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John and Diana Fendley, of Friends of Anahuac NWR, share stories at the hospitality suite.	Tom Reed (FWS) takes time out from helping with conference logistics to enjoy time with Friends.

Volunteer of the Year Ervin Davis of the National Bison Range (center), flanked by (from left) NWRA President Evan Hirsche, Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Fish Wildlife and Parks David P. Smith, Deputy Secretary nominee of the Department of the Interior Lynn Scarlett, and Executive Director of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation John Berry.	F. G. Courtney of the National Wildlife Federation and Mike Daulton of the National Audubon Society participate in a roleplaying exercise on communicating with elected officials during the Cooperative Alliance for Refuge Enhancement (CARE) workshop.

NWRA President Evan Hirsche and Friends of Turnbull NWR President Marian Frobe listen intently to Mike Scott of the University of Idaho.	Carl Woodward (Friends of Great Swamp) and Bob Fields (Friend of Midway Atoll and NWRA board member) learn about digiscoping from Swarovski Optik representative Clay Taylor.

Friends gather information between conference sessions.	Manager of Petit Manan NWR Charlie Blair in one of the many breakout session discussions.

All photos courtesy of Ed Grimes

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