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All events are free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support all events and programs.

Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    • September 01, 2024
    • 12:00 AM
    • October 01, 2024
    • 12:00 AM
    • Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

    Friends of Hagerman NWR Annual Nature Photo Contest 


    Every year in September, the Friends of Hagerman Photo Club sponsor a nature-themed photo contest.  For a small fee per photo, photographers may enter as many photos as they wish. 

    All photographers are invited to participate in the contest, regardless of age or skill level.  Divisions include Beginner and Intermediate/Advanced: all photographers, including youth, are welcome!

    Ribbons will be awarded for First, Second, and Third place in each of four categories and in both divisions (Beginner and Advanced/Intermediate). In addition, a cash prize will be awarded for First Place in each category, and the photos judged as “Best of Show” and “Youth Best in Show”. Winners will be determined by a panel of judges, who will review the submitted photos without reference to entrant name.

    Winners’ photographs will be displayed at the Refuge Visitor Center (when it opens) and published on the Friends of Hagerman website, Facebook page and other venues. The Nature Photo Contest Committee will coordinate and conduct the contest for the Refuge and the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    • All photos entered in the contest must have been taken within Hagerman NWR boundaries within the past five years.  
    • Entries will be accepted from September 1st through September 30.
    • Categories include: Landscapes, Flora and Macro, Artistic, and Wildlife. 
    Click below for rules and instructions on how to submit entries.

     Contest Instructions

    Photo Contest Tips

    • September 15, 2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    • 7
    Register


    Take a Tour on the Wildlife Explorer!


    Come join us for a ride on the Wildlife Explorer! Our new and beautiful tram is available for ninety-minute tours of Hagerman every weekend, weather permitting. Our tours are as varied as our drivers. Each tram driver has her/his approach to the tour: you may learn about wildlife, birds, habitat, refuge history, photography, you name it! To paraphrase, “a Wildlife Explorer tour at Hagerman is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” But you know it’s going to be good! Come see us! Lots of stops for bird-watching and photography.

    • Weather permitting, seating is limited. 
    • Bring binoculars or borrow ours.
    • Standbys accepted if space permits. 
    • Ages 6 and above.
    • Meet at the visitor center 15 minutes before departure. 

    Free, open to the public, Donations are accepted to support all events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Future Tram Tours

    • September 21, 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    • 9
    Register

    We’re diving into the extraordinary lives of beavers; those adorable, yet fiercely independent, builders of the wild. Beavers, nature’s master builders, create entire worlds with their incredible skills. Without tools or machinery, they use their ever-growing front teeth to chop down trees, one bite at a time. Can you imagine having teeth that never stop growing? Beavers do, and that’s their secret to felling trees and creating dams.  Come out and join us for this youth program to learn about these amazing builders!  We’ll be learning about beavers through a short mini lesson, fun activities, and a craft.  Come join us on September 21 for a free class for youth ages 5-10.  

    Free and open to the public, registration is required.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

    Photo by Kitta Weinkauf Dory

    • September 21, 2024
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center, 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, TX 75092

    Join us for the September meeting of the Friends of Hagerman NWR Nature Photography Club. Photo club members, guests, and visitors are welcome to attend meetings. This meeting will be a Macro Workshop.

      Unlock the Magic of Tiny Worlds! 

    Dive into the captivating world of macro photography with our Fun Session! Perfect for those just starting out, let’s look at capturing stunning close-ups of nature, textures, and everyday objects.

    • Hands-on practice
    • Friendly atmosphere and supportive community
    • Just bring your camera/lens

    There will be macro lens and other macro items for people to use.

    Event Leaders: Nancy Miller, Pam Rendall-Bass

    Photos below by Sherry Howard



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    For questions about the photo club, contact:

    Lisa Wilkins, Photo Club Leader

    Email FOHphotoclub@gmail.com


    • September 21, 2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    • 8
    Register


    Take a Tour on the Wildlife Explorer!


    Come join us for a ride on the Wildlife Explorer! Our new and beautiful tram is available for ninety-minute tours of Hagerman every weekend, weather permitting. Our tours are as varied as our drivers. Each tram driver has her/his approach to the tour: you may learn about wildlife, birds, habitat, refuge history, photography, you name it! To paraphrase, “a Wildlife Explorer tour at Hagerman is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” But you know it’s going to be good! Come see us! Lots of stops for bird-watching and photography.

    • Weather permitting, seating is limited. 
    • Bring binoculars or borrow ours.
    • Standbys accepted if space permits. 
    • Ages 6 and above.
    • Meet at the visitor center 15 minutes before departure. 

    Free, open to the public, Donations are accepted to support all events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Future Tram Tours

    • September 22, 2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    • 8
    Register


    Take a Tour on the Wildlife Explorer!


    Come join us for a ride on the Wildlife Explorer! Our new and beautiful tram is available for ninety-minute tours of Hagerman every weekend, weather permitting. Our tours are as varied as our drivers. Each tram driver has her/his approach to the tour: you may learn about wildlife, birds, habitat, refuge history, photography, you name it! To paraphrase, “a Wildlife Explorer tour at Hagerman is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” But you know it’s going to be good! Come see us! Lots of stops for bird-watching and photography.

    • Weather permitting, seating is limited. 
    • Bring binoculars or borrow ours.
    • Standbys accepted if space permits. 
    • Ages 6 and above.
    • Meet at the visitor center 15 minutes before departure. 

    Free, open to the public, Donations are accepted to support all events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Future Tram Tours

    • September 28, 2024
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center


    Join the Work Crew

    Do you enjoy working outside, mowing, sprucing up hiking trails, trimming and removing brush and general cleanup? Show your love for nature by joining the Outdoor Crew at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. Outdoor Crew volunteers meet on the First Tuesday and Fourth Saturday of every month. 

    For exact times, dates and other details about joining the volunteer Work Crew, please email us at: friendsofhagerman@gmail.com


    Scouts welcome!


    • September 28, 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, TX 75092


    Enjoy the Butterfly Garden at Hagerman NWR with garden docents on hand to help identify the Texas native plants and visiting butterflies.  Literature on plants and butterflies will be available. Special activities for families: scavenger hunts, the Metamorphosis Puppet and more. Registration is not necessary.

    The garden is free of charge and open to the public from sunrise to sunset every day of the year.  

    Donations are accepted to support the Butterfly Garden, Garden Walks and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Photo of American Lady Butterfly by Laurie Sheppard

    • September 28, 2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    • 2
    Register


    Take a Tour on the Wildlife Explorer!


    Come join us for a ride on the Wildlife Explorer! Our new and beautiful tram is available for ninety-minute tours of Hagerman every weekend, weather permitting. Our tours are as varied as our drivers. Each tram driver has her/his approach to the tour: you may learn about wildlife, birds, habitat, refuge history, photography, you name it! To paraphrase, “a Wildlife Explorer tour at Hagerman is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” But you know it’s going to be good! Come see us! Lots of stops for bird-watching and photography.

    • Weather permitting, seating is limited. 
    • Bring binoculars or borrow ours.
    • Standbys accepted if space permits. 
    • Ages 6 and above.
    • Meet at the visitor center 15 minutes before departure. 

    Free, open to the public, Donations are accepted to support all events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Future Tram Tours

    • September 29, 2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    • 8
    Register


    Take a Tour on the Wildlife Explorer!


    Come join us for a ride on the Wildlife Explorer! Our new and beautiful tram is available for ninety-minute tours of Hagerman every weekend, weather permitting. Our tours are as varied as our drivers. Each tram driver has her/his approach to the tour: you may learn about wildlife, birds, habitat, refuge history, photography, you name it! To paraphrase, “a Wildlife Explorer tour at Hagerman is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” But you know it’s going to be good! Come see us! Lots of stops for bird-watching and photography.

    • Weather permitting, seating is limited. 
    • Bring binoculars or borrow ours.
    • Standbys accepted if space permits. 
    • Ages 6 and above.
    • Meet at the visitor center 15 minutes before departure. 

    Free, open to the public, Donations are accepted to support all events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Future Tram Tours

    • October 01, 2024
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center


    Join the Work Crew

    Do you enjoy working outside, mowing, sprucing up hiking trails, trimming and removing brush and general cleanup? Show your love for nature by joining the Outdoor Crew at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. Outdoor Crew volunteers meet on the First Tuesday and Fourth Saturday of every month. 

    For exact times, dates and other details about joining the volunteer Work Crew, please email us at: friendsofhagerman@gmail.com


    Scouts welcome!


    • October 05, 2024
    • 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
    • Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, H Pad, Sadler, Texas 76264
    Register


    The Little Sit Sunrise Bird Count

    Meet Jack and the Bird Census Team while learning how to identify the birds of North Texas, and enjoy the beautiful sunrise over Lake Texoma! Modeled after Cornell's national "Big Sit" event, a group of dedicated birders invite you to join them at sunrise to conduct a bird count as multiple species fly to the water and the surrounding land to feed. Leaders will bring spotting scopes and will provide tips for identification of the many species you will see.

    This event lasts a couple of hours, but all are welcome to come and go as they please. Participants are advised to bring a chair, binoculars and water.

    Location: H Pad, Sadler, Texas 76264 

    GPS Coordinates: 

    33.734961, -96.780582

    JPEG Refuge Map with H Pad

    GPS Google Map 

    GPS Apple Map

    Free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

    Directions from the Hagerman Visitor Center:

    • Take a right (north) out of the Visitor Center parking lot road.
    • At the bottom of the hill, take a left onto the gravel road (Wildlife Dr).
    • The road will end at the Big Mineral Day Use Area. Take a right onto Bennett Lane.
    • You will cross a bridge over Big Mineral Creek, then go over a low water crossing.
    • There will be several small gravel roads going off to the right.
    • Stay on Bennett until the road forks, then go right.
    • When the road forks again, go right.
    • Take the gravel road to the right marked “H” (you will see oil tanks on the NE corner) and go all the way to the end.
    • October 12, 2024
    • 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    • Hagerman National WIldlife Refuge
    Register


    • October 12, 2024
    • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    Register


    Master Naturalist Jack Chiles will lead this Early Bird Walk, weather permitting.  Participants will view birds and wildlife along Harris Creek Trail, walking about two miles, and returning to the Visitor Center in time for the Second Saturday program.

    Free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

    • October 12, 2024
    • 10:00 AM
    • Hagerman National Wildlife Visitor Center

    Photo by Pam Rendall-Bass

    Texoma has many birds of prey.  Not all of them are called raptors, although the word applies to all of them.  In this talk we will discuss what makes a bird a raptor and what makes them special.  We will also discuss how to identify the diurnal raptors.

    Dr. Wayne Meyer is Associate Professor of the Biology department at Austin College, where he taught for 30 years. He started birding at 13 in Connecticut. In 1993 he finally achieved his life’s dream of being paid to look at birds when he joined the faculty of Austin College. He has birded both coasts of the U.S. extensively and now has spent a quarter century birding in Texas and Oklahoma. The proximity of Austin College to Hagerman NWR has made research on prairie birds easy and convenient and he has been studying song learning and singing in Painted Buntings for over a decade. Meyer is also a sought after speaker for Master Naturalist groups and a frequent speaker at the Friends of Hagerman NWR second Saturday programs.

    Free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

    • October 12, 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    • 0
    Join waitlist


    Take a Tour on the Wildlife Explorer!


    Come join us for a ride on the Wildlife Explorer! Our new and beautiful tram is available for ninety-minute tours of Hagerman every weekend, weather permitting. Our tours are as varied as our drivers. Each tram driver has her/his approach to the tour: you may learn about wildlife, birds, habitat, refuge history, photography, you name it! To paraphrase, “a Wildlife Explorer tour at Hagerman is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” But you know it’s going to be good! Come see us! Lots of stops for bird-watching and photography.

    • Weather permitting, seating is limited. 
    • Bring binoculars or borrow ours.
    • Standbys accepted if space permits. 
    • Ages 6 and above.
    • Meet at the visitor center 15 minutes before departure. 

    Free, open to the public, Donations are accepted to support all events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Future Tram Tours

    • October 12, 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    • 8
    Register


    Take a Tour on the Wildlife Explorer!


    Come join us for a ride on the Wildlife Explorer! Our new and beautiful tram is available for ninety-minute tours of Hagerman every weekend, weather permitting. Our tours are as varied as our drivers. Each tram driver has her/his approach to the tour: you may learn about wildlife, birds, habitat, refuge history, photography, you name it! To paraphrase, “a Wildlife Explorer tour at Hagerman is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” But you know it’s going to be good! Come see us! Lots of stops for bird-watching and photography.

    • Weather permitting, seating is limited. 
    • Bring binoculars or borrow ours.
    • Standbys accepted if space permits. 
    • Ages 6 and above.
    • Meet at the visitor center 15 minutes before departure. 

    Free, open to the public, Donations are accepted to support all events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Future Tram Tours

    • October 12, 2024
    • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, TX 75092


    Enjoy the Butterfly Garden at Hagerman NWR with garden docents on hand to help identify the Texas native plants and visiting butterflies.  Literature on plants and butterflies will be available. Special activities for families: scavenger hunts, the Metamorphosis Puppet and more. Registration is not necessary.

    The garden is free of charge and open to the public from sunrise to sunset every day of the year.

    Donations are accepted to support the Butterfly Garden, Garden Walks and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Photo of American Lady Butterfly by Laurie Sheppard

    • October 12, 2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    • 8
    Register


    Take a Tour on the Wildlife Explorer!


    Come join us for a ride on the Wildlife Explorer! Our new and beautiful tram is available for ninety-minute tours of Hagerman every weekend, weather permitting. Our tours are as varied as our drivers. Each tram driver has her/his approach to the tour: you may learn about wildlife, birds, habitat, refuge history, photography, you name it! To paraphrase, “a Wildlife Explorer tour at Hagerman is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” But you know it’s going to be good! Come see us! Lots of stops for bird-watching and photography.

    • Weather permitting, seating is limited. 
    • Bring binoculars or borrow ours.
    • Standbys accepted if space permits. 
    • Ages 6 and above.
    • Meet at the visitor center 15 minutes before departure. 

    Free, open to the public, Donations are accepted to support all events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Future Tram Tours

    • October 17, 2024
    • 6:30 PM
    • Hagerman NWR, 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, TX 75092

    Join the Friends of Hagerman NWR Nature Photography Club for a night photo shoot at Hagerman NWR. This shoot will include sunset shots across the water and moonrise of the full moon of October called Hunter's moon.

    This event is limited to FOHNWR Nature Photography Club members only. Registration is not required. We have permission to stay in the refuge after dark. Click here to become a member of Friends of Hagerman and select a membership with Photo Club.

    Thursday October 17: Meet at the 1st pad on Plover Drive at 6:30 pm. Plover Drive is gravel and driving too close to the pads will create dust and may interfere with people that have setup their cameras and equipment. Please park accordingly. Click for a Refuge Map.

    Sunset is approximately 6:50 pm.

    Moonrise is approximately 6:55 pm.


    The visitor center will be closed in the evening. There is an outdoor restroom down the path from the visitor center parking lot. 


    For questions about this event, contact:

    Lisa Wilkins, Event Leader

    Mobile 972-658-8544

    Email FOHphotoclub@gmail.com

    _____________________________________________


    For questions about the photo club, contact:

    Photo Club Leader, Lisa Wilkins

    Email FOHphotoclub@gmail.com

    • October 19, 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
    • 18
    Register

     Bats are often called creepy, scary and spooky, but they often get a bad rap. They’re an important species that impacts our daily lives in ways we might not even realize. From pollinating our favorite fruits to eating pesky insects to inspiring medical marvels, bats are actually heroes of the night. 

    Come join us on October 19 for a free class for ages 5-10 to go a little batty for bats through games, activities, and crafts!  


    Free and open to the public, registration is required.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

    • October 26, 2024
    • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center


    Join the Work Crew

    Do you enjoy working outside, mowing, sprucing up hiking trails, trimming and removing brush and general cleanup? Show your love for nature by joining the Outdoor Crew at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. Outdoor Crew volunteers meet on the First Tuesday and Fourth Saturday of every month. 

    For exact times, dates and other details about joining the volunteer Work Crew, please email us at: friendsofhagerman@gmail.com


    Scouts welcome!


    • October 26, 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, TX 75092


    Enjoy the Butterfly Garden at Hagerman NWR with garden docents on hand to help identify the Texas native plants and visiting butterflies.  Literature on plants and butterflies will be available. Special activities for families: scavenger hunts, the Metamorphosis Puppet and more. Registration is not necessary.

    The garden is free of charge and open to the public from sunrise to sunset every day of the year.

    Donations are accepted to support the Butterfly Garden, Garden Walks and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information!

    Photo of American Lady Butterfly by Laurie Sheppard

    • November 02, 2024
    • 7:15 AM - 9:00 AM
    • Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, H Pad, Sadler, Texas 76264
    Register


    The Little Sit Sunrise Bird Count

    Meet Jack and the Bird Census Team while learning how to identify the birds of North Texas, and enjoy the beautiful sunrise over Lake Texoma! Modeled after Cornell's national "Big Sit" event, a group of dedicated birders invite you to join them at sunrise to conduct a bird count as multiple species fly to the water and the surrounding land to feed. Leaders will bring spotting scopes and will provide tips for identification of the many species you will see.

    This event lasts a couple of hours, but all are welcome to come and go as they please. Participants are advised to bring a chair, binoculars and water.

    Location: H Pad, Sadler, Texas 76264 

    GPS Coordinates: 

    33.734961, -96.780582

    JPEG Refuge Map with H Pad

    GPS Google Map 

    GPS Apple Map

    Free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

    Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

    Directions from the Hagerman Visitor Center:

    • Take a right (north) out of the Visitor Center parking lot road.
    • At the bottom of the hill, take a left onto the gravel road (Wildlife Dr).
    • The road will end at the Big Mineral Day Use Area. Take a right onto Bennett Lane.
    • You will cross a bridge over Big Mineral Creek, then go over a low water crossing.
    • There will be several small gravel roads going off to the right.
    • Stay on Bennett until the road forks, then go right.
    • When the road forks again, go right.
    • Take the gravel road to the right marked “H” (you will see oil tanks on the NE corner) and go all the way to the end.


      • November 05, 2024
      • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center


      Join the Work Crew

      Do you enjoy working outside, mowing, sprucing up hiking trails, trimming and removing brush and general cleanup? Show your love for nature by joining the Outdoor Crew at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. Outdoor Crew volunteers meet on the First Tuesday and Fourth Saturday of every month. 

      For exact times, dates and other details about joining the volunteer Work Crew, please email us at: friendsofhagerman@gmail.com


      Scouts welcome!


      • November 09, 2024
      • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
      • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
      Register


      Master Naturalist Jack Chiles will lead this Early Bird Walk, weather permitting.  Participants will view birds and wildlife along Harris Creek Trail, walking about two miles, and returning to the Visitor Center in time for the Second Saturday program.

      Free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

      Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

      • November 09, 2024
      • 10:00 AM
      • Hagerman National Wildlife Visitor Center

      Photo of Harris Creek Trail by Laurie Sheppard


      "Everyone needs beauty as well as bread,

      places to play in...

      where nature may heal and cheer

      and give strength to body and soul"

      ---John Muir


      Many scientists and scholars have focused their research on the health benefits of nature. From lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease to improvements in cognitive function; from pain management to wound healing, a multitude of evidence can easily be found linking time spent in nature with increased health and well-being. Many of these positive impacts are available to us all right here at the refuge. Come learn about opportunities to learn and grow, places to find peace and solitude, and activities to strengthen your body and mind.

      Free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

      Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

      • November 16, 2024
      • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
      • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
      • 19
      Register

      Even though animals don't speak like us, they still communicate with each other using their own language. They use many clever and creative ways to communicate with each other, from head-turning howls to jaw-dropping dances!  For many animals, communicating is as important to their life chances as finding food and water.  This program will explore the variety of innovative ways animals “talk” to each other.  We’ll have a howling good time learning about animal communication with a short lesson, some fun games and activities, as well as a fun craft!  Come join us on November 16 for a free class for youth ages 5-10. 

      Free and open to the public, registration is required.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

      Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

      Photo by Lisa Hendricks Walsh

      • November 16, 2024
      • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
      • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center, 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, TX 75092

      Join us for the November meeting of the Friends of Hagerman NWR Nature Photography Club.

      Photo club members, guests, and visitors are welcome to attend meetings. You do not need to be a photo club member to attend.

      Topic TBD.


      _____________________________________________

      For questions about the photo club, contact:

      Lisa Wilkins, Photo Club Leader

      Email FOHphotoclub@gmail.com


      • November 23, 2024
      • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center


      Join the Work Crew

      Do you enjoy working outside, mowing, sprucing up hiking trails, trimming and removing brush and general cleanup? Show your love for nature by joining the Outdoor Crew at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. Outdoor Crew volunteers meet on the First Tuesday and Fourth Saturday of every month. 

      For exact times, dates and other details about joining the volunteer Work Crew, please email us at: friendsofhagerman@gmail.com


      Scouts welcome!


      • December 03, 2024
      • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center


      Join the Work Crew

      Do you enjoy working outside, mowing, sprucing up hiking trails, trimming and removing brush and general cleanup? Show your love for nature by joining the Outdoor Crew at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. Outdoor Crew volunteers meet on the First Tuesday and Fourth Saturday of every month. 

      For exact times, dates and other details about joining the volunteer Work Crew, please email us at: friendsofhagerman@gmail.com


      Scouts welcome!


      • December 07, 2024
      • 6:45 AM - 9:00 AM
      • Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, H Pad, Sadler, Texas 76264
      Register


      The Little Sit Sunrise Bird Count

      Meet Jack and the Bird Census Team while learning how to identify the birds of North Texas, and enjoy the beautiful sunrise over Lake Texoma! Modeled after Cornell's national "Big Sit" event, a group of dedicated birders invite you to join them at sunrise to conduct a bird count as multiple species fly to the water and the surrounding land to feed. Leaders will bring spotting scopes and will provide tips for identification of the many species you will see.

      This event lasts a couple of hours, but all are welcome to come and go as they please. Participants are advised to bring a chair, binoculars and water.

      Location: H Pad, Sadler, Texas 76264 

      GPS Coordinates: 

      33.734961, -96.780582

      JPEG Refuge Map with H Pad

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      Free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

      Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

      Directions from the Hagerman Visitor Center:

      • Take a right (north) out of the Visitor Center parking lot road.
      • At the bottom of the hill, take a left onto the gravel road (Wildlife Dr).
      • The road will end at the Big Mineral Day Use Area. Take a right onto Bennett Lane.
      • You will cross a bridge over Big Mineral Creek, then go over a low water crossing.
      • There will be several small gravel roads going off to the right.
      • Stay on Bennett until the road forks, then go right.
      • When the road forks again, go right.
      • Take the gravel road to the right marked “H” (you will see oil tanks on the NE corner) and go all the way to the end.
      • December 14, 2024
      • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
      • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
      Register


      Master Naturalist Jack Chiles will lead this Early Bird Walk, weather permitting.  Participants will view birds and wildlife along Harris Creek Trail, walking about two miles, and returning to the Visitor Center in time for the Second Saturday program.

      Free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

      Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

      • December 14, 2024
      • 10:00 AM
      • Hagerman National Wildlife Visitor Center

      Northern Cottonmouth by Mayve Strong

      Details about this program coming soon.

      Michael Keck grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. He received his Ph.D. in Quantitative Biology from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he studied snake ecology and physiology. He has been a biology professor at Grayson College since 2001. He lives with his wife, Trish, and their dogs in Savoy, Texas.

      Free and open to the public.  Donations are accepted to support this and other events and programs sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman NWR.

      Join us with membership today to receive the monthly Featherless Flyer newsletter with nature articles, program information, updated events and other important refuge information.

      • December 28, 2024
      • Hagerman NWR Visitor Center


      Join the Work Crew

      Do you enjoy working outside, mowing, sprucing up hiking trails, trimming and removing brush and general cleanup? Show your love for nature by joining the Outdoor Crew at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. Outdoor Crew volunteers meet on the First Tuesday and Fourth Saturday of every month. 

      For exact times, dates and other details about joining the volunteer Work Crew, please email us at: friendsofhagerman@gmail.com


      Scouts welcome!


      • March 16, 2025
      • 2:00 PM
      • Friends of Hagerman NWR Visitor Center
      Register

      The public is invited to attend The Friends of Hagerman annual meeting. The Board of Directors will present their activities and accomplishments of the past year, and board members beginning new terms will be elected.

      Date subject to change.

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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, 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 friendsofhagerman@gmail.com to your contacts to ensure delivery of registration confirmations, account information and the Featherless Flyer

    Special thanks to Nancy Miller for the amazing photo of the Visitor Center 

    See you at the refuge!

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