U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Headquarters on a rainy day.
Today was a washout. Emergency Alert: Flash Flood Warning this area til 6:00 AM EDT. Avoid flood area. Check local media buzzed at 3:00 AM. By 6:30 AM, the team was texting about whether or not to go test our equipment – travel to Mason Neck NWR for bluegill, bass and catfish on the fly, or postpone until we leave Monday.
Fishing Gear
On the one hand, we need to prepare for the 12-day-trek and on-the-ground filming to be most effective. Packing up the camera equipment and laying out the fishing gear makes it feel real. I bet this is how some of those who were involved in planning for the vision conference two years ago felt- loading up the boxes of equipment, double checking on logistics and trying to remember what last minute-thing has to get done before departing to Madison, WI.
Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge
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But instead of soaking the equipment and starting off with sour smelling microphones, we chose to stay in. Work by the desk, make final preparations, and head down to Back Bay NWR on Monday, July 15 – bright and early.
Follow along with us as we journey down the coast from Virginia to Florida national wildlife refuges, talk to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employees, anglers, Friends, state partners, and more as we showcase the renewed vision for the National Wildlife Refuge System, Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation!
Anna Harris is the Vision Coordinator for Conserving the Future and a member of the team taking vision on the road.
