Our refuge work – Page 4 – Have Snakes Will Travel

The Value of Volunteers

October 12, 2012October 11, 2012 by Betty

A visitor approached me as I was setting up my skulls for display and interpretation at a visitor center one morning. “Can I ask you a question?” she asked breathlessly. “It’s about a bird we saw. Can you help?” I turned and faced the woman. “Sure. What’s the question?” She opened her mouth to continue, …

Education Skulls

August 3, 2012 by Betty

“I just came across a carcass,” my friend Gaylia told me when she called from a trail she was hiking near Grand Teton National Park, “and I’m wondering what it is.” As she described the large skull with no upper front teeth, I pictured an elk. “But check the length of the nasal bones,” I …

Letter from a Teacher

May 7, 2012 by Betty

Letters and emails from teachers and students please us immensely. We have received posters created as thank yous by students we’ve visited. We have received picture books produced by teachers and students of our programs at school or field trips to a refuge. We have even received a Power Point program put together after a …

Sharing Nature with Kids

April 15, 2012 by Betty

Reports show that kids these days don’t get outdoors enough and explore nature. So when we were asked recently to take two boys on a hike in the remote desert, we were glad to oblige. Terry and Diane Moilanen, whom we met through our Wednesday interpretive hikes at Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, host their …

Sonoran Pronghorn Release

January 26, 2012January 2, 2012 by Betty

The rugged 660,000 acres of Kofa National Wildlife Refuge is perfect habitat for reptiles. But it’s also home to mountain lions, bighorn sheep, mule deer, and now (as of December) Sonoran pronghorn. Sonoran pronghorn (sometimes called antelope) are an endangered subspecies that inhabit the Sonoran Desert in southwest U.S. and into Mexico. A captive breeding …

A Winter Visitor Comments on Our Wednesday Hike

December 28, 2011December 14, 2011 by Betty

Each Wednesday we lead a group of up to 15 winter visitors on an interpretive hike through the Sonoran Desert. Recently, after one of these forays, hiker James Bryant wrote about it for his blog. His comments follow:

Grasslands Fair

December 11, 2011November 27, 2011 by Betty

Recently, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge held their third annual Grasslands Fair which included vendors, dancers, and wildlife participants. When a reptile organization canceled at the last minute, Buenos Aires Assistant Manager Juliette Gutierrez emailed and asked if we could bring our snakes.

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