Sevilleta Refuge - Activities for All!

Amigos de la Sevilleta - Refuge Friends Group

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge is fortunate to have a wonderful Friends Group, Amigos de la Sevilleta who's members volunteer their time to assist refuge staff in achieving the mission of the wildlife refuge. The Organization is non-profit and welcomes new members. Members make Amigos possible and membership is open to all. Amigos de la Sevilleta raises money through member’s fees and special events. Grants and store sales also contribute. We help by volunteering in a variety of jobs at the refuge. We educate people about the refuge through our newsletter and at tours and activities at the refuge and in the surrounding communities. Amigos members may also help with refuge management programs, habitat restoration projects, and the Gunnison's prairie dog reintroduction program. For more information on how you can assist the refuge, go to our Get Involved page linked in the right hand navigation menu. To join Amigos de la Sevilleta with your membership, visit their website linked below.

Visit Today!

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge trails are open sunrise to sunset. The refuge gate hours are from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Our Visitor Center's hours are 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Beginning September 9, the Visitor Center will be open on Saturdays between 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. Restroom facilities are available at the Visitor Center during open hours.

About the NWRS

National Wildlife Refuge System

The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America’s fish, wildlife, and plants.

Enjoy the Refuge Today!

• Summer Activities . . .

  

  include moderate hikes (a morning native plant hike, and an early evening full moon hike), and Sevilleta's 3rd. Annual Butterfly Count. The tours and events are free and No reservations are required. All tours and events meet at the Refuge Visitor Center on the dates and times listed below. Dress for the weather, be sure and bring plenty of water for the day, and don't forget your camera. Individual dates and times are: Native Plants and their uses - Saturday, June 24 from 8 AM -11 AM. Join a Volunteer Naturalist from Amigos de la Sevilleta on this short hike to learn about Native plants and their many uses. Hiking will be 2 – 3 miles, moderate and over uneven surfaces, in arroyos and up hills. Lace up your hiking boots and come prepared for the day. Full Moon Hike - Sunday, July 9 - starting at 8 PM. Explore Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge under the light of a full moon! Join a Volunteer Naturalist from Amigos de la Sevilleta on this 3.5 hike on the Mesa View Trail under the light of the full moon. Hiking will be moderate, over uneven surfaces, in arroyos and up hills. Final summer event, is our 3rd Annual Butterfly Count - Saturday, August 26 from 9 AM – 3 PM. Join us on the 3rd annual count, contribute to a national survey effort, and learn fun facts about the many species of butterflies that call Sevilleta Wildlife Refuge home.

• On-line eBird Trail Tracker

  

  Launched in 2002 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, eBird Trail Tracker is a real-time, online checklist program that has revolutionized the way that the birding community reports and accesses information about birds. A birder simply enters when, where, and how they went birding, then fills out a checklist of all the birds seen and heard during the outing. The observations of each participant join those of others in an international network of eBird users. The link below allows you to set-up an account in eBird to submit your observations. The Refuge appreciates you entering your bird sightings on the eBird online checklist program. For more information about eBird go to: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/about/

  eBird On-line Program to Submit Observations

• Refuge' Flowers Field Guide

  

  Enjoy the detailed 53 page pamphlet linked below which identifies various flowers seen outside Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge's Visitor Center. Photographs and drawings of flowering plants are categorized by petal color. Cacti and tree flowers are also included. (The pamphlet guide may take a moment to load and open.)

  Field Guide to Flowers / © Sheryl M. Mayfield