Nature Kids Children ages 7-10 and an adult are invited to explore nature with a refuge volunteer! 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Saturday, May 10
Saturday at the RefugeJoin us for a ranger-led activity, arts and crafts, and fun for the whole Family! Free refreshments will be provided by the Friends of Valle de Oro. 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Friday, May 23
Mural Loop Ranger Walk Join Ranger Dakota for an easy 1-mile walk along our Field Murals trail to learn how these works of art represent our community’s dreams of habitat restoration at Valle de Oro. 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Would you like to improve your bird ID skills and maybe participate in the refuge bird survey program?" VdO is offering a training session Monday May 12, from 8 am to 12 noon. An eBird training session will be held on May 8. For more information, contact Charissa Bell Charisa_bell@fws.gov.
Free Electric Shuttle Rides
Tour around the refuge, learn about restoration projects, hop off/hop on to explore on foot!
Fridays 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Saturdays 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Check at the visitor desk for departure times.
Refuge Development Committee meeting
The committee meets virtually on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7pm.
The scholarship program is funded solely by donations. If you wish to support this program and the wonderful work done by these undergraduates, please click below.
Valle de Oro's Earth Day event was a big success! Many folks from local organizations, volunteers, and community members came together and joined members of the Friends, refuge staff, and visitors for a day of hands-on activities, music and performances, and wildlife viewing. The weather was beautiful, the swallows were flying, and fun was had by all. Many visitors took advantage of the shuttle tour around the refuge to see the mosaic sculptures and wildlife habitats. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped to make the day a success!
Visit the Nature Store at the Refuge
Check out a few of our newer items, and our latest sale, at theNature Store Pageon the Friends website.
Volunteer at the Nature Store!
Refuge/Friends Volunteers Needed
Volunteers are needed for a variety of upcoming programs and activities at Valle de Oro. Needs include weeding around the Visitor Center, helping with irrigation, tumbleweed management, helping with regular refuge programs (for example, Nature Tots, Nature Kids, Saturdays at the Refuge, etc). If interested in volunteering please contact the Friends' President, Forest Graber, at President@friendsofvalledeoro.org.
Meet the Board
This month's Board Member is Bill Stimmel.
Bill brings decades of experience in operations, leadership, fundraising, and public lands management to the board of the Friends of Valle de Oro. Currently, he is Executive Director of the Entrepreneur Complex of the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. He has also worked as Operations Director for Yellowstone Forever, at Yellowstone National Park, and for the Public Lands Interpretive Association and Los Poblanos Organic Farm and Inn, both in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Bill will assist the Friends primarily with marketing and outreach.
Job Opening
Ancestral Lands Conservation Corpsis hiring two Program Directors to support our Crew Operations. For more information, and to apply, go to ALCC.
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