National Wildlife Refuge

Staff and volunteers in Galloway Township began returning to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, following a 43-day government shutdown that ended earlier this week.Truth be told, while the shutdown’s impact on wildlife and visitors was impossible to discern, there was a human and financial toll on the refuge and the workers and organizations supporting it.“There is work to be done here as far as the maintenance … but the wildlife comes and goes as they please,” said David Willey, a wildlife artist and regular visitor.Upkeep for the refuge has been absent during the shutdown. The dirt roads have many divots and holes in them due to lack of maintenance.