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Saturday, March 12th at 9 a.m. Field Trip: Tour of Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park with Alex Mares
Alex Mares will lead an educational tour through the Bosque with special emphasis on Yerba Mansa and medicinal native plants. Attendees should not leave the group without informing the leader(s)…
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Wednesday, March 9th at 7 p.m. via Zoom: “Historic and Modern Use of Native Plants” with Alex Mares
Join Alex Mares, park ranger at Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park, for his presentation, “Historic and Modern Use of Native Plants.” Alex Mares, of Dine and Mexican-American Heritage, is a thirty-two-year…
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Wednesday, February 9th at 7 p.m. via Zoom: “Historical Ecology of the Organ Mountains” with Marisa Mancillas and Justin Lopez
Marisa Mancillas and Justin Lopez, NMSU grad students, will present Marisa’s graduate student research investigating biogeographic shifts among plant species in association with climate change along elevation gradients in the Organ Mountains…
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January 12th at 7 p.m. via Zoom — “Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument: Behind the Scenes” with Daniella Barraza
Talk about the Organ Mountains by Daniella Barraza, Park Ranger at Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks and Prehistoric Trackways National Monument for 5+ years. Her work revolves around interpretation, environmental education, volunteer…
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Wednesday and Thursday, February 23-24, 2022 — 9th Natural History of the Gila Symposium
Plan to attend the 9th Natural History of the Gila Symposium on Wednesday, February 23rd (evening), and Thursday, February 24th (all day) — schedule yet to be announced. This hybrid…
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Friday, March 18, 2022, 7:00 pm via Zoom – “Moths of the Gila National Forest – Update” – presentation by Ronald Parry
Many moth species are now endangered by climate change, habitat destruction, and the overuse of pesticides. Greater public awareness of the importance and beauty of these insects is needed if we…
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Friday, February 18, 2022, 7:00 pm via Zoom – “Spring Blooms in the Southwest: Not Just Creosote Bush” – presentation by Donna Stevens
One of the best things about early spring is the anticipation of wildflowers in bloom. These species are among the first to emerge early in the year in southwest New…
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Saturday, January 22, 2022, 10:00 am to noon — “Winter Botany Hike at City of Rocks State Park”
This Winter Botany hike will be led by Ed Leuck, Russ Kleinman and William (Bill) Norris. The primary focus of this hike will be cacti and other succulents, with…
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Friday, January 21, 2022, 7:00 pm via Zoom – “The Fabulous Flora of City of Rocks State Park” – presentation by William (Bill) Norris, Professor of Biology at Western New Mexico University
Bill will provide a summary of the diverse plant life (> 300 species) of City of Rocks State Park, which he has studied with several collaborators (especially Timothy H. Geddes)…
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Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom — “A Joint Birds and Brews: Local Pollinators and Native Plant Hosts” with Elroy Limmer and Don Graves
Using the beautiful photography of Elroy Limmer, this joint SWNM Audubon/Gila Native Plant Society program will explore the lives of local pollinators from native bees to long-nosed bats. Presenters Elroy Limmer…
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