What’s Going on at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge?

Presented by Molly Dixon, Turnbull Wildlife Biologist

Before Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge was established in southwest Spokane County in 1937, the land had been heavily altered. Wetlands were drained, forests were logged, and grasslands were heavily grazed.

Since then, refuge staff and partners have worked to restore the refuge to functional habitat for the benefit of wildlife and people. But there is still much to do!

Molly Dixon, who has been the refuge wildlife biologist for almost two years now, will provide an update on some of the major wildlife monitoring and habitat restoration projects going on at Turnbull.

She will also discuss the importance of monitoring and research for successful adaptive management, including waterfowl monitoring and wetland restoration, terrestrial LiDAR monitoring and forest restoration, and more.

Molly has worked in conservation, research, and land management for about eight years. She received her B.Sc. in Zoology from Ohio State University and her M.Sc. in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology from Eastern Michigan University. Her master’s thesis was entitled “The relationship between population dynamics and dietary preferences within two snake genera (Storeria and Thamnophis)”.

Molly Dixon Working at Turnbull

This meeting is a “hybrid” – you can attend in-person at the Finch Arboretum, 3404 W. Woodland Blvd. (off Sunset Hwy., just west of downtown Spokane), in the Willow Room of the Woodland Center, or you can attend virtually on-line via Zoom link. Please see the current version of our newsletter for additional information and a link to access the meeting virtually via Zoom.