The Friends of Hackmatack are working to build support for the creation of Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge in the Chicago Metro area (about 60 miles from Chicago and 50 miles from Milwaukee).
According to the members:

We are a group of local citizens from Walworth County, Wisconsin and McHenry County, Illinois, working on a rare opportunity [...]

The Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges have been awarded the “2010 Friends Group of the Year” award.
From the National Wildlife Refuge Association announcement:

The Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges will receive the Friends Group of the Year Award. Alaska is home to some of the largest and wildest refuges in the country. Some refuges, [...]

Zeeger de Wilde of the Chesapeake Marshlands NWR Complex in Maryland has been awarded the 2010 “Volunteer of the Year” award.
From the National Wildlife Refuge Association announcement:

Zeeger de Wilde will receive the Volunteer of the Year Award for his unwavering support and commitment to the volunteering on wildlife refuges and at the Chesapeake Marshlands National [...]

The Idaho Press-Tribune is reporting that the Friends of Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge are in need of donations of bird seed to help them continue to feed the birds this winter at the refuge.

Organizers need donations of bird feed and funds to purchase seed, hundreds of pounds of which is used to attract [...]

If you’re considering an end-of-year donation and you’re looking for a worthy beneficiary, consider the National Wildlife Refuge Assocation, which is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving American wildlife through the invigoration, strengthening and expansion of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
To accomplish their mission, NWRA focuses on three principle areas: public policy advocacy, [...]

The Florida panther is one of the most critically endangered large mammals in the United States with about 100 cats remaining.
According to the Friends of the Florida Panther Refuge:

Although we call them Florida panthers, these shy cats once roamed throughout the entire Southeast from east Texas to the Atlantic and north to parts of Tennessee. [...]

Just a reminder that November 15 is the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2010 National Wildlife Refuge System Awards, which honor outstanding accomplishments by Refuge Managers, Refuge System Employees, Volunteers and Friends Groups.
Award recipients will receive a monetary award ($1000 for Refuge Manager, Employee and Volunteer awards, $2000 for Friends Group), and paid [...]

The Frazee Forum in Minnesota reports that Friend and volunteer Denis Mudderman of Cotton Lake has won the President’s Call to Service Award (given on behalf of the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation) for over 5,000 hours of service performed at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge.
According to the Frazee Forum:
With his tech savvy skills, [...]

News-Messenger.com reports that on October 30, a meeting will be held where Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Manager Doug Brewer and representatives from refuges in New Jersey and Colorado will get together with current and future volunteers to provide everyone in the community a way to be part of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.
If you’d like to [...]

Rappahannock Wildlife Refuge Friends Helping to Maintain one of Virginia’s Newest Refuges

Families learn during Wildlife Refuge Week

Hakalau Wildlife Refuge Open House (video)

Re-opening of Cameron Wildlife Refuge (video)

Dungeness wildlife refuge dedication slated Tuesday

KNDO/KNDU in Washington state is reporting that the McNary National Wildlife Refuge will have the public grand opening of its new headquarters and Environmental Education Center on October 10 from 8:30am to 2:00pm — which will coincide with the start of National Wildlife Refuge Week.
From KNDO/KNDU (visit the website for a short video report):

Project leader [...]

The National Wildlife Refuge Association and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are now accepting nominations for the 2010 National Wildlife Refuge System Awards, which honor outstanding accomplishments by Refuge Managers, Refuge System Employees, Volunteers and Friends Groups.
Awards and Presentation
Award recipients will receive a monetary award ($1000 for Refuge Manager, Employee and Volunteer awards, $2000 [...]