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June 2019
Valle de Oro NWR Community Update Meeting – Thursday, June 6th
Valle de Oro Nation Wildlife Refuge - Community Update Meeting Thursday June 6th, 2019 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Mountain View Community Center 201 Prosperty Ave. SE, Albuquerqque, NM 87105 Join Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge and partners to learn about the latest design, development and construction plans for the refuge and adjacent areas. This Community Update is a great chance to learn about the progress of the refuge and ask questions of the refuge staff and partner organizations.…
Find out more »Refuge Tour – Saturday June 8th
Join refuge staff on June 8th from 9-10 am for a tour of Valle de Oro NWR. Meet in the refuge welcome center for the beginning of the tour. Space is limited so be sure to RSVP at http://friendsofvalledeoro.wildapricot.org/event-3434519. Learn about the natural history of the area, how the refuge was established, about habitat restoration and upcoming construction and future events. Please bring water and dress for the weather. This event is free and family friendly.
Find out more »60 Hikes within 60 Miles 3rd addition celebration
We're really excited 60 Hikes within 60 Miles Albuquerque released a 3rd edition this year! It has plenty of new hikes, beautiful photographs and easy to follow trail descriptions and maps. And, Valle de Oro NWR has a hike included in this edition! Please join us this Friday, June 14th 6-7:30 pm, with author David Ryan to celebrate the 3rd edition of 60 Hikes within 60 Miles Albuquerque and hike part of Valle de Oro NWR's included trail. Light refreshments…
Find out more »July 2019
Tree Planting at Valle de Oro NWR – Tuesday July 2nd
Join us on July 2nd at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge! Thanks to a generous grant from the McCune Foundation, Audubon New Mexico is working in partnership with Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Friends of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, Isleta Behavioral Services, and Conservation Legacy's Ancestral Lands Program to restore and enhance wetland, riparian, and upland ecosystems in the Middle Rio Grande floodplain for birds, wildlife, and the communities that love them. The refuge is located five…
Find out more »2019 Summer Beer Fundraiser – Canteen Brewhouse – Friday July 12th
2019 Summer Beer Fundraiser Friday, July 12th, 2019 - 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm Canteen Brewhouse 2381 Aztec Rd NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107 Music by Dusty Low starts at 6:00 pm Join us at Canteen Brewhouse on July 12th between 5 and 9 pm, to enjoy the special Valle de Oro Boysenberry Wheat beer and music by Dusty Low. A portion of proceeds from every Valle de Oro beer and commemorative pint glass combo for $10.00 will benefit the…
Find out more »Refuge Tour – Saturday July 13th
Come down to Valle de Oro NWR Saturday, July 13th for a FREE refuge tour from 9am-10am. The tour will meet inside the Refuge's Welcome Center and then will head out around the refuge in our tram with an optional short hike in the bosque. Learn about the natural history of the area, how the refuge was established, about habitat restoration and upcoming construction and future events. Please bring water and dress for the weather. Bring the whole family…
Find out more »July Birds and Breakfast – Saturday July 20th
Join us for a wonderful morning of Birds and Breakfast and to celebrate Latino Conservation week July 20th 8-11 am at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge.Breakfast begins at 8 am in the refuge education portable followed by bird watching with local bird guides on the refuge. No experience necessary. Binoculars and field guides provided. Free and fun for the whole family. Registration beings the at the beginning of the month.
Find out more »August 2019
Bosque Education Guide Workshop – Thursday August 1st
The Bosque Education Guide Workshop Thursday, August 1, 2019 8:30 a.m. - 4: 30 p.m. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER The Bosque Education Guide is an interdisciplinary curriculum about the Middle Rio Grande Valley ecosystem. The curriculum provides classroom-based and field activities for students grades K-12. For the central activity, students construct a model of the Middle Rio Grande and then manipulate the paper and cloth pieces to demonstrate human impacts over the last two hundred years. Later, they "restore" the ecosystem. The curriculum…
Find out more »Refuge Tour-August 10th, 2019
Come down to Valle de Oro NWR Saturday, August 10th for a FREE refuge tour from 9am-10am. Tour will meet inside the refuge welcome center and then will head around the refuge in our refuge tram with an optional short hike in the bosque. Learn about the natural history of the area, how the refuge was established, about habitat restoration and upcoming construction and future events. Please bring water and dress for the weather. Bring the whole family and learn…
Find out more »August Birds and Breakfast-Saturday August 17th
Join us for a wonderful morning of Birds and Breakfast August 17th 8-11 am at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. Breakfast begins at 8 am in the refuge education portable followed by bird watching with local bird guides on the refuge. No experience necessary. Binoculars and field guides provided. Free and fun for the whole family. Registration beings the at the beginning of the month. Please RSVP with the link below. To RSVP visit: https://friendsofvalledeoro.z2systems.com/event.jsp?event=41&
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