The government shutdown has Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge unusually quiet this fall

The government shutdown has Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge unusually quiet this fall

This September, busloads of 3rd and 5th grade students from area school districts were arriving at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge's Visitor Center on the same schedule that they have been for many years now. But as of Oct. 1, the doors of Tamarac's Visitor Center and nearby Discovery Center are locked, and the flow of buses has stopped indefinitely. The volunteer-led, outdoor education classes that bring 800-plus students to Tamarac every fall…