When traveling on US 12 to find free public area of McNary National Wildlife Refuge

Turn left at the stop light to Ice Harbor Dam when coming from Pasco.Turn right at the Humorist Road stop light when coming from Walla Walla.

Park in the lot at 311 Lake Road.

Open from dawn to dusk

There are no auto trails on the Refuge. From there a cement path goes to the bird blind. Beyond that a chipped trail meanders one mile around the pond.

Exercise your muscles and strengthen your bones.

Quiz

Geese rest in front of bird blind. Thousands graze on Refuge fields along US 12. They fatten up for the trip north to summer nesting grounds.

You are by nature a scientist.

Come study insects and other animals on the McNary trail that begins at 311 Lake Road, Burbank, Washington.

An area devoted to plants native to sagebrush grasslands are labeled as to species. Purple sage and Douglas Rabbitbrush bloom in spring and summer.

Breathe deeply and smell nature.