BIRDS OF RHODE ISLAND

THE FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES OF RHODE ISLAND (US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE) present the Summer 2011 Wildlife Wednesday Lecture Series:

Kettle Pond Visitor Center (USFWS)
50 Bend Road; Charlestown, RI
each to begin at 7:00 pm
Admission is free, but donations to the Friends will be gratefully accepted.

June 29: BIRDS OF RHODE ISLAND
Brooks Mathewson is an ecologist and accomplished nature photographer. He will share with you some of the amazing photographs he has taken of birds on Rhode Island's wildlife refuges, along with information about their biology and the best places to see them yourself.

For updates or additional information, please contact Bob Kenney (friends.ri@verizon.net; 401-783-4369 or 401-874-6664). Also, Sarah Lang at 401-847-5511, ext. 203; Sarah_Lang@fws.gov. You can also visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/rinwrc or on our Web site at http://www.fws.gov/ninigret/complex/index.html.

The Friends of the National Wildlife Refuges of Rhode Island is a volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing conservation, education, and outreach activities on the five National Wildlife Refuges in our state.