next.

Oriole | Jim Osborn, Friends of Crab Orchard NWR

A male Baltimore Oriole leaves the nest at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in southern Illinois.

Robin Hood Parade | Friends of Tualatin River NWRC (OR)

Service staff, Friends, and Volunteers joined forces to joyfully connect their community to the wonder of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge (OR) by marching in the community’s Robin Hood Parade.

Spicebush Swallowtail | Jim Osborn, Friends of Crab Orchard NWR (IL)

This Spicebush Swallowtail butterfly, a beautiful summer resident of Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge in southern Illinois, sips nectar from a native butterfly weed plant.

Yellow Bellied Slider at Alligator River NWR (NC) | Bob Glennon 

Yellow-bellied slider turtles are common sights on the nine national wildlife refuges in northeastern North Carolina, supported by the Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society. The society currently manages 4 employees, 120 volunteers, and four nature stores.