by Friends INWR | Oct 4, 2025 | Blog, Homepage Feed, Uncategorized
During the ongoing government shutdown, the refuge grounds and trails are still open to visitors. However, please keep in mind that because staff is furloughed and volunteers are not allowed to work on the premises, facilities and services will be extremely limited....
by Friends INWR | Oct 4, 2025 | Blog, Homepage Feed
By Dick Moss FINWR president If you want a crash course on invasive species, this book will do it even though it’s a work of fiction. I’ve been a T.C. Boyle fan for years but missed this one when it first came out in 2011. I found it in a library book sale so snapped...
by Friends INWR | Sep 8, 2025 | Homepage Feed
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge celebrated its new pollinator garden on Saturday at the Cayuga Overlook. The meadow was mostly the work of Dave O’Donnell, president of the Eastern Monarch Butterly Farm in Clarence. “This was a wonderful team effort, and we will...
by Friends INWR | Aug 23, 2025 | Homepage Feed, Volunteers
Carl Zenger of Lockport has received a New York state Senate commendation from Minority Leader Sen. Robert G. Ortt in recognition of Zenger’s volunteer work at the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. Zenger, a retired mechanical engineer, has been recognized by peers,...
by Friends INWR | Jul 29, 2025 | Blog, Homepage Feed, Volunteers
Carl Zenger of Lockport has been awarded the Refuge Volunteer of the Year in the 2025 National Wildlife Refuge Awards by the National Wildlife Refuge Association. A former board member of the Friends of Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge, Zenger, a retired mechanical...
by Friends INWR | Apr 26, 2025 | Blog, Homepage Feed
In a cleanup sponsored by Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, 35 volunteers braved the elements Saturday morning to pick up litter at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. The Spring Sweep was part of the annual Great Lakes CleanUP, in which thousands across the Great Lakes...
