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We really need volunteers!
Our programs are at risk of cancellations. 
Wild Friends Storytime event on the 1st Friday at the Visitor Center and 1st Saturday at the Laguna Vista Public Library are in jeopardy. We don't have the resources.

Its very easy program and all the materials are prepped for you. You just need to read a small children's book and help them with a craft usually related to the book. Its only 1 hour long. Please consider volunteering for this crucial educational program. It's a commitment of 1 or 2 times a month depending on your availability. 

Kids not your comfort zone? Love to talk to people?
We also need Friday & Saturday coverage for the Nature Store, 7a-3p. It's a commitment of 1 day a week. Training is provided! 


Event calendar

    • Thu, December 07, 2023
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
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    Join Friends and the USFWS for the monthly Friends Science Series. This month we will be learning about the evidence of wildlife by learning animal tracks, scat, skins, and skulls. We will do hands on activities, have a ranger led program with animal skins and skulls, and go on a hike. 

Past events

Sat, November 11, 2023 CANCELLED Bike the Bahia
Wed, November 08, 2023 30TH ANNUAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY BIRDING FESTIVAL
Sat, November 04, 2023 Friends Science Series Workshop: Creatures of the Night
Sat, November 04, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime -Baby Rattlesnake
Sat, November 04, 2023 Bike the Wildlife Drive
Fri, November 03, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - Baby Rattlesnake
Sat, October 28, 2023 Full Moon dusk Hike: Mesquite Trail
Sat, October 28, 2023 Photography Club Invitational Session
Sat, October 28, 2023 Bike the Bahia
Thu, October 19, 2023 STEC Speaker Series: Dr. Sharon Wilcox OCELOTS!
Sat, October 14, 2023 WALK FOR THE WILD
Thu, October 12, 2023 Breakfast with the Birds
Fri, October 06, 2023 UPDATE: LOCATION CHANGE -- Wild Friends Storytime: Peregrine’s Sky
Thu, October 05, 2023 IMPORTANT UPDATE: Friends Science Series Workshop: Pollinators
Sat, September 30, 2023 Bike the Bahia
Sat, September 09, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - The Gullywasher
Thu, September 07, 2023 Friends Science Series- Nature Journaling
Wed, August 30, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - A Tale of a Big Lizard
Sat, August 26, 2023 Friends Science Series Workshop: Family Fish Camp
Thu, August 10, 2023 Let’s Go To the Movies
Sat, August 05, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - A Tale of a Big Lizard
Wed, July 26, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - Senorita Mariposa
Fri, July 21, 2023 Gyotaku Fish Printing Class
Wed, July 19, 2023 Latino Conservation Week - Games & bilingual bird walk
Sat, July 15, 2023 Latino Conservation Week - Wild Friends Storytime: Senorita Mariposa
Wed, June 28, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - Baby Owl's Rescue
Sat, June 17, 2023 Wildlife Rock Painting
Fri, June 02, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - Baby Owl's Rescue
Sat, May 27, 2023 Living Art Class
Sat, May 20, 2023 Friends Science Series Workshop: Family Fish Camp
Wed, May 17, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Twins
Fri, May 05, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime- Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Twins
Tue, May 02, 2023 Naturally Native Garden Team
Sat, April 29, 2023 Bike the Bahia
Thu, April 13, 2023 Friends Science Series- Nature Journaling
Wed, April 12, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - Wilfred the Oily Brown Pelican
Tue, April 11, 2023 Coffee with the Birds Monthly Membership Social
Fri, April 07, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime- Wilfred the Oily Pelican
Tue, April 04, 2023 Naturally Native Garden Team
Sat, March 25, 2023 Bike the Bahia
Tue, March 21, 2023 Naturally Native Garden Team
Thu, March 16, 2023 Friends Science Series- All About Ocelots
Wed, March 15, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - Lancelot the Ocelot
Tue, March 14, 2023 Coffee with the Birds Monthly Membership Social
Fri, March 10, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime - Lancelot the Ocelot
Sun, March 05, 2023 Ocelot Conservation Day
Thu, February 23, 2023 Friends Science Series Workshop: Native Plants: Medicinal and Wildlife Uses
Sat, February 18, 2023 Book Signing Event
Wed, February 15, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime at Laguna Vista Library
Tue, February 14, 2023 Breakfast with the Birds Monthly Membership Social
Mon, February 13, 2023 Naturally Native Garden Team
Sat, February 04, 2023 World Wetlands Day: 2 pm-4pm
Sat, February 04, 2023 World Wetlands Day: 12 pm- 2 pm
Sat, February 04, 2023 World Wetlands Day: 10 am-12 pm
Sat, February 04, 2023 World Wetlands Day: 8am-10am
Fri, February 03, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime
Sat, January 28, 2023 Bike the Bahia
Sat, January 28, 2023 Breakfast with the Birds
Fri, January 27, 2023 Breakfast with the Birds
Thu, January 26, 2023 Breakfast with the Birds
Thu, January 19, 2023 LANWR Recreational and Volunteer Opportunities
Thu, January 19, 2023 Friends Science Series Workshop: Tracks, Scat, Skins, and Skulls
Wed, January 18, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime
Fri, January 06, 2023 Wild Friends Storytime
Sat, December 17, 2022 Feed the Birds/Docent Walk, VC
Thu, December 15, 2022 Friends Science Series Workshop: Invasive Species: Hunting and Field Techniques
Thu, December 08, 2022 Christmas at the STEC
Sat, December 03, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime
Thu, November 17, 2022 Friends Science Series Workshop: Pollinators
Sat, November 12, 2022 Feed the Birds/Docent Walk
Wed, November 09, 2022 29TH ANNUAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY BIRDING FESTIVAL
Sat, November 05, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime
Thu, October 20, 2022 Friends Science Series Workshop: Bird 101
Sat, October 15, 2022 WALK FOR THE WILD with TEAM LAGUNA ATASCOSA
Fri, October 14, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime & Feed the Birds
Wed, October 12, 2022 National Wildlife Refuge Week- Mesquite Trail Hike
Wed, October 12, 2022 National Wildlife Refuge Week- Mesquite Trail Hike
Tue, October 11, 2022 Feed the Birds/Docent Walk
Sat, October 08, 2022 National Wildlife Refuge Week- Feed the Birds/Docent Walk
Sat, October 01, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime & Feed the Birds
Fri, September 23, 2022 Homeschool Science Series Workshop: Family Fish Camp
Sat, September 17, 2022 Feed the Birds/Docent Walk, VC
Sat, September 10, 2022 Feed the Birds/Docent Walk, VC
Thu, September 08, 2022 Bahia Grande Documentary
Sat, September 03, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime & Feed the Birds
Fri, July 29, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime
Fri, July 22, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime
Fri, July 15, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime
Sat, July 09, 2022 "Bahia Grande" Documentary Premier
Fri, July 08, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime
Fri, July 01, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime
Fri, July 01, 2022 Wild Friends Storytime

Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. 
22688 Buena Vista Rd., Los Fresnos, TX 78566

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