Sue Malnory

“Get Some Nature Into Your Kids”, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service advises, and Super Saturday at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge will once again provide an opportunity to do that on Saturday May 23, rain or shine. The Friends of Hagerman and...

Nature enthusiasts caught a break in the rainy weather long enough to gather at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge Saturday morning for a bird close-up. Dr. Doug Wood, Associate Professor of Zoology at Southeastern Oklahoma State University explained...

Another great Christmas bird count was taken at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge and vicinity on December 20. The 2008 count wasn’t blessed with as many interesting species as last year’s but 112 species were recorded this year, which is a very hig...

The Friends of Hagerman have named Ronnie D. Barron as December Photographer of the Month. A Gunter resident, Barron has a life-long appreciation for nature and recently purchased a Canon S31S digital camera to begin capturing the scenes he enjoys...

The Friends of Hagerman NWR has chosen not one but five people as Photographers of the Month for November. The five members of the Earley family of Plano will have an album of twelve photographs taken at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge featured...

Dr. Wayne Meyer will lead the Second Saturday Nature Program at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge on Nov. 8, speaking about the many true sparrows that migrate to Texomaland during the winter months. Dr. Wayne Meyer‘s program will focus on sparrow id...

The topic for Second Saturday at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge will be “Insects” on October 11. Dr. Steve Goldsmith will present the program, beginning at 10 a.m., in the Education Center at the Refuge. Dr. Goldsmith will tell a few "bug sto...

An album of twelve photos, all shot in a single visit to Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, is featured this month on the Friends of Hagerman NWR website, www.friendsofhagerman.com. The Friends have named Joe Blackburn as October Photographer of the...

The Friends of Hagerman NWR have chosen two persons as Photographers of the Month for August, 2008. Michael and Grace Haight were reluctant to begin studying wildlife photography, but say a class on this topic changed their course of their photograph...

Second Saturday at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge will feature Texas Master Naturalist Nancy Collins. On August 9, at 10 a.m., Ms. Collins will speak on creating a “bird-attraction” in a north Texas yard, following four simple steps to your ow...

Second Saturday at Hagerman NWR will feature Mark Klym and “Hummingbirds of Texas” on July 12. The presentation will include beautiful photos of these flying jewels and emphasize the importance of habitat. The program is open to the public, at...

Donna Niemann studied photography years ago as a Grayson College student, then put it aside until a year ago when she was off work for health reasons and wanted something to do. She states she just started watching and noticing things that she wan...

Many beliefs about bats are actually based on myth rather than facts. The Friends of Hagerman NWR will present Steve Hensley and The Secret World of Bats for the Second Saturday nature program, June 14, at Hagerman NWR. Hensley is Manager of the Oz...

Kenneth Jeffcoat has been named June Photographer of the Month by the Friends of Hagerman NWR. Mr. Jeffcoat, who is employed at MEMC, began photography as a hobby ten years ago, with a Minolta-Maxxum SPXI he received as a Christmas gift from his d...

The Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge will hold SUPER SATURDAY from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m., on Saturday, May 24, 2008. The day of free activities will begin with Wildflower Encore, led by Jessie Stephens, Sherman garden writer and Master Ga...

Nearly 50 people attended Second Saturday at Hagerman NWR to hear Dr. George Diggs' program, Trees of Texoma. Dr. Diggs, Austin College biology professor, gave keys to tree identification and discussed factors influencing the distribution of tree sp...

The photographer of the month for May, 2008, chosen by the Friends of Hagerman NWR is Bill Hurst. Mr. Hurst has an album of photographs taken at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge on display on the Friends’ website, wwwfriendsofhagerman.com, during t...

On Saturday, May 10, Dr. George Diggs will speak about “The Trees of Texoma”, at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. Diggs will discuss the environmental factors that influence the distribution of trees as well as ways to identify the more common on...

Noted Sherman gardener and author Jessie Stephens will lead a Wildflower Walk Saturday morning, April 12, at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. The free program, sponsored by the Friends of Hagerman, will begin at 10 a.m. in the AV Center at the Ref...

Johnny Beall has been named Photographer of the Month for April, by the Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge. A collection of his photos, all taken at the Refuge, can be seen on the Friends’ website, www.friendsofhagerman.com. during this m...

There are a few spaces left for the Birding By Ear program slated for Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge this Saturday. Dr. Wayne Meyer, Austin College Associate Professor of Biology, will lead the event, which will begin at 7 a.m. with a Continental...

Rick Cantu has been named “Photographer of the Month” for March, 2008, by the Friends of Hagerman. An album of his photos, all taken at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, is posted on the Friends website, www.friendsofhagerman.com. Rick Cantu has b...

Donna Cole will be the speaker for the Second Saturday Nature Program at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge set for March 8. The program, “Creating a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife” is free, open to the public, and will begin at 10 a.m., in the AV Cen...

Teddy Pitman will demonstrate using Photoshop to edit digital nature and wildlife photos in this free Second Saturday Nature Program at Hagerman NWR, at 10 a.m., on Saturday, February 9. Teddy is a long-time Sherman educator who enjoys photography,...