Click HERE to learn about our recent Youth Stewardship Education Field Trip with the Redmond Proficiency Academy!
Special Event Coming Up ...
Thursday, Aug 19, 2022      9pm - midnight
FANs members Eric Hanson and Jeff Scheetz will be hosting a "Night Sky Exploration Adventure" on the peninsula. 
No registration necessary.  Check HERE for more info!
Bird Banding Experience!
On July 11, Sue Combs , our FANs treasurer, had the opportunity to leave her computer and spreadsheets behind, and join bird bander Ken Hashagen on the peninsula to band three healthy female kestrel chicks.  She learned so much about kestrels and the banding program!  Click HERE and HERE for more information and photos of our nest box monitoring programs.
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20-21 day old kestrel nestling
CLICK HERE for a video of the banding process!
A Great Way to Get Involved...                                  
Will You Volunteer to Help FANs:
Many of you volunteer for specific stewardship projects throughout the year, and we deeply appreciate your commitment.  However, as a non-staffed organization that is growing quickly, the FANs leadership is looking for a volunteer for a very specific need.  If your are willing to make a commitment for at least a year this role, please contact Marilynne Keyser, our past-president, by email at mtkeyser@gmail.com.

Communications Coordinator:  This would be someone to coordinate all of our media needs.  There is a strong committee to work with made up of four members, each handling different areas of FANs media: 
Sue Combs—FANs website
Marilynne Keyser—FANs Facebook page
Ilene Smith—FANs online newsletter
Phyllis Carlin—outside media, including the CRR Telegraph
PLEASE RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP.... TODAY!
Our renewal date each year falls on July 1!  This means that if you last donated any time during 2022, it's time to consider another donation. Click HERE for more info. If you are not sure when you made your last gift, check with Sue at suekeeper@gmail.com.
CRR Independence Day Fair Booth - 2022
Saturday, July 2 was warm and sunny! The FANs team enjoyed teaching fair attendees about native plants, invasive weeds, and the role FANs plays in our community.
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Diane Randgaard brought potted native plants from her yard for exhibit.
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Examples of those pesky invasive weeds.
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FANs president, Robin Galloway, teaches about local wildlife and the tracks they make.
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Animal tracks learning station for kids.
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Robin Galloway and Diane Randgaard
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Two festive celebrants display their animal prints.
The videos below will pique your interest and inspire you to join us.....      Enjoy!
"Beauty in the Canyons,"  by Tom Iraci, features images from the Deschutes Canyon Area.
Friends and Neighbors of the Deschutes Canyon Area
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P.O. Box 2127, Terrebonne, OR  97760