[FULL] Birds & Breakfast
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!
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Annual Member Meeting
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge 7851 2nd Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesSave 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 ...
Conservation Careers Fair
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge 7851 2nd Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesIf you're looking for a job or just interested in the possibility of a career in conversation, come talk to professionals from a variety of local organizations at the Visitor Center.
Star Party with TAAS
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge 7851 2nd Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesJoin us for an evening of telescopes and stargazing with The Albuquerque Astronomical Society!
Mural Loop Interpretive Walk
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge 7851 2nd Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesJoin 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 ...
Tile Making & Story Collection
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge 7851 2nd Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesJoin our partners at ALMA for a tile making workshop to go towards this summer's new mosaic sculptures. We are also inviting neighbors and friends of the Refuge to tell their stories about this land to be incorporated into the sculpture designs.
[FULL] How to Draw a Duck Workshop
Learn from a local artist how to draw a duck for the annual Junior Duck Stamp Contest. Open to kindergarten through 12th grade. Registration required. Contact brittany_chavarria@fws.gov.
Presentation on John Heinz NWR
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge 7851 2nd Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesValle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge is honored to host visiting Park Ranger Wingyi from our fellow urban NWR, John Heinz NWR. Come meet Wingyi and learn about this very special refuge in Philadelphia that is celebrated as the very first Urban National Wildlife Refuge in the system!
Community Update
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge 7851 2nd Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesCome learn about what's happening to transform Valle de Oro at this open house event!
Mural Loop Interpretive Walk
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge 7851 2nd Street SW, Albuquerque, NM, United StatesJoin 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 ...