Albuquerque – Native Plant Society of New Mexico

Our monthly, educational meetings are currently in person and have returned to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, located at 1801 Mountain Rd NW, across from Tiguex Park near Old Town in Albuquerque. https://nmnaturalhistory.org/

After months of road work, Mountain Road is open again giving access from both east and west (Rio Grande Blvd.) to the Museum.

The presentations are free, open to the public, and there is plenty of parking at the Museum, (normally with overflow parking curbside on Mountain Rd) and in the Explora parking lot close by. Masks are optional and you may bring water for yourself if you wish. But distributing snacks from home is not allowed by the facility.

Meetings, usually on the first Wednesday of each month (except August and December), open at 6:45 for socializing, book browsing and seat-finding. The scheduled program begins at around 7:00. Questions about meetings or the speakers can be sent to our program coordinator, Sara Keeney, at abq "at" npsnm.org.

From March through October, we offer a wide variety of field trips, suitable for a range physical ability levels and degrees of plant knowledge. You do not need any botanical expertise to participate, as the trip leaders and others are very happy to share what they know. Learn by observing native plants in their wild habitats! To participate in our outdoor activities, please read our rules for field trips and sign our liability release form beforehand. Download them from this page: Field Trip Documents

We encourage members to get outside with friends for exercise, sunshine, and native plant appreciation. Our plant lists, available on this page, give hints as to places to go and wildflowers and other plants you may find. Please minimize wear and tear on the terrain and vegetation by staying on the trail and going single file if it is narrow.

If you have a favorite place with interesting plants, feel free to propose a field trip or offer to lead one.

Share your pictures! We invite you to join our members-only Facebook group: Native Plant Soc. of NM, Albuquerque Chapter and post your observations or your invitations to informal hikes in advance for others to join you.