WILDLIFE -- The Mule Deer Foundation’s Spokane Chapter will hold its annual local fundraising banquet Saturday, April 11, with dinner starting at 6 p.m. at Mukogawa Fort Wright Commons, 4000 W. Randolph Rd.

The foundation’s Washington chapters have put nearly 150 percent of the money they raise at chapter banquets directly into on-the-ground projects because of matching money from the national organization, said state coordinator Dan McKinley.

The Mule Deer Foundation is dedicated to preserving mule deer habitat and boosting muley populations that are dwindling in many areas of the West despite being prized by wildlife viewers as well as hunters.

Most recently, the foundation has provided funding to state wildlife managers for projects such as re-seeding habitat charred by last year’s Carlton Complex fires, donating robotic deer decoys to wildlife police for curbing poaching and supporting researchers with funding and volunteer help.

Email: spokanechaptermdf@gmail.com

Info: muledeer.org