2023 Bitter Lake NWR Dragonfly Festival!

Save the Date! Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Friends of Bitter Lake will host this free, unique, fun for all ages – annual Dragonfly Festival Saturday, September 9th, 2023! Join professional dragonfly experts on a guided tour to learn about our many dragonflies and damselflies (we have over 100 different species that use the refuge!); get an up close look and learn about the many animals that call the refuge and New Mexico home; learn about bats and raptors; try your luck fishing in the fishing pool provided by NM Department of Game and Fish; look at tiny critters through a microscope, and more!

More information will follow on the Bitter Lake NWR refuge website so check back for this year’s schedule of events and various tours.

In addition, there will be a Friday night program (September 8th). Check back for more information! There will be a separate post for that event.

Photo: Marl Pennant dragonfly by Cliff Powell