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Contact Us | © 2007
Friends of Noxubee
Refuge
Volunteering at the Refuge
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
Volunteer Opportunities and Projects
Friends volunteer many hours working on special and on-going projects in cooperation with refuge staff.

Activities include helping with educational programs, trail work, and public use activities, such as
Saturdays at the Refuge.

Additional volunteers are needed and welcomed!
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Noxubee Nature Store

carries a wide array of merchandise including books, jewelry, wooden toys, shirts and caps,
puppets, decorative items, and a variety of other wildlife related items.

Stop by the store to see all the great merchandise and to meet the friendly volunteers.

Visitor Center and Store hours link

Additional volunteers are needed to keep the store open during weekends and on days when
special activities are scheduled, such as the National Wildlife Refuge Week celebration.

Contact Nature Store Coordinator Florence Box at 662-323-6895 or e-mail her at fbox6895@yahoo.com.

All proceeds from the Nature Store are used to fund FONR projects and activities
that benefit the refuge and its visitors.
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Visitor Center Staffing

Volunteering at the Visitor Center is a great way of helping the refuge. Friends staff the front desk and
Nature Store.

It is also a wonderful way to meet new people, make new friends and enjoy the beauty of the refuge.

Volunteers are always needed, and you can do as much or as little as you want. Training is available .

If you would like to help, our Visitor Center Coordinator Barbara Crawford would love to talk to you.
Contact her at the refuge at 662-323-5548.

Visitor Center and Store hours link
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Fishing Derby

FONR volunteers assist the refuge staff in staging a Fishing Derby for youth 5-15 years old.
Accompanied by an adult, the youth fish in ponds stocked with catfish and
used exclusively for special recreational fishing events.
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Trail Walkers

Volunteers walk the trails of Noxubee monthly, keeping them clear of trash and
reporting any maintenance problems to the refuge staff.
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Amateur Nature Photography Contest

An amateur photography contest is conducted annually. Wildlife and scenic photos taken within the
confines of Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge within the dates of the current year's contest are judged in
four classes, two age groups and two scene categories.

Amateur photographers should see the
Contest Rules for specific qualifications and print out an Entry
Form.

Contest Winners        2005     2006
    2007     2008     2009
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FONR website

www.friends-of-noxubee-refuge.org is designed and maintained by volunteers
Noxubee Notes

Volunteers publish a quarterly newsletter
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Saturdays at the Refuge

Family-oriented activities are planned and often conducted by FONR members each first and third
Saturday. A variety of interesting and fun events are scheduled. All activities are open to the public.
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Junior Refuge Ranger Program

This program provides young people with conservation information, environmental education and
recreation. After successfully completing six activities, the youth is named a Junior Refuge Ranger and
receives a certificate and award.
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Other Activities

FONR volunteers plan and support quarterly meetings on the 3rd Thursday in January, April, June, and
September at 6:30 p.m. in the Tisdale Auditorium of the Visitor Center
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Native Plant Garden

FONR volunteers have created and are maintaining a native plant area in front of the Visitor Center. The
garden serves as a focal point for the Visitor Center grounds and demonstrates the variety of native plants
available for use in home yards and gardens.
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Morgan Hill

FONR volunteers are helping restore prairie plants formerly found in the unique soil there.
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Watchable Wildlife

Volunteers assist with a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funded project that provided
solar powered sounds to a monitor in the Visitor Center.

At different times of the year the cameras provide live videos of the rookery, endangered wood storks,
bald eagles, wintering ducks, alligators, and a variety of shore birds.
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Bluebird Trail

The bluebird houses on the refuge are maintained by volunteers.
They monitor and clean out the houses as needed.
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Noxubee Nature Store    -     Visitor Center Staffing     -    Fishing Derby     -    Trail Walkers

Morgan Hill    -    Watchable Wildlife     -     Amateur Nature Photography Contest    -      Bluebird Trail          

Native Plant Garden    -      Junior Refuge Ranger Program    -     Saturdays at the Refuge

Noxubee Notes     -     FNOR Website     -     Other Activities
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