2007 Festival Logo winner:  Shelby Halvorson, age 10.

Festival Logo Gallery

2008 Dragonfly Festival:   September 6 - 7, 2008

Volunteers are needed, please call Steve Alverez at
575-625-4009

Location: Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Located 7 miles northeast of Roswell. From Main St./U.S. 285
head east on Pine Lodge Road.  It is at the end of the road.

Registration Begins August 4th
For reservations call 575 625-4011

Exhibit Hall: Enjoy the new exhibits at the
Joseph R. Skeen Visitor Center

Kid's Activities: Live animals, crafts and wildlife displays
(Saturday only)

Lunch:    Free soft drink and hot dog lunch
(Saturday, 11 am to 1 pm)

Information:   Call 575 625-4011

GUIDED TOURS

(Recommended: long pants, good walking shoes, sunscreen, and a hat.   
Bring plenty of drinking water for theses tours.)

Dragonfly Tours
Our most popular tours!  Join professional dragonfly experts
and see some of over ninety species fo dragonflies and damselflies
that inhabit the refuge.

Early Bird Tour
Join local birder, Cecil Kimberlin, as he explores little known birding hotspots. Over 300 species of birds have been sighted on the refuge.

REFUGE  DISCOVERY  TOUR
Refuge Manager, Jeff Howland, takes you on a tour through some of the close areas of the Refuge.   Learn about Refuge operations, endangered species management, and future refuge planning.   Visit historical sites on the refuge as well as newer additions.   See sinkholes and learn how each one is unique.   Learn where the water on the refuge really comes from (not the Pecos).
Maybe see a species that is found nowhere else in the world.
Remember your water, camera and Binoculars!

INK POT SINKHOLE TOUR
Refuge Ranger, Steve Alvarez, will lead you on a one-mile hike inside the
Salt Creek Wilderness Area to view one of the most impressive sink holes
located on the Refuge.   Along this fun tour it is possible to see some wildlife,
learn about the various habitants, and see the largest sinkhole found on the Refuge.
Please bring sturdy hiking shoes and bottled water.
Remember your camera and Binoculars.
(Recommended: long pants, good walking shoes,
sunscreen, and a hat.   Bring plenty of drinking water.)

SLIDE PRESENTATIONS

Reservations required for all Tours!
For tours and refuge activities beginning August 4, 2008:
575 625-4011

Roswell, New Mexico


Map of Roswell, NM

http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/newmex/bitterlake/friends.html

All Festival Activities are at Bitter Lake NWR.

To purchase T-Shirts, Mugs & More call 575 622-6755
and leave a message for the Friends of Bitter Lake NWR,
or write:  Friends of BLNWR,
4067 Bitter Lake Road,  Roswell NM 88201

Click here to check out other Refuge Activities.

For information pertaining to BLNWR possible RAMSAR CONVENTION DESIGNATION please contact Refuge Manager Jeff Howland at 575 625-4018, Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 4065 Bitter Lakes Road, Roswell, NM 88201, or email: jeff_howland@fws.gov.   www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/newmex/bitterlake.   To learn about the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (aka: Ramsar Convenetion) visit: www.ramsar.org.

FRIENDS OF BITTER LAKE NWR
Click here to learn about Roswell & southeast NM
Includes directions to Bitter Lake NWR

Come Join The Fun and help save what could be lost!

Join Friends of Bitter Lake NWR

Friends of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
4067 Bitter Lake Road
Roswell NM 88201
575 622-6755

Friends of Bitter Lake NWR, Inc. is a non-profit organization
in corporation with Bitter Lake NWR.

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