Celebrate Arte Afuera with outdoor activities, crafts, games, and performances. Volunteers are needed at this event to help with parking, serving food, tabling, assisting and directing visitors. It you can help, please contact Forest Graber: forest@friendsofvalledeoro.org Se necesitan voluntarios en este evento para ayudar con el estacionamiento, servir comida, organizar mesas, asistir y orientar a los visitantes. Si puede ayudar, ...

Give back to the Earth this Autumn equinox and spend a couple of hours helping refuge staff remove invasive plants to make more room for native species. Send an email to dakota_dominguez@fws.gov to register.

Children ages 8-11 are invited to learn about and explore the various habitats at Valle de Oro in the final session of a 4 part Ecology program. Please email jennyparsons@gmail.com to register.

September 27 is National Public Lands Day! Come learn about your 23 million acres of public lands here in New Mexico! Join Ranger Dakota for a talk about our state's amazingly diverse public lands and get some inspiration for your next adventure.

Children ages 7-10 with an adult are invited to explore nature with a refuge volunteer!

Find Your Wild is a nationwide event celebrating National Wildlife Refuges. Visit VdO and enjoy birdwatching, photography, biking, dog walking, mosaic sculptures, plant ID, ranger walks, free crafts for the whole family, plant giveaways, and electric shuttle tours with the Friends of VdO.

Join botanist Annie Montes, Urban Waters Manager from Ciudad Soil & Water Conservation District on a plant walk to learn about native plants and how to create similar backyard habitats. Meet at the outside breezeway (in front of the restrooms) of the Valle de Oro NWR Visitor Center. *Trails and restrooms remains open; the Valle de Oro NWR Visitor Center ...