Defenders hosts virtual and in-person events to engage with and educate wildlife lovers across the nation. When Defenders has upcoming national events, you’ll find details on this page. Sign up to hear the latest news from Defenders, including events in your area.

Sea otter duo
Chuck Place/Alamy Stock Photo
Bodega Bay, CA

Sea Otters Were Here: Coastal Ecology Pop-Up at Doran Beach

The 4th annual Doran Beach event will include a sea otter sandcastle contest and interactive booths from local science organizations, businesses, and community groups.
Rio Reforestation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Pharr , TX

32nd Annual Rio Reforestation

Join us to plant 10,000 native tree seedlings at the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge! No experience is needed Let's make our community greener together.

Past Events

2019 - Mexican Gray Wolf - Arizona - Evelyn Lichwa - Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team - FWS.jpeg
Tucson, AZ

Cool Summer Nights - Noche de los Lobos

Join Craig Miller, Defenders' Senior Southwest Representative, for a presentation on wolves and their conservation in the Southwest as part of Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Cool Summer Nights, Noche de los Lobos.
Longmont, CO

Restoring Wolverines to Colorado

Join Defenders for a free community event about wolverine reintroduction in our state.
 Virtual

Arctic Refuge Virtual Town Hall

Defenders is hosting a virtual town hall in defense of the Arctic and its wildlife. This town hall will provide Defender’s members with a space to testify to protect the Arctic Refuge from expanded oil and gas drilling.
Fort Collins, CO

Women in Wolf Conservation: A Wildlife Career Panel

Join Defenders and CSU’s Center for Human Carnivore Coexistence in Fort Collins for an evening with researchers, advocates, educators, and change-makers who have advanced wolf restoration in Colorado through curiosity, chance and grit.
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