John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019- It is a place that you wake at 0100 for so you can arrive before sunrise. At dawn, you set out on the trail, the day’s trailblazer, the brim of your hat cobwebbed. Canyon Wrens great the day with song. An elk bugles in the distance.
Current News
The Friends of Hagerman NWR Refuge Roundup was a Big Success, Thanks to TMN Volunteers!
Submitted by Patricia Crain, Class of 2018 The Refuge Roundup festival on the Second Saturday in October is always a big day for the Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge,… Read More →
Wanted: Nature Tram Tour Drivers at Hagerman NWR
Posted by Patricia Crain, Class of 2018 Would you enjoy sharing your love of nature with interested tourists and visitors of a National Wildlife Refuge? The Friends of Hagerman NWR… Read More →
Rewilding Sticker Hill: Is it Finally Fall?
By Karen Glenn BPTMN, Posted by Patricia Crain Class of 2018 Article V of the Rewilding Series Leaves are beginning to drop from trees and shrubs, summer plants are drying… Read More →
Texas Pollinator Bioblitz, October 11th – 27th, 2024
Observers can share their photos and videos on Instagram and Facebook (#TXPollinators). Pollinators can be difficult to identify, so observers are encouraged to post what they know, which may be a simple description of the species or its behavior.
Rewilding Sticker Hill: Trying to Succeed at Succession
Article and Photos by Karen Glenn, Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist; Submitted by Patricia Crain, Class of 2018 One thing I really love about the concept of rewilding is the opportunity… Read More →
My Favorite Things through the Four Seasons: Summer
John W. Garbutt- Class of 2019- I have always found irony in that on the summer solstice, when the sun reaches its northern most location in the sky, it provides the longest amount of daylight during the course of a year and that the subsequent days get shorter, yet hotter as we long for fall by late August.
My Favorite Things through the Four Seasons: Spring
John W. Garbutt, Class of 2019- I never really looked forward to spring being a lover of winter’s cooler air. Then I got into birding and in turn began paying attention to the natural world. I now look forward to the plant’s subtle signs they are awakening from their winter slumber, the behavioral changes of the resident birds, and for the arrival and passing through of neotropical migrants to our area.
Volunteers Needed at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
Share your love of nature with visitors to a National Wildlife Refuge, while meeting other nature enthusiasts. Volunteers greet visitors and provide trail maps and other refuge information, including interpretation. Volunteers engage youth with the Junior and Advanced Ranger programs, including oath recital and badge awards.
BioBlitz and Mothing Event at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
A one-of-a-kind opportunity for families, students, and all nature-lovers to learn about plants and wildlife and help scientists survey them. Participants will team up with other Texas Master Naturalists to search for and document as many plants and animals as possible at Hagerman National Wildlife refuge.