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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, October 05, 2023
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 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

     

    • Fri, October 06, 2023
    • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • 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

    • Thu, October 12, 2023
    • 8:00 AM
    • Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
    Registration is closed

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

    • Sat, October 14, 2023
    • 8:00 AM
    • 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.

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


    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.

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

    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.



    • Wed, November 08, 2023
    • 12:00 PM
    • Sun, November 12, 2023
    • 12:00 PM
    • 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!

Past events

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
Sat, February 18, 2023 Wildlife Bike Ride on Steve Thompson Wildlife Drive
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. 
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