Come out to the refuge to celebrate National Refuge Week with special activities for the family!
- Start this special day by joining Master Naturalist Jack Chiles for a Guided Bird Walk to learn about the birds that inhabit the Refuge. Meet in the Visitor Center parking lot at 8 a.m..
- See five birds of prey from the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center on the patio of the Visitor’s Center from 10:00-1:00pm. Questions and photographers welcome! The raptors will include hawks, owls, kites, and a falcon.
- Garden Docents will be available in the Butterfly Garden from 12 – 2 p.m. to help identify native plants and butterfly species common to the Refuge. Also, attend a Monarch Tagging Demonstration, and let the kids enjoy making a nature craft!
- The Refuge Rocks: Along Came A Spider, Ages 4-6 and 7-10, 10:00-11:30am in the Visitor Center
- Native Plants from the Butterfly Garden will be available for sale in the parking lot from 9 a.m. until 12 noon (or until all the plants are sold).
- Look through the displays at our Volunteer Fair in the Visitor’s Center. Find your areas of interest and sign up to help at the Refuge. 9:00-2:00.
- Tour the Refuge on the Carlos and Eulalia Cardinal Express, for a 60 – 90 minute tour along Wildlife Drive at the Refuge. Enjoy learning about the history of the displaced town of Hagerman while watching for wildlife. Lots of stops for bird-watching and photography. Guided tours will be offered at 10am and 2 p.m. Seating is limited: please call (903)786-2826 between 9:00am and 4:00pm, Mon-Sat, for reservations.
- Join us for lunch in the FOH Building from 12:00-1:00 at Refuge Roundup. $2.50 for a hot dog, chips, cookies, and bottle of water. All proceeds go toward our purchase of a new tram.
- Dale Adkins is known for his illustrations of the Louis L’Amour western novels, as well as his western, native American, famous faces, aviation, classic cars, and wildlife art. Come talk to Dale as he paints an original work outside the Visitor’s Center at the Refuge Roundup!
Much More!!!
Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
