Earth Fest 2026

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (Service), with the support of The Lands Council, will be
hosting their annual Earth Fest event at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) on Saturday, April 25 as a celebration of Earth Day. Like previous years, this event is a collaborative effort which focuses on shared mission priorities including conservation, habitat enhancement, and community engagement. Earth Fest is a stewardship-focused event and invites public participation from all ages.

Attendees will assist with potting bare-root trees for future restoration projects, working to remove exclusionary fencing from around previous years’ plantings, and new for this year, a forestry project aimed at thinning a dense forest habitat.

The event is scheduled to last from 9:00 am through 1:00 pm. In between stewardship activities, attendees can explore informational booths and hands-on activities from partner agencies and non-profit organizations such as Spokane Audubon, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, Ice Age Floods Institute, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and more. The event will conclude with a keynote presentation by local author and naturalist Jack Nisbet.

Learn more and RSVP at: https://landscouncil.org/events/earth-fest-2025-2d2rh

Read the event press release here. View the event flyer here.