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 are looking for nature enthusiasts to lead nature tram tours along the beautiful shoreline of the refuge in Lake Texoma’s Big Mineral Arm.

The Wildlife Explorer runs every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 2:00-3:30, and guides may choose to lead as many or as few tours as they like. Guides are well trained and provide visitors with general information about the history of National Wildlife Refuges, Hagerman NWR, and Lake Texoma. Each tour has a maximum of eight participants and includes many stops to observe birds and other wildlife.

An especially enticing aspect of being a tram driver/tour guide is that each guide may focus on their own interests or specialties: visitors could take multiple tram tours and never get the same version twice! You decide the focus: birding, habitat types, the history of the area, the waters of Lake Texoma, the Denison Dam or a combination of many topics. Some visitors are local while others come from afar, but all are typically very engaged, and tours have a lively atmosphere of fun and education.

For more information, please email: info@friendsofhagerman.org