Lots of assignments..... some not going on our resume !!!

Ok.... we're assisting with lots of projects... besides our main duty of checking water levels & well guages. Some.... we're NOT going to put on our volunteer resume..... only because we might have to do them again !!!

A fun one was helping with a planning meeting.... staff are working on their 10 year plan and met for 2 days here at the refuge. We cleaned & scrubbed the shop, raked, found supplies & generally tidyed up the HQ. 1st day we went out for pizza (30 min away). 2nd day..... BV offered "US" to cook the meal !!!! So he grilled fajitas (chicken & beef), got the beans going and I made spanish rice, pulled all the 'fixins' together & we set up food service in the "clean" shop!




Another fun project with helping with "Grouse Days". Every year the town of Dubois celebrates the time period when the sage grouse come into the area to find mates. What a show the males put on !!!! Anyway, the refuge participates by offering a tour and setting up an educational display at the school. Gee, guess what Jac volunteered to do ????? Yep, staff the booth !

Of course, our main duty is keeping the waterways & canals clear of debris..... we enjoy this, takes about 3 hours each day as we drive the refuge..... and we get to keep track of the elk, moose & all the birdlife. Next blog will be an update on all the animals.....

Over a few days..... we helped build fencing and added 2 new gates into the refuge from a local farm. Good thing staff had use of a tractor that drilled the post holes and set the gates...... we put in the posts, wired it and bolted it all.

Right now we are helping to dig holes to add new metal poles to guard the fuel station. Not a job we want to list...... But then again, we do get onto the refuge.... here's one of the wells we check that is currently pumping H2O into the southeast side..... just look at that well water..... how I wish I could take this home with me!