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>Invitation to October 14 Celebration of Reardan's Audubon Lake

Please join the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Spokane
Audubon Society, Reardan Public Development Authority, and Inland Northwest
Land Trust in a celebration of the protection of Reardan's Audubon Lake.

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Saturday, October 14

1:00 PM - Dedication ceremony at the south entrance of the preserve off
of Central Street in Reardan.

2:00 PM - Reception at the Smith Gym of the Reardan schools, 215 E.
Spokane St.
Enjoy light refreshments and learn more about future development of this
project. Free guided tours to the north side of Reardan's Audubon Lake,
including a quarter-mile walk to an overlook, will depart from the school at
that time.

A map for the celebration is available at
http://www.inlandnwlandtrust.org/pdf/ReardanCelebrationmap-1158255662.pdf.

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Audubon members statewide (and beyond) helped raise money to protect
Reardan's Audubon Lake before it was sold for development. Eventually, WDFW
was able to acquire Audubon Lake with funding from the Washington Wildlife
and Recreation Program (WWRP) to protect it as critical habitat.

WDFW has applied for another WWRP grant to develop trails, blinds,
interpretive signs, and parking at Audubon Lake as well as a second grant to
restore the grasslands on the north side of the lake. The legislature will
appropriate funds for WWRP in the next legislative session.

In order to protect the birds and their habitat, Audubon Lake is closed to
the public until the trails and blinds are in place. However, Spokane
Audubon Society volunteers offer tours of Reardan's Audubon Lake from time
to time. If you are unable to attend the celebration but would like to
visit Reardan's Audubon Lake, contact Spokane Audubon Society at
509-838-5828 or info at spokaneaudubon.org.

If you have any questions, contact Vicki Sola of Inland Northwest Land Trust
at 509-462-1239 or vsola at inlandnwlandtrust.org.



Cindy McCormack
Spokane, WA
cbirds at comcast.net