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The
Friends of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge (FOW) is a private, nonprofit
organization dedicated to the enduring protection, management and
appreciation of Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge and its environs.
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Join / Renew
FOW 2010 Membership
One-year membership is $10 and $15 for a family
Credit Card and PayPal
Welcome Cabin Presentation
(PDF)

Carmans River Conference
Presentation
Presentations
Flyer
National Wildlife Refuge
Systems
FriendsForward
Magazine
Spring 2010
Birding Walk
w/ Ernie Lewis
Video Clip
Long Island NWR Complex
Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP)
Brookhaven Village Association
NWR Carmans River Canoe Trip

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Events
Sept
12
Volunteers
July
28
July
29
Aug
4
Aug
11
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Birding Walk with Ernie Lewis
Invasive Species
- Seatuck NWR
Invasive Species
- Wertheim NWR
Invasive
Species -
Oyster Bay NWR
Invasive Species
- Seatuck NWR |
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News
May 17
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Visitor
Center Ground Breaking |
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EVENTS |
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Sept. 12
9 - 11am
Sunday
Wertheim NWR
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Birding Walk with Ernie
Lewis
Ernie Lewis leads
this interpretive bird walk along the Impoundment at
Wertheim NWR.
Ernie is a Friends of Wertheim Board member of and
performed
bird surveys at Wertheim NWR for many years.
This walk is recommended
for teens / adults. We will meet at the Wertheim
Refuge Office and then travel by car to the Impoundment.
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VOLUNTEER |
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July 29
9am - 12pm
Wertheim NWR
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Invasive Species Workdays
The Wertheim
NWR is seeking volunteers to help remove invasive species, such as
Multiflora Rose, Garlic Mustard, Common Mullein, Japanese Barberry,
Japanese Stiltgrass, Black Swallow-wort, Mile-a-Minute and Japanese
Knotweed.
Volunteers
will assist with hand-pulling and cutting invasive plants to help
prevent their spread on the Refuge.
Details >>>
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July 28
Aug 11
9am - 12pm
Seatuck NWR
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Weed
Warrior Wednesdays
Interested in helping remove invasive species from natural areas of
the Seatuck NWR in Islip?
Non‐native invasive plants are threatening our wildlife habitat. We
need YOU to help stop them! Volunteers will assist with
hand‐pulling and cutting invasive plants to help prevent their
spread on the Refuge. Our battle plan is to pull the plants before
they go to seed or drop their seed.
Details >>>
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Aug 4
9am - 12pm
Oyster Bay NWR
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Water Chestnut Pull
Join us in the Third Year effort to control the spread of Water
Chestnut at Mill Pond - Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
The Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, The Nature
Conservancy, The Friends of the Bay and the Huntington Audubon
Society seek volunteers to help remove Water Chestnut, an invasive
aquatic plant, from Mill Pond in Oyster Bay NWR. Water chestnut was
detected two summers ago. In order to prevent Water Chestnut from
spreading, we need help pulling the plants before they drop their
spiky seeds and spread more widely. Volunteers will use canoes to
pull up the plants. Volunteers are also needed at the launch site to
load the water chestnut into the dump truck.
Details >>>
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NEWS |
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May 17, 2010
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Visitor Center Ground Breaking
Shirley, N.Y. - Groundbreaking occurred today at the Wertheim
National Wildlife Refuge for a $9.775 million visitor center and
headquarters for the nine national wildlife refuges located on Long
Island. The facility, funded through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act, will serve as the visitor center and headquarters
for the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex. It will be
located within an hour’s drive of more than 7.5 million people.
More of article >>>
More information on this project
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Pictures
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Song Lyrics >>>
Visitor Center Flyer >>>

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FOW Welcome Cabin

Current
Status. The
cabin is available for FOW and Refuge events. We
are planning on having an FOW member at the cabin during
the week.
Background. The Friends
of Wertheim organization has come to a crossroads. In
order to continue our mission to support the goals of
the refuge and to enhance the public’s experience, we
must become a more visible entity. We must be able to
interact with refuge visitors and reach out to audiences
of all ages in an effective way. We must provide
meaningful volunteer opportunities for our members and
other environmental groups. We must have a space on the
refuge property to hold nature related workshops and
activities, as well as a space for meetings.
The FOW
board of directors has explored this issue and created a
plan for a Welcome Cabin. This community
access/information building is 10'x35' handicapped
accessible structure with a large center room, a small
office, a screened-in porch and a deck.
 
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2010 FOW Dues
Join / Renew FOW
One-year membership is $10 and $15 for a family.
Please provide your name, address, phone
number, and e-mail address for each person in family.
Be sure to include your e-mail address!
Send check to the address below OR pay online using your
credit card or PayPal.
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Wertheim Refuge is Open
7 Days a Week
The refuge is now open on Sunday
as well as the other six days each week. Visitors are
welcome between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Please park near the refuge office, pick up a trail map and
enjoy all that the refuge has to offer.
The White Oak Trail is wheel-chair
accessible.
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