A Blue Goose sign is installed on refuge headquarters building by DOI Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett and Maintenance Mechanic Alan Lagemann. - USFWS photo by Candy Chambers

DOI Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett drills a screw into the Blue Goose sign on the newly renovated headquarters building at Clarence Cannon NWR. - USFWS photo by Dave Ellis

Project complete!! DOI Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett poses with Maintenance Mechanic Alan Lagemann in front of the newly installed Blue Goose sign. - USFWS photo by Candy Chambers

DOI Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett with Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge staff. - USFWS photo by Candy Chambers

Remnants of this year's floods include an abundance of crayfish along the wetland edges. DOI Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett gets an upclose view. - USFWS photo by Candy Chambers

DOI Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett scopes out the numerous shorebirds, herons, egrets and pelicans with Wildlife Refuge Specialist Candy Chambers. - USFWS Photo by Dave Ellis

On August 14, 2008, Department of Interior, Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett took time out of her busy schedule for a visit to Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge. During her visit she met with refuge personnel and installed the blue goose sign on the newly renovated headquarters office/visitor center.

Shorebirds, herons, egrets, and pelicans were just some of the species in abundance for viewing as receding floodwaters from the spring and early summer left behind expanses of mudflats and shallow water wetlands. She was impressed by the abundance of colonial wading birds and crayfish on the refuge and enjoyed close-up views of mature bald eagles. Even though her time at the refuge was short, the staff thoroughly enjoyed her visit.