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 Marshall News Messenger ran a story on the impact of volunteers at the recently opened Caddo Lake NWR in eastern Texas. In addition, the article highlights a very popular aspect of volunteering at refuges, whereby the refuge provides volunteers with free campsite facilities in exchange for service at the refuge.

Eddie and Nancy Ray will [...]

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 Times in Oregon recently featured a wonderful article on Jenna Mendenhall, a recent graduate of Oregon State University and an AmeriCorps member who is now working as the environmental education coordinator at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, which is south of Portland.
According to The Times:

At OSU, Mendenhall volunteered for a different wildlife refuge, [...]

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 [...]

On September 21, this blog posted a reminder that September 26 is National Public Lands Day, which will be celebrated on many national wildlife refuges around the country.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has now released a list of participating refuges. If there’s a project near you, be sure to take this opportunity to give [...]

National Public Lands Day began in 1994 with three federal agencies and 700 volunteers. Last year 120,000 volunteers worked in over 1,800 locations and in every state, and now eight federal agencies and many state and local lands participate in this annual day of caring for the public lands that bring us wonderful recreational opportunities [...]