Show Refuge Plans Ians Heard by Rotary Club Ouray Wildlife Refuge will produce ducks and geese per year after it is fully developed Don E Redfearn manager of the US Fish and Wildlife Service refuge explained this potential at Vernal Rot Rot- Rotary Rotary ary Club Thursday of last week I i THE MANAGER said that the Ouray refuge was one of located throughout the US and will be used for breeding and migration He disclosed that had been approved by a joint conference committee in Washington for the Ouray refuge and he felt that the funds would be forthcoming The refuge operates n a small farm to raise corn and other crops for the birds ACCORDING to federal taw law 40 of the refuge later must be opened for public hunting Mr Redfearn explained ex- ex explained but said that it maybe may maybe be two to three years before the hunting is permitted Other activities at the reo re- refuge fuge likely will include phot- phot photography bird watching and picnics Eight to nine pump stations will be constructed to pump Green River water and dikes will be erected There are 1500 acrs of potential farm farm- farmland farmland land if needed the manager said and in the fall there will willbe willbe be a peak population of 75 birds THERE WILL be a picnic site on the river and three more on Bluff Ridge over over- overlooking overlooking looking the river he explain explain- explained ed so that visitors can get a eye birds view The refuge will contain About 40 acres of corn wheat acres have yet to be obtained acres of which and barley have been plant plant- planted planted ed he disclosed The present staff consists of the manager an assistant manager a maintenance man and a clerk in the Vernal of of- office fice Four more permanent personnel likely will be hired eventually for farming plus seasonal workers THE CURRENT staff is presently engaged in a lot of cleanup activity on the old buildings ill in the bottoms Developments that will get underwaY during the present fiscal year will include the construction of several houses and pumping units which likely will be completed in ina a year four period or by the fiscal year 1967 Mr Red Red- Redfearn Redfearn fearn pointed out At present there are Canada geese ill in pens at the refuge for propagation purr pur- purposes poses hey will be released when three years old to accelerate accelerate erate the breeding and build build- buildup up of the refuge THE REFUGE has filed for 95 second feet of water Mr Redfearn revealed Plans call for five residences es a service building and a shop When questioned about the possible mosquito problem the manager said that any spraying for mosquitoes would hurt the birds as when a duck is covered with oil he sinks and drowns lIe He also pointed out th that young mosquitoes ducks feed on toes c |