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• Wild Friends Storytime: If a Dolphin Were a Fish

  • When
    Fri, May 03, 2024
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    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Laguna Atascosa Visitor Center
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   Join Ingrid Keys at the Laguna Atascosa NWR Visitor Center for a Wild Friends Storytime! Each session, we will have a native animal themed story and craft!

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• Bike the Wildlife Drive

  • When
    Sat, May 11, 2024
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    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.

  
  

  
  

  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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• Friends Science Series: Fish of the Laguna Madre

  • When
    Tue, May 14, 2024
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    1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
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  Join us for the Friends Science Series. During this series, we will learn fascinating facts about the diverse fish species that inhabit the Laguna Madre.  Additionally, children will have the opportunity to participate in fun activities to help them identify these aquatic animals.

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• Wild Friends Storytime: If a Dolphin Were a Fish

  • When
    Wed, May 15, 2024
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    5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Laguna Vista Public Library
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    5 registrants

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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!

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• Bike the Bahia

  • When
    Sat, May 18, 2024
  •  
    7:00 AM
  • Location
    Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge- Bahia Grande Unit
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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.

  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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• Living Art Class

  • When
    Sat, May 18, 2024
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Laguna Atascosa NWR Visitor Center
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    3

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  Patricia Scanlan from the Gladys Porter Zoo will guide you to make this living art piece that you can take home. It will include attaching a plant (bromeliads and ferns) to a wood plank to create a living art piece.

  Suitable for adults or families.

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