The Friends of the Bosque and the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge are thrilled and honored to announce that our very own Friend John Bertrand has been chosen to receive the 2008 National Volunteer of the Year Award for the National Wildlife Refuge Association (NWRA) and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)!
This is a Tremendous National Honor!
Please see more details here National Volunteer of the Year! John Bertrand
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Please see our What's New Page for Special News and information.
Go mobile with the new Friends' mobile web site- Bird counts, News and more. If you have access to the internet on your cell phone, this is for you! Mobile URL:www.FriendsoftheBosque.org/mobile
If you inquire about seasonal bird populations at the Refuge, Fish & Game will e-mail you the following:
Bird Populations Weekly Crane, Light Goose, Duck and Eagle Counts for 2005-2006
This is basically a snapshot of populations for one year at the Refuge
They asked us to post it so you can download it at your convenience.
The birdcounts.pdf charts are even more informative, and will give you a better idea of Crane, Light Goose, Duck (and other Bird) Counts on a weekly basis over the years from 2002-2008 - birdcounts.pdf
We have great web pages which detail what you might see when and whereon the refuge,
so please check these pages and bird lists when planning your trip to the Refuge!
Click Birding by Season at the Bosque
Documents required by the IRS to be publicly available:
2006 Audit report for The Friends of the Bosque del Apache NWR
and 2006 IRS Form 990 for The Friends of the Bosque del Apache NWR
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