Refuge seeks volunteers

The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is seeking volunteers to assist visitors and staff.

The Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge is seeking volunteers to assist visitors and staff.

Primary duties include greeting visitors and providing information about the refuge’s trails and wildlife. Additional opportunities include wildlife surveys, invasive species mitigation, habitat restoration, maintenance, beach clean-up and administration.

The refuge will hold its annual new volunteer training from 8 a.m.-noon Friday, April 3, with lunch provided at the Sequim Prairie Grange Hall, 290 Macleay Road. New volunteer training is offered only once each year and is a requirement for volunteering at the refuge. The refuge also will hold its annual refresher for current volunteers from 1-3 p.m.

For more information and to reserve your space at the training, call the refuge office at 457-8451 or send an e-mail to david_falzetti@fws.gov.