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Outdoors blog archive for May 15, 2012

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012


Solo, the trumpeter swan that’s been returning to Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge south of Cheney for at least 35 years and possibly up to 48, takes off from Winslow Pond after returning to the season’s first ice-free water on the refuge on Jan. 25, 2010. He’s with his mate and the first cygnets hatched on the refuge in 22 years. (Rich Landers / The Spokesman-Review)

Turnbull Wildlife Refuge gets high marks from visitors

REFUGES -- Most visitors to Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in 2010 and 2011 were impressed with its recreational opportunities, education and services, according to a government survey released today. About 90 percent of respondents gave consistent high marks to their refuge experience. The survey, commissioned…

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