Week 3

This week, I had the opportunity to go to Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge is managed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is a free place where visitors can access trails and viewing areas, or just drive around from dawn to dusk. If you'd like to visit, it is located at 2301 Wintel Road Jefferson, OR. For more information, you can find their website here.

A gaggle of geese at Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge on Thursday, January 26 at around 4pm.

The Rail Trail walkway at Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge.

The end of a branch on a fallen tree covered in Turkey Tail fungus.  


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