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The sixth annual "Dragonfly Festival" 

held by the Valley Nature Center 

For images of South Texas Odonates (Dragonflies and Damselflies) click here.

For a Checklist of South Texas Odonates  click here.

The 2004 Dragonfly Days Event is now history and we are proud to report that it was our biggest and most successful festival yet.  We have already started to work on next year, so mark your calendars for May 2005.  For an idea of the sort of events you might expect, please check out the 2004 and earlier events from the link above.

Watch this website for details.

There will be two special additional features in 2005:

Friday, May 13th - a Kids Educational DFD event
Saturday, May 14th - a "Local Family Day"
(Please click on schedule for more details)

This event will be by invitation only for the WISD.

We are proud of and thankful for the wonderful sponsors who supported this event:

"Great Pondhawk" Sponsors
David & Jan Dauphin Advantage Rent-a-Car First National Bank Weslaco EDC American Electric Power City National Bank Furr's Buffet

"Roseate Skimmer"
Sponsors
"Slough Amberwing"
Sponsors

Ag-Credit of South Texas
Alamo Inn & Suites
First Choice Power
Bird Watcher's Digest
Holiday Inn Express-Weslaco
G.R. Wiebelt


Garcia & Pena, CPA’s
Alamo Bank
Robert McAllen Insurance
Weslaco Area Chamber of Commerce
Weslaco Family Care Center
Hales, Bradford & Allen, L.L.P.
Borderland Hardware
Hollon Oil Company
Dr. Ralph Weeks
Boggus Ford
Sandra Esquivel, M.D., P.A.
Security Depot
Mercedes National Bank
Elsa State Bank
Pharr Chamber
AFLAC – Jack Dickerson
Jones, Galligan, Key & Lozano, L.L.P.
Givilancz Financial Group
Mission Chamber
Weslaco Nursing & Rehabilitation

The VNC’s mission is to increase knowledge and understanding

of the South Texas flora and fauna.

This annual event focuses on critters that may not (yet!) have the universal appeal of our sub-tropical and migrant birds and butterflies. Dragonflies and Damselflies eat mosquitoes and are every bit as colorful, interesting and vital to a healthy environment than their better known cousins. With field guides now widely available, identification of these fascinating insects has become easier for all who are interested.

Learn to tell a skimmer from a glider.

Discover the world of naiads in our bog pond!

Roam the Valley’s wetlands with expert guides!

Dragonfly Days
is designed to appeal to the whole family!