Ways to Get Involved
The Refuge typically hosts 1-2 youth conservation corps crews per year. These opportunities are all accessed by applying to student conservation programs such as American Conservation Experience, Student Conservation Association, and Conservation Corps New Mexico.
San Andres National Wildlife Refuge has irregular and limited volunteer opportunities. Contact the Refuge Manager at 575-382-5047 to find out about any current opportunities.
Volunteering
San Andres National Wildlife Refuge has irregular and limited volunteer opportunities. Opportunities are usually at the refuge administrative office, not refuge lands. We occasionally need people with construction, maintenance, or mechanic skills as well as people willing to sort digital photographs. Contact the Refuge Manager at 575-382-5047 to find out about any current opportunities.
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Our Partners
Nature does not recognize man-made boundaries. To conserve our natural and cultural resources effectively, we must work with others to bridge these boundaries. Partnerships foster creative solutions to challenging situations and often the results are greater than the sum of the parts.
Education Programs
Youth Programs
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A national wildlife refuge is typically a contiguous area of land and water managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation and, where appropriate, restoration of fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.
Learn more about national wildlife refuge , fish hatchery or other U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service site, you’re bound to come away with new insights and excitement about conservation.
San Andres National Wildlife Refuge regularly hosts youth conservation corps crews and interns. These opportunities are all accessed by applying to student conservation programs such as American Conservation Experience, Student Conservation Association, and Conservation Corps New Mexico.