The Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center is a non-profit 50l(c)3 organization that supports the Nature Center's mission to preserve and protect the Rio Grande bosque, to educate the public about Rio Grande ecosystems and to foster positive human interactions with those systems. The Friends fund classes for over 12,000 schoolchildren each year, manage the Nature Shop, and support a number of ecological research projects. Led by a force of 170 trained naturalists, the Friends serve some 40,000 Nature Center visitors with classes, guided walks, and other educational activities.

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Hours:
Monday - Sunday
Gates open from  8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Visitor Center open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Nature Shop Hours
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon-Fri
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat-Sun

Open every day except
Thanksgiving
December 24-25
 January 1 and 15
 March 2 and 23