Syracuse.com - Montezuma Audubon Center in Savannah unaffected by federal shutdown, remains open to the public

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The Montezuma Audubon Center is still registering youth ages 12-15 interested in participating in the 6th Annual Robert F. DeRoo Memorial Conservation Dinner and Youth Hunt on Oct. 11 and 12.

The following is a news release:

Recently, the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in Seneca Falls has closed until further notice as a result of the federal government shutdown.

While access to refuge property and programs offered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service have discontinued until further notice, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation lands and the Montezuma Audubon Center remain open to the public.

The Montezuma Audubon Center in Savannah is open to visitors Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also, listed below is an upcoming schedule of events that the center is hosting on and off site.

Additionally, while the refuge will not be able to accommodate hunting during the shutdown, the Montezuma Audubon Center is still registering youth ages 12-15 interested in participating in the 6th Annual Robert F. DeRoo Memorial Conservation Dinner and Youth Hunt on Oct, 11 and 12.

Registered youth hunters will have the opportunity to hunt waterfowl or pheasant on state land while learning about conservation.

For more information about the Montezuma Audubon Center and its programs, please call 315-365-3588 or email [email protected].

NOTE: REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL PROGRAMS

October 5: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Webelos Scout Forester Badge Program

October 5: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Nature of Montezuma Lecture with award winning author and wildlife photographer Tim Gallagher- Imperial Dreams: Tracking the Imperial Woodpecker Through the Wild Sierra Madre

October 11 & 12: 6th Annual Robert F. DeRoo Youth Conservation Dinner and Hunt (5pm Friday and Saturday morning)

October 18: 9:00 am -12:00 pm- Montezuma Birding Van Tour

October 19: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps volunteer habitat restoration event on Onondaga Lake

October 19: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Happy Owl-ween! -Live Owl Program and Evening Hike

The Montezuma Audubon Center is a state-owned facility operated through a cooperative agreement between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the National Audubon Society.

The Montezuma Audubon Center is located at 2295 State Route 89

Savannah. For more, see the center's website.

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