All hiking trails and major roads are closed due to flooding, including Wildlife Drive.  The Visitor Center is open, and the Butterfly Garden is beautiful!  Second Saturday Presentations, Butterfly Garden Walks and Nature'Ology will be held as scheduled.

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Adopt A Goose (Or An Entire Field)

Feed the Snow and Ross's Geese Over-Wintering at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

Each winter, thousands of Snow and Ross’s geese visit Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (HNWR). These geese have migrated thousands of miles from nesting grounds near the Arctic Circle to HNWR. To provide a vital food resource for these exhausted and hungry travelers, HNWR plants fields of winter wheat. The Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge (FoH) sponsors the “Adopt a Goose” fund raiser to help offset budget constraints of the refuge and purchase the wheat seed needed to plant the fields. Please consider supporting our effort with your generous donation.

How Can You Help?

Adopt a Goose

·       Your $20 donation will buy one bag of wheat seed

Adopt an Entire Field

·       The donation levels listed below will buy enough seed to plant the entire field


 Field   Acres   Donation 
#1 10 $300
#2 10 $300
#3 6 $180
#4 14 $420
#5 8 $240
#6 98 $2,940
#7 14 $420
#8
5$150
#920 $600
 #1013 $390
#11 9 $270

 #12

3 $90 
 #1320 $600
 #1413 $390


Donate Today


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What Are The Benefits?

  • Receive an “I Adopted a Goose” sticker at the Refuge
  • Recognition with your name listed by your adopted field on a refuge map displayed in the Visitor Center
  • Well-fed-geese and increased viewing opportunities


Why Did FoH Start Adopt A Goose?

  • Inflation has decreased the buying power of the refuge’s budget.
  • 44% reduction in acres that are planted in wheat.

346 acres (15 fields) planted in 2021

193 acres (10 fields) planted in 2024

  • Seed costs about $20 for a 50 lb. bag or $30 an acre.
  • $7,290 is needed each year to purchase enough seed to plant the targeted 243 acres.
  • Help fulfill our mission to support the activities and programs of HNWR and USFWS Service.


What Is Being Provided By HNWR And FoH?

  • HNWR provides the needed farm machinery, fuel, required maintenance, and training for volunteers.
  • FoH Volunteers provide the labor needed to prepare and plant the fields.
  • HNWR and FoH will only use donations to buy wheat seed (or defray other planting costs).

Do You Want To Help Make A Difference?

Become a member of the Friends of Hagerman NWR. In 2024, FoH volunteers:

    • Provided more than 11,000 hours of service
    • Hosted educational activities for youth/adults
    • Led tram tours, bird walks, & butterfly walks
    • Staffed the Nature Nook and assisted visitors
    • Facilitated Citizen Science projects on the refuge
    • Developed & distributed educational materials
    • Assisted HNWR staff with outreach events
    • Helped to mow, trim, & maintain the refuge
    • Published a monthly newsletter
    • Maintained an active social media presence
    • Sponsored a Photo Club and contest for the community


The Friends of Hagerman NWR Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) entity whose mission is to instill reverence, respect and conservation of our wild creatures and habitats through supporting environmental education, recreational activities and programs of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  No goods and services are to be received by donors; therefore, all donations may be tax-deductible.

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Events and activities hosted by the Friends of Hagerman are funded by donations and powered solely by volunteers.  There are no fees for admission to the refuge or parking. The refuge is open from sunrise to sunset every day of the year and you may drive on any road unless gated.

6465 Refuge Road

Sherman, TX 75092

             

Kroger: Stop by the customer service desk at Kroger and link your Kroger Card to the Friends of Hagerman: the Friends will get rewards for every dollar you spend, at no cost to you.

Please add info@friendsofhagerman.org to your contacts to ensure delivery of registration confirmations, account information and the Featherless Flyer

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