Friends of Camas National Wildlife Refuge

Message from the Board

Camas is a WETLAND once again

Camas has struggled through the drought, along with the rest of the state, this past year. Because of the work of many organizations including the National Fish and Wildlife Service, Camas has water in some of the ponds. Camas continues to be a refuge for a variety of birds and wildlife. Friends of Camas would like to extend an invitation to visit the refuge and we will reserve you a space.

Photos courtesy of Andrea Kristof

What's New

Check out Bill Schiess' East Idaho News article on the IBO bird banding operations at Camas NWR! In the article, Schiess shares how the four person team have been banding about 90 different species of birds each day since August, and their highest count was on Sept. 21, 2026, when they banded 122 birds in one day!

If you want to watch the banders in action, head out to the headquarters area of the refuge any day of the week, except Tuesdays. The banders start early and end around 11am; Oct. 15 will be their last banding day of this season.