Spring is here! Help celebrate Earth Day by volunteering to spruce up our Butterfly Trail! We will be cleaning up the trail and planting native wildflowers and cacti. This event is open to all. Some gloves and gardening tools will be provided but if you have your own, please bring them. Hope to see you […]
Join us this Saturday to view the sandhill cranes! Come listen to a PowerPoint presentation given by long time volunteer and sandhill crane surveyor, Jim Montgomery, about sandhill cranes and how special and unique Bitter Lake NWR is for the cranes. We will serve cocoa, hot spice tea and cookies at 4:00 p.m. before the […]
Save the Date! Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Friends of Bitter Lake will host this free, unique, fun for all ages - annual Dragonfly Festival Saturday, September 9th, 2023! Join professional dragonfly experts on a guided tour to learn about our many dragonflies and damselflies (we have over 100 different species that use the […]
Join our ornithologists for an early morning birding tour on the refuge! Participants will join in on a van and drive along the interior parts of the refuge. You are encouraged to bring your own camera and/or binoculars. There are some binoculars available to borrow. Please call 575-244-6256 to reserve your free spot! This event […]
Help celebrate Earth Day by volunteering to spruce up our Butterfly Trail! We will be cleaning up the trail and planting native wildflowers. This event is open to all. To ensure we have enough supplies, please call the refuge to reserve your spot at 575-625-4011 or call/text 575-244-6256 and leave your name and number in […]
Join us at our virtual Bataan Death March and hike in honor of the soldiers who fought in one of the most significant events of World War II. The 200th and 515th Coast Artilleries, stationed in the Philippines were made up of many New Mexico National Guardsmen. This virtual event is an opportunity for us […]
Relax after Thanksgiving and join us for some hot chocolate and apple cider as we learn about the sandhill cranes that make Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge as one of their stops along their migration! There will be a short PowerPoint presentation about the sandhill cranes in the auditorium at 3:30 p.m. We ask for […]
September 10, 2022: Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Friends of Bitter Lake will host this free, unique, fun for all ages - annual Dragonfly Festival Saturday, September 10th, 2022! Join professional dragonfly experts on a guided tour to learn about our many dragonflies and damselflies (we have over 100 different species that use the […]
Raptors, planets and stars, oh my! Join us for a free evening program in the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge auditorium for a live program about raptors! After the raptor program, we will view the cool night sky through telescopes sponsored by the Roswell Astronomy Club. See you there!
Join us for some hot chocolate and apple cider as we learn about the sandhill cranes that make Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge as one of their stops along their migration! We will have an optional informal poster presentation outside, along with free hot chocolate apple cider and cookies before heading out on the auto […]
3:00 PM "Sandhill Cranes of Bitter Lake NWR" Presentation by Dr.James Montgomery Limited Seating Available! 4:00 PM Join refuge staff in evening viewing of the sandhill crane fly-in. Meet at the Joeseph Skeen Visitor Center @ 4200 East Pine Lodge Road . To reserve your space for the presentation or for more information call 575-625-4011
The 18th ANNUAL DRAGONFLY FESTIVAL at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge is on Saturday, September 7th this year! Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Friends of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge host this unique, fun for all - Annual Dragonfly Festival! RESERVATION PHONE LINES FOR THE VARIOUS GUIDED TOURS WILL BE OPENING SOON, AT NUMBER: […]