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• Wild Friends Storytime

  • When
    Wed, May 14, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Laguna Vista Library
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   Join Ingrid Keys at the Laguna Vista Public Library for a Wild Friends Storytime! Each session, we will have a native animal themed story and craft!

  This month we will be reading Alligators and Crocodiles by Gail Gibbons

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• Bike the Bahia Grande Guided Bike Ride

  • When
    Sat, May 17, 2025
  •  
    7:30 AM
  • Location
    Bahia Grande Unit -Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
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  Join the Friends for a 14-mile guided bike ride at the Bahia Grande with Emily Lopez! It will be on caliche road and a slow pace for wildlife watching.

  This will be a 14-mile round trip ride, and even though it will be at a slow pace for wildlife watching, please be prepared to physically bike that distance. Please bring a tire repair kit and plenty of water. Unfortunately, there are not any restroom facilities on this route, so please plan accordingly.

  The bike ride will start from the gate on Hwy 48 marking the entrance of the Bahia Grande Unit of Laguna Atascosa. It will then run all the way to the other entrance gate to the Bahia Grande Unit, which is off of Hwy 100, and back.

  Please be there by 7:00am! wheels up at 7:30am

  DIRECTIONS:
  From Port Isabel – Go on Hwy 48 towards Brownsville. Go approximately 4 miles and look for a sign in the right hand side that says Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge- Bahia Grande Unit. Look for the red gate.

  From Brownsville – Go on Hwy 48 towards Port Isabel. Look for a sign in the left hand side that says Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge- Bahia Grande Unit.  It's approximately 3 miles after the Jaime Zapata Boat Ramp.
  Look for the red gate.

  
  

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• Bike STWD Wildlife Drive

  • When
    Sat, May 24, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM
  • Location
    Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
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  Join Emily Lopez for a guided bike ride on Steve Thompson Wildlife Drive. The surface will be mostly paved, but rough. Off-road or hybrid bikes required. 

  Meetup at the Visitor Center.

  Please be there by 7:00am! wheels up at 7:30am

  Steve Thompson Wildlife Drive  

  • Open Season: Open year-round  
  • Length: 14.2 miles 
  • Surface: Caliche(1)/paved(13.2) 
  • Difficulty: Difficult  
  • Information: This is one of the most beautiful loops we have to offer. This 14.2 mile loop is sure not to disappoint. 
  • Please park near the picnic are at the Visitor Center.

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• Bike the Bahia Grande Guided Bike Ride

  • When
    Sat, May 31, 2025
  •  
    7:30 AM
  • Location
    Bahia Grande Unit -Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
  • Spaces left
    13
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    2 registrants

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  Join the Friends for a 14-mile guided bike ride at the Bahia Grande with Emily Lopez! It will be on caliche road and a slow pace for wildlife watching.

  This will be a 14-mile round trip ride, and even though it will be at a slow pace for wildlife watching, please be prepared to physically bike that distance. Please bring a tire repair kit and plenty of water. Unfortunately, there are not any restroom facilities on this route, so please plan accordingly.

  The bike ride will start from the gate on Hwy 48 marking the entrance of the Bahia Grande Unit of Laguna Atascosa. It will then run all the way to the other entrance gate to the Bahia Grande Unit, which is off of Hwy 100, and back.

  Please be there by 7:00am! wheels up at 7:30am

  DIRECTIONS:
  From Port Isabel – Go on Hwy 48 towards Brownsville. Go approximately 4 miles and look for a sign in the right hand side that says Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge- Bahia Grande Unit. Look for the red gate.

  From Brownsville – Go on Hwy 48 towards Port Isabel. Look for a sign in the left hand side that says Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge- Bahia Grande Unit.  It's approximately 3 miles after the Jaime Zapata Boat Ramp.
  Look for the red gate.

  
  

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