In September, conservation partners celebrated the addition of over 4,300 acres to Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, protecting land for the bog turtle, migratory birds, the Appalachian Trail, and drinking water within the Delaware River Watershed. (Videographer: Todd Leatherman; Produced by: Kelly Proctor and Bill Rawlyk of the Open Space Institute)

As part of the 2021 Friends of Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Spring Fling, please enjoy our intro to fly-fishing video. Expert instruction on fishing for trout on the Cherry Creek is provided by the Brodhead Chapter of Trout Unlimited's Todd Burns and Eric Gustav. This video was made in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, with financial support from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's National Wildlife Refuge Friends Program grant. To learn more about Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, please visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/cherry_valley/ and to join the Friends of Cherry Valley NWR, please visit https://www.friendsofcv.org/ or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcherryvalley/.

As part of the 2021 Friends of Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Spring Fling, please enjoy our Cherry Creek restoration video. Victor Motts and Su Fanok of the Pennsylvania/Delaware chapter of The Nature Conservancy survey the Cherry Creek ahead of restoration efforts. This video was made in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. To learn more about Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, please visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/cherry_valley/ and to join the Friends of Cherry Valley NWR, please visit https://www.friendsofcv.org/ or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcherryvalley/.

Please join us for some tips on winter birding (including the birds you may encounter) at the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Our wonderful guide for this video is Darryl Speicher of the Pocono Avian Research Center at the Pocono Heritage Land Trust; thank you Darryl! This video was made in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Pocono Avian Research Center at the Pocono Heritage Land Trust, with financial support from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's National Wildlife Refuge Friends Program grant. To learn more about the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, please visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/cherry_valley/ ​ and to join the Friends of Cherry Valley NWR, please visit https://www.friendsofcv.org/ ​ or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcherryvalley/​. To learn more about the Pocono Avian Research Center, please visit https://www.poconoavianresearch.org/.

As part of the 2021 Friends of Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Spring Fling, please enjoy our native plant video. Valuable information on why native plants are important and how to select them is provided by our partners from the Brodhead Watershed Association. Information is provided by BWA's Carol Hillestad, Michelle Riley, and Dr. Alex Jackson. This video was made in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. To learn more about Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, please visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/cherry_valley/ and to join the Friends of Cherry Valley NWR, please visit https://www.friendsofcv.org/ or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcherryvalley/.

As part of the 2021 Friends of Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Spring Fling, please enjoy our reading and skit of the story of Boyd the Bog Turtle. Written by our very own Friends board member Elizabeth Cortright and read/performed by Gabe, Olivia, and Christopher Selena. This video was made in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, with financial support from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's National Wildlife Refuge Friends Program grant. To learn more about Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, please visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/cherry_valley/ and to join the Friends of Cherry Valley NWR, please visit https://www.friendsofcv.org/ or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcherryvalley/.

As part of the 2021 Friends of Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge Spring Fling, please enjoy our interview with author M.A. Moore. Her book, The Case of the Missing Monarch, is set on the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge and all proceeds from the book will be donated to the Friends of Cherry Valley NWR. This video was made in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. To learn more about Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, please visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/cherry_valley/ and to join the Friends of Cherry Valley NWR, please visit https://www.friendsofcv.org/ or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcherryvalley/.

Please join us for a winter tour of the 1.7-mile Front Nine Trail at the Headquarters Tract (2138 Croasdale Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360) of the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge. This video was made in collaboration with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and with financial support from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation's National Wildlife Refuge Friends Program grant. To learn more about the Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge, please visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/cherry_valley/ and to join the Friends of Cherry Valley NWR, please visit https://www.friendsofcv.org/ or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/friendsofcherryvalley/