The Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge east of Colville, Wash. is celebrating their 75th Anniversary with several events in July, including a butterfly count and the Blue Goose Chase bike ride. Gather at the refuge headquarters, 13 miles southeast of Colville, at 9:30 a.m. on July 12 to be part of the 3rd annual butterfly count. All you need is a fascination for butterflies and wildlife biologists will teach technique and help you identify your butterflies. You can just come for the morning, or stay and help out all day. Data from the annual count becomes part of a long term study of Lepidoptera species found on the refuge. //
