Join Us for this FREE event at the Tualatin River NWR- Riparian Room on March 30th at 10:00 AM

The Return of Our Native Plant Sale

Calling all Native Plant Enthusiasts!

The Friends of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge are excited to host our annual native plant sale.

Beautify Your Garden and Support Wildlife

Bosky Dell Nursery, specializing in Oregon native plants, will be providing a wide variety of options. Native plants offer four times the nutritional value for birds, bees, and other wildlife compared to exotic plants, making them a perfect choice for your garden.

Find your favorites!

We'll have a diverse selection including wood violets, wild ginger, starry sedum, penstemon, huckleberry, mock orange, low Oregon Grape, and many more.

Sale Details:

• Location: Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge (parking available, no entry fee)
• Date: Friday April 19- Sunday April 21

Time: Friday Members Only Preview 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Open to the public

 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM 

Saturday April 20th & Sunday April 21st

Open to the Public

9:00 AM- 3:00 PM

• Payment: Cash and carry preferred. Credit cards also accepted.

Let's grow a healthier habitat together!

The Friends are looking for volunteers to help with our native plant sale. Native plant knowledge appreciated but not necessary. We have lots of shifts and to select from including set up, day of sale and clean up. Please contact Bonnie if you are interested.

Want to give recycled Christmas trees a new life as fish habitat? Join Friends of the Refuge and Trout Unlimited in placing Christmas trees donated by Cornell Farms in the National Wildlife Refuge’s restored Chicken Creek!

Woody debris in streams provides food and shelter for salmon, lamprey, trout, and other native species. Trees also help diversify stream habitat, slow flows, and decrease water temperatures. By volunteering you will give Chicken Creek and its fish a helping hand! We will also install plants to increase wildlife habitat near the creek.

No prior experience is necessary. Training, gear, tools, and snacks will be provided. This project will involve navigating uneven terrain, stooping, and lifting up to 15 lbs.

Advance registration is required. We will meet at the Refuge's Wayside/North entrance parking lot. Questions? Contact Isabella_Padgett@fws.gov. 

Join us for a planting at Wapato Lake NWR! We will be installing native plants along a creek that borders Wapato Lake. As these plants grow, they will support wildlife and habitat health with their superpowers such as providing food and nesting resources, woody debris deposition, stormwater interception, stream shading, and many more! Advance registration is required.

Look What's New in the Visitor Center

Explore the Refuge Like a Pro!

Uncover the wonders of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge with our brand-new Species and Habitat Guide! This comprehensive resource, created by our knowledgeable and dedicated Refuge Volunteer Naturalists, is now available at the Visitor Center. Thank you for all of the hard work put into this guide!



Want it at your fingertips?

The Friends of the Refuge are also happy to offer the guide electronically on our website.

Calling All Photographers

By Phyllis Millan

Let’s share the beauty of TRNWR and other wild places through your pictures. Submit via email to FriendsPhoto@FriendsOfTualatinRefuge.org

Include your name, where the picture was taken, and any pertinent information.

Left: Ruby Crowned Kinglet. Right: Great Blue Heron. Credit: Richard Scheideman

This Week at Interior | March 15, 2024

This Week: President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal includes $18 billion for Interior with critical, targeted investments in the American people; Interior leaders celebrate the completion of construction for the South Fork Wind project; the Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area is the 571st and newest unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System, which marks its 121st birthday this week; Acting Deputy Secretary Daniel-Davis visits Southern California to tour several projects funded through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda; Interior celebrates congressional finalization of amendments to the Compacts of Free Association; more than $120 million is headed to Tribal communities for climate resiliency projects; the Oglala Dam Rehabilitation Project breaks ground at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota; the Bureau of Land Management announces a new draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation and management on public lands; the National Park Service joins the U.S. Postal Service for the unveiling of the newest set of Forever Stamps at the Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek, Maryland.

Friends of the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Complex

19255 SW Pacific Hwy Sherwood, Oregon 97140

503.625.5944 x 15227

www.FriendsofTualatinRefuge.org