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Valle de Oro Build Your Refuge Day (FWS)
September 28, 2019 @ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Contact Leader(s): Ed DiBello, 505-705-2584, e.dibello@nmvfo.org with any questions.
RESULTS: Nine NMVFO volunteers assisted Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge staff, including a team of the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, in the harvesting of salt grass at the State of New Mexico’s Bernardo Wildlife Area. They also trained as docents and helped visitors plant the salt grass during Valle de Oro’s annual “Build Your Refuge Day”.
Valle de Oro Build Your Refuge Day
“Growing from the Ground Up”
Saturday, September 28, 2019
10 AM – 2 PM
7851 2nd Street SW 87105
Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge. Valle de Oro, the Southwest’s first urban wildlife refuge, serves as an urban oasis for both wildlife and people. Located on a former dairy farm just south of Albuquerque, the refuge works to create a conservation stewardship legacy. Learn about the new Albuquerque Backyard Refuge Program, participate in hands-on planting demonstrations, attend workshops on gardening for wildlife, and more! All activities are free and family-friendly. There will be music, agua frescas, food trucks, partner booths and more!
NMVFO has built a strong working relationship with the staff at the Valle de Oro. This year’s celebration will be a little different from 2018 in that it is not a trail building project. No pre-sign-up with NMVFO is required, just attend, and join in the celebration.
NMVFO will have a “table” display in the partner booth area. If you’d like to help staff the VFO table display or work as a docent for the saltgrass planting project, contact chairperson@nmvfo.org. Hope to see you at the event.
Ed DiBello, NMVFO Chairperson