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Friday, November 24th at 10:00 a.m. – Field Trip: Soledad Canyon
Join us at Soledad Canyon for a fall plant walk. 10:00 a.m. — noon. See you there!
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Saturday, December 2nd at 10 a.m. — Wreath Workshop
Come make an evergreen wreath for the holidays! The host of October’s propagation workshop has invited us back in December for a morning of visiting, making wreaths, and sharing…
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January 3 at 7 p.m. Meeting – “Common Mushrooms of Central New Mexico” with Dr Cleveland Sharp
Dr. Cleveland Sharp reminds native plant aficionados that when we’re out hiking in Summer in the mountains of New Mexico, we often find mushrooms. They bloom in a profusion…
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Saturday Dec. 2 — Winter potluck lunch and general meeting
An annual event in place of our formal evening meeting in December. There will be no presentation, but lots of good food and drink and the acceptance by the…
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Monday, November 6: Tour the City of Albuquerque Greenhouse Complex
Leader: Sharon Miles 505-604-6307, Sharon@seniorcareoptions.net The City of Albuquerque’s sprawling greenhouse complex provides thousands of flowers and plants to beautify over 16 city parks. Albuquerque…
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Tuesday, October 24: Tour NMSU Agriculture Science Center at Los Lunas
Leader : Carol Conoboy, carolconoboy@gmail.com Since 1957, New Mexico State University’s Agricultural Science Center in Los Lunas has been researching crop varieties and native plant…
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Wednesday, November 1: Investing in New Mexico Plants — Building a seed bank at the ABQ BioPark
Clay Meredith, Species Survival Officer for Plants at the New Mexico BioPark Society will detail the BioPark’s efforts to collect and study seeds from under-conserved rare plants. This…
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Wednesday, November 8th at 6:30 P.M. – NM Native Plant Invasive in Israel – with Alicia Marmolejo
6:30 pm – Social half-hour with refreshments7:00 pm – Recognition of the recipients of the 2023 Las Cruces Native Plant Society NMSU student grants
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Saturday, December 2nd, 10:00 a.m. – Cactus Appreciation
Come celebrate Cactus Appreciation Month! There will be three presentations, with Steven Brack of Mesa Gardens, Martine Kristen & Julia Etter of the Autonomous Mexican…
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Saturday, November 4th at 10:00 a.m. — “If You Plant It, They Will Come: Meet the bees in your neighborhood and their favorite native plants!” by Oliver Neria
Location: Garden Center at Memorial Park A brief overview of the native bees of El Paso and their life histories, floral preferences, and nesting behaviors,…
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