Established in 1973, the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge is a 220,000-acre preserve managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Located midway between Belen and Socorro, the refuge stretches across the Rio Grande Valley from the Sierra Ladrones to the Los Pinos Mountains.

Five ecosystem types are represented on the refuge, which is abundant with mammal, bird, reptile, insect, and plant species.

Wildlife images by Mike T. Friggens - Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research Project

The Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Field Station, the host facility for the workshops, is operated by the University of New Mexico's Department of Biology. Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, the LTER Program conducts a variety of environmental research projects on the refuge.

Map to Sevilleta NWR