• Gardening for Caterpillars: The Whys and Hows

    Posted by NPSNM Admin on April 16, 2016

    Taos NPSNM Chapter Meeting: Steve Cary will speak about “Gardening for Caterpillars: The Whys and Hows” on Wednesday April 20 at 7 pm in the board room of the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative at 118 Cruz Alta Road.   Steve is a community naturalist & the volunteer coordinator at the Randall Davey Audubon Center and […]

  • Pollinator Powwow

    Posted by NPSNM Admin on April 5, 2016

    Anyone interested in pollinators and ecological conservation are invited to the Texas Pollinator Pow Wow on April 22-24, 2016 at the Museum of Texas Tech, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Sunday the 24th will be a field trip to Tahoka Lake, a never-plowed shortgrass prairie and playa lake, and the trip will be led by […]

  • Aster Family Workshop

    Posted by NPSNM Admin on March 27, 2016

    AUGUST 26-28, 2016; SEVILLETA FIELD STATION with TIM LOWREY The Aster Family (Asteraceae) is the most species rich plant family in New Mexico and comprises 22% of the state flora. Native plants with composite inflorescence are keystone elements in every New Mexico ecosystem from the Chihuahuan Desert up to alpine tundra on mountain peaks, so […]

  • Why Grow Natives?

    Posted by NPSNM Admin on March 3, 2016

    On Wednesday, March 23 at 6:30 pm, the Santa Fe Chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico will present a free talk by Bob Pennington, owner of Agua Fria Nursery, entitled: “Why Grow Natives?” Bob and and his wife,Jeni, were in the very first class of New Mexico Certified Nursery Professionals.  Bob teaches […]