Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge — Friday, Mar. 13, 2026

Heavy rain is the best time to go check out how trails are performing the oaks to wetlands loop is one where we’ve done a lot of work, including reroutes. Our crew recently did some brushing and debris clean up on the ethnobotany trail.

Today I went to check out the causeway that we constructed with funding provided by Wyld. A causeway is a raised trail section that allows your feet to stay dry when water pools in low spots. This particular stretch would have puddles and the silty soil underneath was really slippery.

Volunteers completed the causeway last year and it’s holding up really well.