Ridgefield NWR will be closed most of today, due to ice and snow removal continuing on the River S unit past the hunters' gate. Eric Andersen thinks it should be completed by tomorrow, and the refuge is expected to be open tomorrow morning. The refuge web site (http://www.fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges/complex/) will be updated with this information, and the phone number is (360) 887-4106.

Carol Ledford
Gresham, OR