hi ... keep in mind too --- if you need maps or phone numbers or
addresses from the Refuge websites GET THEM NOW ... I dont know for
sure that the Refuge websites will be blank, but last goverrnment
shutdown I was working for the USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory' and
we literally pulled the server's plug out of the wall to shut down
the website ...

Lyn
Vancouver, Washington





At 11:08 AM 4/7/2011, Wilson Cady wrote:
>The word I have received from the Refuge Manager at Steigerwald lake
>NWR is that the refuges will be totally closed with the gates locked
>and volunteers are not even allowed on the refuges to carry out
>habitat restoration projects etc.
>
>Wilson Cady
>Columbia Gorge Refuge Stewards
>Environmental Education Representative
>
>---------- Original Message ----------
>From: Scott Carpenter <slcarpenter at gmail.com>
>To: Tweeters <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
>Cc:
>Subject: Re: [Tweeters] RFI: Government Shutdown Impact on NWRs
>Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2011 10:57:04 -0700
>
>Thanks, Teresa.
>
>I should have been more specific in my question. I'm wondering if
>(a) all refuge roads will be barricaded and closed, or (b) the roads
>will remain open, and just the buildings will be closed, and no
>staff will be present -- similar to what happens on weekends at many refuges.
>
>I was planning to visit some refuges for the first time, and have no
>idea if it is even possible to barricade the roads at all refuges.
>My recollection is that some of the more NWRs in our country do not
>have the ability to close all roads.
>
>Scott
>
>On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Teresa Michelsen
><<mailto:teresa at avocetconsulting.com>teresa at avocetconsulting.com> wrote:
>
>I am not an official USF&W person but I was just reading up on how
>things might be affected for another one of my projects, and it did
>say that refuges and national parks would be closed.
>
>Teresa Michelsen
>
>Olympia, WA
>
>From:
><mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu>tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
>[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of
>Scott Carpenter
>Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2011 10:39 AM
>To: Tweeters
>Subject: [Tweeters] RFI: Government Shutdown Impact on NWRs
>
>In light of the possible government shut-down, I'm wondering if
>USF&W staff can comment on whether or not the refuges they manage
>will be open or closed during the shut-down.
>
>I'm not looking to start a political debate -- just wanting to know
>if I should cancel/change my plans for next week. It would be a real
>bummer to drive several hundred miles to find a "road closed" sign.
>Given the time of year, I suspect some others might be in the same boat.
>
>Thank you.
>
>--
>Scott Carpenter
>Portland, Oregon
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>
>
>
>
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>Portland, Oregon
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