Visitor Services Specialist Amanda Wilkinson uses a 3D model to illustrate how watersheds work to kids. Kids are huddled around a table with the model on it, watching Amanda give the demonstration.

Refuges provide unique and exciting outdoor classrooms and are excellent locations for hands-on learning activities. Felsenthal welcomes school groups and others interested in environmental education. School field trips and classroom visits are accommodated through tours, hikes, pond studies, games, and talks. The visitor center also has several different exhibits where you can learn about our refuge’s wildlife, habitats, management practices, and history.

Our visitor center is open year-round from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday through Friday. We are closed on all Federal holidays.

To schedule a field trip, contact the Visitor Services Specialist by calling the refuge at (870) 364-3167, or send us an email at felsenthal@fws.gov.