The Visitor Center will also be closed on December 20 & 21 for water line work. At this time, there will be no running water on the Refuge. Bathrooms will be closed. Visitors are still welcome to enjoy the trails.
Come to Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge for this annual tradition- the Christmas Bird Count! The fun starts at 7am. Email valledeoro@fws.org to sign up. And yes, Laurel with be there!
Submit your entries for the Valle de Oro photo contest! Entries are due at midnight. Email valledeoro@fws.org for more details.
Join Refuge Ranger Dakota for an easy 1-mile guided walk along our Mural Loop trail with presentations on the refuge's history and our plans for environmental restoration. It's a great opportunity to ask questions and learn what makes an urban wildlife refuge special. Program meets at 10 AM by the visitor center amphitheater and will return to the visitor center ...
Virtual Event, Will be Recorded Did you know Valle de Oro is the only public land site with a specific plan to address environmental, economic, and social injustice? Tune-in to learn about our 2023 environmental justice priorities, what the work looks like on the group at the Refuge, and how to partner with us. Link coming soon.
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. ...
We'll be draining the pond wetland at the visitor center for maintenance! Join us on Thursday January 26 and/or Friday January 27 in the afternoon to help remove excess cattail and algae growth. Bring boots, warm layers, gloves and water. Refuge can provide a limited supply of rubber boots and work gloves. No pre-registration required. Questions? Reach out to Ranger ...
We'll be draining the pond wetland at the visitor center for maintenance! Join us on Thursday January 26 and/or Friday January 27 in the afternoon to help remove excess cattail and algae growth. Bring boots, warm layers, gloves and water. Refuge can provide a limited supply of rubber boots and work gloves. No pre-registration required. Questions? Reach out to Ranger ...
Before the Annual Meeting, members of the Friends are invited to join us on a special bird walk with Laurel Ladwig, Backyard Refuge Program Coordinator! This event is full. Stay tuned for more like it!
Save the date for our Annual Member Meeting! Join us as we review 2022 and look forward to 2023! Expect presentations about how the Refuge will evolve in the next year and how you can get involved. We will also announce the 2022 photo contest winners. Before the Annual Meeting from 8am-10am, members of the Friends are invited to join ...
