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Annual holiday potluck and Officers Election
Pam will provide some vegetarian posole. Everyone bring a dish to share. From I-25 going north, take the Comanche/Griegos exit. Go west to 4th street, turn right, go to…
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What tree-rings tell us about historical fire occurrence on the west slopes of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, Taos, New Mexico
Lane Johnson, a historical ecologist with Bandelier National Monument and the New Mexico Landscapes Field Station (US Geological Survey), will talk about new tree-ring based fire history records for…
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Jicarita Peak Field Trip
We will travel to Agua Piedra campground near Sipapu ski area. Depending on interest and weather we’ll do an easy wildflower walk that afternoon. Camp there, or overnight in…
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Pollinator Garden Tour
In celebration of Albuquerque’s Bee City USA Pollinator week, we will tour the Rio Grande Nature Center native plant garden, Oso Grande Pollinator Garden, and the Unitarian Church garden. Begin…
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Wildflower Walk in Elena Gallegos Open Space Field Trip
Leader Larry Littlefield. 9:00 am. 2-3 hours. Access is from Tramway on Simms Park Road (located north of Academy Road). Meeting place at 8:45 am is the Pino Trailhead…
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The Lizards of New Mexico
BLM Botanist Patrick Alexander wanted to be a herpetologist when he grew up, but took a wrong turn somewhere and ended up being a botanist instead. He’ll take a…
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Cuba Badlands: Mesa Penistaja Mesa Field Trip
This fieldtrip will be led by Lenore Goodell. Mesa Penistaja BLM badlands is a Nacimento Formation about 20 miles west of Cuba. From Bernalillo (meeting at the northwest corner of…
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Los Alamos, Rio Grande Canyon Field Trip
Led by Chick Keller, this hike is about three miles round trip but drops some 900 ft. into White Rock Canyon. The trail is steep and can be hard…
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White Sands Missile Range Field Trip
Led by David L. Anderson, retired CIV, the first stop is Ozanne Stage Coach Stop (Mountain Stop), then Garden Spring Canyon Peak, and finally North Oscura Peak. At the stops…
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Eriogonum and Penstemon: Two Genera with Eye-catching Wildflowers and Numerous New Mexico Species
Bob Pennington, owner / manager of the Agua Fria Nursery in Santa Fe, guides us on a photographic tour of wildflowers from these two genera. With some 255+/- species,…
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