Join us at the Valle de Oro NWR Visitor Center to talk about autumn yard care and preparing your refuge for winter. If you have not yet certified your space as a backyard refuge, this is also an opportunity to complete your application. Bring pictures of your space!
Join this Halloween themed fun with a costume contest, nocturnal wildlife tour, family activities and a star viewing party with The Albuquerque Astronomical Society.
Children ages 3-6 and an adult are invited to explore nature with a Refuge Ranger.
Join us: Learn how to make paper embedded with native plant seeds Enjoy refreshments with your community Bring the whole family! Paper products will be donated to the Valle de Oro Nature Store Proceeds from sale of the paper will support habitat restoration, youth employment opportunities, and more! Have fun and support your community
Join us in learning about the birds of Valle de Oro, followed by a linoleum printing workshop. Free food provided by the Friends of Valle de Oro. Fun for the whole family!
Join Ranger Dakota for a talk on the background of the refuge at the visitor center, followed by a tour in our electric shuttle. Space is limited! Participants must pre-register by sending an email to Ranger Dakota at: dakota_dominguez@fws.gov
Come learn about all that is happening to transform Valle de Oro at this open house event.
Join us to help battle noxious weeds growing at the refuge, and save native plants. Please bring work or gardening gloves if you have them, or borrow a pair from us.
Join Ranger Dakota for an easy 1 mile walk along our mural loop trail to learn how they represent our goals for ecological restoration at Valle de Oro.
