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Earth Day – Las Cruces
Las Cruces Chapter of NPSNM will have a booth at the Earth Day event located on the Plaza de Las Cruces adjacent to Farmers Market.
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Conserving Wild Bees and Pollination Services in Rural and Urban Landscapes
Dr. Rachel Mallinger is a pollinator ecologist focusing primarily on native wild bees. She is interested in the basic biology of native wild bees, their response to anthropogenic disturbance,…
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Field Trip – Life Zones of Otero County
Meet at the junction of Highway 82 and North Florida Ave. in Alamogordo at 9:00 am. Be prepared to car pool in high clearance vehicles. We will drive slowly…
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Field Trip to Creekside Village
Tour of Creekside Village to see the prehistoric irrigation systems and terraced agricultural fields. Learn how people 1300 years or more ago altered the natural setting to create sustainable…
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Earth Day at the Zoo
Come visit the Native Plant Society as we celebrate Earth Day at the Alamogordo Zoo. Any help is appreciated. For more information e-mail or call Elva Osterreich, echoofthedesert@gmail.com, (note the…
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Annual Native Plant Sale
Come check out Native Plants of Otero. If you are interested in volunteering, any help is appreciated. For more information e-mail or call Elva Osterreich, echoofthedesert@gmail.com, (note the new email…
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Frere Arsene Brouard – New Mexico’s Forgotten Botanist
College of Santa Fe Professor Emeritus David Johnson will discuss the botanical life of Brother Gerfroy Arsène Brouard. Brother Arsène belonged to a Catholic teaching order and was an…
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Hummingbirds: Past, Present and Future
Dr. Christopher Witt, UNM Associate Professor of Biology and Director and Curator of Birds at the Museum of Southwestern Biology at UNM, will discuss the evolutionary history of hummingbirds and the present-day…
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