Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge -- For more information about these events, please email: Friendsofhagerman@gmail.org. All events are sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman and occur at the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center: 6465 Refuge Road, Sherman, TX 75092, unless stated otherwise.
Volunteers Needed:
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center Associate
Meet and greet people from all over the world while giving out information about the refuge and wildlife. Hand out maps and make sales in the Nature Nook. Come and join our team! For more information, please email friendsofhagerman@gmail.org.
Butterfly Garden
Like digging in your garden? Want to learn about native plants? Come join our Master Naturalists and Gardeners in maintaining the Butterfly Garden. For more information on volunteering, please email FriendsofHagerman@gmail.org for details.
Outdoor Crew
Do you enjoy working outside, mowing, sprucing up hiking trails, trimming and removing brush and general cleanup? Join the Outdoor Crew at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. The Outdoor Crew meets on the First Tuesday and Fourth Saturday of every month. Please email friendsofhagerman@gmail.org for details and to join our team. Scouts welcome!
Activities & Events:
The Little Sit: December 6 at 7:00am Pad-H on the West side of Hagerman NWR
Meet 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. Free and open to the public, funded by donations.
We meet on the first Saturday of each month, 30 minutes before sunrise to watch the birds come into the water and begin to feed. We usually stay out for 2-3 hours, but you are welcome for all or part of the Sit.
For more information, a map to Pad-H and to register to receive event updates https://www.friendsofhagerman.com/event-5964078?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=5/22/2025
(registering is recommended) to be informed of location change). Or email:
GPS Coordinates to Pad-H: 33.734961, -96.780582
Second Saturday: December 13 at 10am - Obstacles to Environmental Progress with Peter Schulze Why, when so many people understand the severity of environmental problems, is progress so slow and sustainability such a distant goal? What gets in the way? Perhaps you have immediately thought of several barriers. In Obstacles to Environmental Progress, Peter Schulze identifies 18 practical obstacles that routinely and predictably hinder U.S. progress on existing environmental problems. The obstacles apply to problems small and large and, in most cases, regardless of whether an issue is controversial. Though the book focuses on the U.S., most of the obstacles pertain elsewhere as well.
The obstacles fall into three categories: challenges to anticipating, detecting, and understanding problems; political and economic factors that interfere with responding; and obstacles to effective responses. While all the obstacles are predictable and common, they have not been systematically studied as related phenomena, perhaps because they span a wide range of academic disciplines.
Christmas Bird Count: December 20 at 7am. On December 20, the Friends of Hagerman (FOH) will count all the birds they can detect in a 15-mile circle radius centered on Cooks Corner Road. Observers of any skill level can help. Meet at Hagerman NWR Refuge headquarters at 7am (6465 Refuge Road, Sherman TX 75076). Observers can participate for a half day or the whole day. A meal will be served at the refuge at 5pm. For those with home feeders, connect to the webpage with details on how you can participate. Also, registration is requested for meal planning for those participating at the refuge. https://friendsofhagerman.org/Christmas
Early Bird Guided Walk – On hiatus until April 2026.
Butterfly Garden Stroll: On hiatus until May 2026
Refuge Rocks for Kids: No program in December
