TURNBULL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (15,600-acres), named after pioneer Cyrus Turnbull, was established in 1937 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a refuge, and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife.  The area was preserved through the long, untiring efforts of countless people, including sportsmen, naturalists and community activists devoted to wildlife conservation. The refuge is open daily during daylight hours with an entrance fee of $3.00 per car required March 1 – October 31.  Wildlife observation is the major recreational use-but visitors also hike, ride bicycles and enjoy photography via an auto tour route and several walking trails.

 The refuge includes deep permanent sloughs, semi-permanent potholes, seasonal wetlands and vernal pools. This mosaic provides important habitat for migrating and breeding waterfowl and other water birds. The upland habitat, primarily ponderosa pine/grassland mixed with exposed basalt cliffs and areas of meadow and shrub-steppe, supports a large variety of wildlife. More than 208 different kinds of birds have been recorded in this area. Mammals include moose, elk, mule and white-tailed deer, coyote, badger, porcupine, muskrat, beaver, river otter and 12 species of bats. The refuge provides habitat for two Federally listed threatened species, water howellia and Spalding's catch fly.
 

Take the Cheney-Spangle road 4.2 miles to S. Smith Road. Take a left on Smith and travel 2 miles to Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.

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