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Events
Jason Miles
Current Events
Jr. Ranger Summer Day Camp 2025
This year's summer camp will be July 28th - 31st from 9am-12pm at the Texas Chenier Plain NWR Complex Visitor Center, 4017 FM 563, Anahuac, TX 77514
CLICK HERE for complete details.
CLICK HERE to download the application.
The deadline to register is July 1st, 2025 at 12PM.
In order to give every child an opportunity, 20 kids will be chosen at random to join us. Priority will be given to those that have not participated in the past.
For more information, please call 409-267-3337.
Previous Events
On The Spot Guides
April-May 2025
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The Friends will have “On the Spot” Guides located at Refuge hot spots to help visitors with the what, where, why, and when of wildlife, especially migrating birds.
Please check in at the Visitor Station to know the location of the Guide, locations will change according to where sightings have been. Hopefully, more times will be added; volunteers are needed so let us know if you would like to help.
​Glow Patrol Firefly Presentation
May 2025
Fireflies attract human attention with the fascinating flashing lights seen after the sun goes down. A group of volunteers from Armand Bayou, the Glow Patrol, have been studying them and have interesting information to share with us.
Please join us May 31st @ 7:00 PM for a presentation and firefly walk (easy and slow on mostly flat surfaces) at the Texas Chenier Plains Refuge Visitor Center.
2025 Photo Contest
March-May 2025
Congratulations to Kimberly Kight for her winning picture of a Least Bittern.
Other Weekly Winners
Least BIttern by Kimberly Kight
Barn Owls by Robert Petrovic
Red-winged Blackbird by Larry Armer
Least BIttern by Kimberly Kight
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Spring is almost here so take pictures at the refuge between March 23, 2025 and May 31, 2025 and submit your best photos to the Friends of Anahuac Refuge 2025 Photo Contest. A “Photo of the Week” will be chosen each week, and that image will be featured on the Friends of Anahuac Refuge webpage and Facebook page. At the conclusion of the contest, the winning image will be chosen from the 10 “Photo of the Week” winners. The contest winner will be able to choose either a GoPro Hero 13-Black with 50 piece accessory Kit or a Vortex Spotting Scope as listed below.
• Vortex Optics Diamondback HD 20-60x85 Angled Spotting Scope, Approximate Value $499.00
• GoPro Hero 13-Black Action Camera with 50 Piece Accessory Kit, Approximate Value $460.00
The photos may be of wildlife, plants, macro, landscapes or any activity on Jocelyn Nungaray NWR. Each person can submit up to 3 images per week during the contest and win up to 2 of the 10 weekly contests.
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Official Rules: Click HERE for the official rules of the context and good luck!
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Tips: Click HERE for FOAR Photo Contest Tips
Tree Planting at the New Rookery
March 2025
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Photo by Stephanie Martinez
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Photo by Stephanie Martinez
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Photo by Stephanie Martinez
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On Saturday, March 29th from 9 AM-12PM, refuge staff and volunteers gathered together for a tree-planting at the new rookery on the Skillern Tract.
Workers were ferried across a thirty-foot moat surrounding the rookery island and planted trees to help create a nesting environment for future generations of birds.
This event was the culmination of hard work by refuge staff and volunteers resulting in hundreds of trees and sprigs being planted.
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