Scholarships for Design your Backyard Refuge Workshop – February 15th

UNM Continuing Education Conference Center 1634 University Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Join us to Learn how to Design your own Backyard Refuge! The Native Plant Society is teaming up with the ABQ Backyard Refuge Program, a collaborative program of the Friends of Valle de Oro NWR, to host a full day workshop and design lab for attracting birds, bees, and butterflies to your yard on Saturday February 15th at the UNM ...

Valle de Oro Visitor Center Exhibit Community Input Meeting

Mountain View Community Center 201 Prosperity Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM

As the Visitor Center construction is underway, we are turning our focus to the exhibits to be featured inside the building and we want your input! Join staff from the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge and exhibit design firm Ideum, Inc. to discuss the development of the exhibits for the new Visitor Center, scheduled to complete this summer/fall. At ...

Family Program: Finding Art in Nature

Gutierrez-Hubbell House 6029 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

  Saturday March 7th, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Gutierrez-Hubbell House 6029 Isleta Blvd. SW Albuquerque, NM 87105 Spend the day with Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Valle de Oro NWR at the Gutierrez Hubbell House. We're creating art with nature and finding beauty all around us. Enjoy making leaf prints, mural painting, nature crowns ...

FREE

POSTPONED: Art Along the Rio Grande Art Fair

Gutierrez-Hubbell House 6029 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM, United States

The Art Along the Rio Grande Art Fair, originally scheduled for April 25th, has been postponed.  The Friends of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, Hubbell House Alliance, and Bernalillo County Open Space have optimistically rescheduled the Art Along the Rio Grande Art Fair for the evening of Saturday, June 27th, 2020. Mark your calendars!   We will reopen artist ...

FREE

VIRTUAL Summer Art Camp – Nature Through the Eyes of an Artist

Join us in Experiencing Nature Through the Eyes of an Artist! By making art in nature, or creating art that mimics the beauty and complex nature of our environment, it allows you to experience the world around you in new and exciting ways! Given the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of ...

VIRTUAL Art Along the Rio Grande Art Fair & Online Auction

Online Event

Join us for our VIRTUAL 4th Annual Art Along the Rio Grande -- an art fair showcasing the cultural heritage and ecological significance of the Rio Grande Valley! Although we couldn't hold our Annual Art Fair in person this year, we are excited to hold a Virtual Event from June 20th - 27th, where we will highlight on Facebook some ...

VIRTUAL Art Along the Rio Grande Art Fair – RECAP

Online Event

Recapping the Virtual Art Along the Rio Grande Art Fair   Below is a recap of our Virtual Art Along the Rio Grande Art Fair, in case you missed it in real time this year.  You will find information about our virtual event this year and all of the Artists we highlighted.  We hope you will consider visiting their websites, ...

6th Annual Golden Gala: Seek Refuge – Celebrate from Home October 10th-20th

Virtual Event

Good News! The Friends of Valle de Oro NWR has reinvented its largest annual fundraiser to meet the constraints of the pandemic while supporting businesses in our community. We invite you to join this year's Golden Gala celebration from home in support of the Friends & Refuge!  Our auction will be online and the in-person event is being replaced by a unique opportunity. ...