Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week (Oct 10 - 17) at Don Edwards SF Bay NWR

09 Oct 2015

Come celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week this year from October 10 through October 17 at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Take part and learn how national wildlife refuges conserve and protect wildlife and habitat through science, interpretation, and recreation at the Refuge Headquarters in Fremont.

October 10 - Fremont

Spend the day at the Don Edwards Refuge and participate in all things that make us a National Wildlife Refuge! Meet biologists, participate in survey techniques, take part in a fun, educational activity, and learn how the Federal Duck Stamp helps protects wetlands while tasting wild ducks provided by duck hunters. Be sure to stay for the live bird show presented by the Sulphur Creek Nature Center to learn about some of the amazing creatures the refuge provides habitat for. See the list of activities below.

  • Mist Net Demonstration with live songbirds
  • Mammal Trapping Demonstration
  • Lizard Surveys
  • Duck Tasting: Recreation and the Federal Duck Stamp
  • Plankton Lab
  • Live Bird Show with Sulphur Creek Nature Center
  • Learn what it takes to become a Refuge Volunteer
  • Colonial Waterbird Presentation/Bird Walk with San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
  • Twilight Marsh Walk

October 11 - Fremont

  • History of the National Wildlife Refuge System Talk
  • Family Bird Walk

October 17 - Alviso

  • Shark Day - Environmental Education Center

For more information, go to to our website at http://www.fws.gov/refuge/don_edwards_san_francisco_bay. Participating partners: San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, Sulphur Creek Nature Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Geological Survey.