Autumn weekend hours begin
at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge

The Headquarters/Visitor Contact Station at Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge will be open on weekends from August 21 through October 30. Business hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. This is in addition to their normal hours of Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

These fall hours will coincide with "Iroquois Observations," a series of nature programs which will be provided by volunteers from the Buffalo Audubon Society. Iroquois Observations will run on Saturdays from September 18 to October 30 and will include scheduled nature walks, birding tours, scope watch, a lecture series and other family oriented activities. All programs are free and open to the public. A schedule is available on the web at: www.wildeyes.com/iroquois/schedule.htm or by mail by contacting the refuge at the address or phone number below.

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For further information contact: Iroquois NWR, 1101 Casey Road, Basom, NY 14013.