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Hunting season kicks off in September and Refuge staff are working hard to mow the secondary roads despite the wet conditions. Our website's hunting section has been improved and expanded to make the information you need easier to find. Look for Hunting in the menu bar and you will find a Hunting Overview with helpful links and a season summary. Refuge maps, hunting regulations, step-by-step instructions for how to apply for regular permits or alternative mobility permits, the harvest report and more are all there. If there is additional information you’d like to see, let us know. Before you go, check road conditions and closures on the Friends home page.
Work to make the Cook's House at Vista weather tight has now been completed. The foundation is stabilized. A new roof is in place. Much of the resurrection fern that used to cover the leaky roof has found new homes with Friends members. What did not go home with Friends members and donors was a welcome overnight treat for the resident deer. They made short order of the leaves left on the ground. The windows are now all back in place. If you have not yet seen the photo essay about the window project, you are in for a treat. Click Here. Much restoration remains to be completed for the Vista buildings to be opened to the public. However, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has decided the Friends and the Refuge need to have an exhaustive, detailed plan for all renovations before any more are started. Such a plan must be completed by authorized architects and will take up to a year. Given that new restriction, Friends will be shifting our efforts to find ways to enable more visitor access by developing trails and interpretive panels.
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Friends of the Lower Suwannee & Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuges
P. O. Box 532 Cedar Key, FL 32625 [email protected] We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. |
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