Birders flock to Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge during the spring to view a wide range of migrating birds. But autumn brings its own panoply of nature-focused reasons to visit, whether for an hour or two after work or for a full day.
“I love the fall at Turnbull,” says Supervisory Park Ranger Josh Contois, who oversees the Kootenai and Little Pend Oreille refuges in addition to Turnbull, which is located just outside of Cheney about 40 minutes from Spokane. “The dog days of summer are done, and the cool weather starts to move in. It’s a physical feeling; you can sense that things are shifting.”
With that shift comes a lower sun, shorter days and changing colors…