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• IMPORTANT UPDATE: Friends Science Series Workshop: Pollinators

  • When
    Thu, October 05, 2023
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    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    South Texas Ecotourism Center (STEC) 501 W. State Highway 100, Laguna Vista
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  DUE TO THE POTENTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THIS HAS MOVED TO South Texas Ecotourism Center (STEC)

  501 W. State Highway 100, Laguna Vista
  

  Join us for our free Friends Science Series. During this series, we will learn about refuge wildlife and habitats through nature exploration, hands-on science lessons, and art!
  

  Session: Pollinators

   

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• Wild Friends Storytime: Peregrine’s Sky

  • When
    Fri, October 06, 2023
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    STEC 501 W. State Highway 100, Laguna Vista
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   Join us at South Texas Ecotourism Center (STEC) for a Wild Friends Storytime! Each session, we will have a native animal themed story and craft!

  
  

  Book: Peregrine’s Sky

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• Breakfast with the Birds

  • When
    Thu, October 12, 2023
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    8:00 AM
  • Location
    Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

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  Help Cathy feed the birds and stay for sweets & coffee while we chat about the Refuge and its opportunities for you.
  

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• WALK FOR THE WILD

  • When
    Sat, October 14, 2023
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    8:00 AM
  • Location
    Laguna Atascosa NWR Visitor Center

  Government shutdown averted! See you at the Refuge! Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week October 7-14, 2023 Register for free and walk to support TEAM LAGUNA ATASCOSA either by walking in your own community or joining us for our event.

  Give today! Walk for the Wild is an opportunity to contribute to the success of the nation’s unparalleled network of public lands and waters - the National Wildlife Refuge System.

  Walk for the Wild is a national event to get people moving in support of their local national wildlife refuge. Funds raised from this event will directly support wildlife conservation, nature trails, and environmental education in our community. TEAM LAGUNA ATASCOSA contributions will go towards a new FRIENDS Tour Van so we may resume the incredible birding & habitat tours.
  

  Join a movement to deepen human connections to nature.

  Sign up to walk today and DONATE with your registration. A portion of your donation will be matched by national supporters of Walk for the Wild and the Public Lands Alliance.

  Registration is FREE and opens on September 1st.

  REGISTER & DONATE Visit https: Americas Wildlife Refuges

  How to Register

  • REGISTER TEAM LAGUNA ATASOCSA
  • Select mode of participation and register 
  • • On-site: October 14 - 5k walk with TEAM LAGUNA ATASCOSA 
    • Virtual: Walk 5k during Refuge week anywhere.
  • Walk (move) for the Wild! Move a distance of 5K (3.1 miles) in nature. It’s up to you how you move —walking, jogging, hiking, strolling, or whatever you choose—either manually, or using your favorite fitness tracker. Once you’ve completed the 5k distance (3.1 miles).
  • Share your challenge experiences on social media with the hashtags #WalkForTheWild #WildlifeRefuge and #SupportTheWild

  PS: National Wildlife Refuge Week is a Free-Free Week all day long! Even if you can't participate, come on out and enjoy the Refuge.

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• STEC Speaker Series: Dr. Sharon Wilcox OCELOTS!

  • When
    Thu, October 19, 2023
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    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    STEC 501 W. State Highway 100, Laguna Vista

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  FREE EVENT! Refreshments and Hors d’oeuvres provided.

  Dr. Sharon Wilcox serves as the Senior Texas Representative for the environmental nonprofit organization Defenders of Wildlife. She has dedicated her efforts to the study, conservation and restoration of the native wild cats that call the U.S.-Mexico borderlands home, including the jaguar, jaguarundi, and ocelot. She leads Defenders’ ocelot conservation program in the Rio Grande Valley.

  Dr. Wilcox’s work has been featured in the Washington Post, The Guardian, National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, Nature and on Texas Public Radio.

  She is the co-author of the book, Historical Animal Geographies, and has written a number of scholarly articles and book chapters examining contemporary and historical interactions of humans and wild cats in the borderlands. Her research has received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Smithsonian Institution.

  Dr. Wilcox received her Ph.D. in Geography from The University of Texas at Austin. She is an Associate Professor of Practice in Geography and Sustainability at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and she serves on the Board of Directors for the Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge.

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• Full Moon dusk Hike: Mesquite Trail

  • When
    Sat, October 28, 2023
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    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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  This 1.5 mile loop is a relaxing walk through a mesquite and thorn scrub forest. It features a cemetery that dates back to the 1800’s at the turn around point.

  
  

  
  

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• 30TH ANNUAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY BIRDING FESTIVAL

  • Start
    Wed, November 08, 2023
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    12:00 PM
  • End
    Sun, November 12, 2023
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    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Harlingen Convention Center 701 Harlingen Heights Drive Harlingen, TX 78550 United States

  

  Register for the Festival @ http://www.rgvbf.org/

  Stop by our Booth and say HI!

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