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April 15, 7 p.m., virtual meeting via Zoom: “Designing a Botanic Garden for Research and Aesthetics.”
Get online with with Rachel Gioannini, NMSU Assistant Professor of Horticulture in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences presenting “Designing a Botanic Garden for Research and Aesthetics.” How…
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Jun 20 Field trip. Bridal Veil Falls
Jun 20 Field trip. Bridal Veil Falls. A section of the repurposed Rails-to-Trails that connects to two other trails in the area. This trail…
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May 15 Field trip. White Sands Missile Range adventure is cancelled unless “stay at home” directives are ended.
May 15 Field trip is cancelled unless “stay at home” directives are ended. White Sands Missile Range adventure. Destination TBA. Limited access area. We will…
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Apr 25 Alamogordo Community Earth Day Fair
Apr 25 Alamogordo Community Earth Day Fair at the Alameda Park Zoo. Otero Chapter booth, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. The 25th annual Earth Day celebration…
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Apr 18 Annual Native Plant Sale in Alamogordo
Annual Native Plant Sale in Alamogordo at Oregon and 10th Street, 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. All help is appreciated.
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May 15 Online Meeting. Dr. Edwin Leuck, “The Cactaceae: Diversity of Form, Function and Habitat”
On May 15th, 7:00 pm, Dr. Leuck will present a talk via Zoom entitled “The Cactaceae: Diversity of Form, Function and Habitat.” He will…
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June 10 Meeting: Online via Zoom, with Kirsten Romig, cowgirl botanist.
June meeting 7 p.m., online via Zoom. Kirsten Romig, the Cowgirl Botanist*, speaks on: Dormancy: an avoidance strategy with impacts on plant community dynamics. More details to come. Stay tuned, and plan…
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May 31: Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk at Quarai is cancelled. But…
Archaeobotanist Pam McBride and herbalist Dara Saville offered us a leisurely stroll at Quarai (Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument) to explore edible and medicinal plants of the area. Sadly,…
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May 23 Sandia Mountains Cool Season Grasses and Spring Wildflowers is cancelled. But…
Jim McGrath, field botanist, was to lead us on an educational hike in the area of Three Gun Springs, South Sandia Mountains, familiarizing us with some species of native…
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May 20 meeting: “The Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Essential To All Life On Earth”
Dr. Joseph Morton returns to discuss “The Mycorrhizal Symbiosis: Essential To All Life On Earth” This beneficial relationship of fungi and their host plants “is an essential component for…
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