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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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Sunday, December 10, 2023, Noon to 3:00 p.m. — Holiday Party Potluck
Gila Chapter members and friends will celebrate the holidays together with a potluck at the Women’s Club: 411 Silver Heights Blvd, just off Route 180.
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Friday, November 17, 2023, 7:00 p.m. — Presentation by John Gorey on his research into a new thistle in the high Mogollon Mountains
While surveying for invasive plants in 2022, John came across a strange thistle above 10,000 ft in the Mogollon Mountains. After passing on photos of the plants to New…
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Friday, October 20, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. — Presentation by Mallory Davies on her nectarivorous bat research
Mallory Davies is a doctoral student at Colorado State University in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and has been studying the lesser long-nosed bats and their…
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Saturday, October 7th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. — UTEP Fall FloraFest Native Plant Sale
Fall is a great time to plant in the low desert, as cooler temperatures mean less stress for new plants. The native plant sale includes both native and desert-adapted…
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Wednesday, November 1st at 6 p.m. – Meeting: “Social and Ecological Implications Changing Fire Regimes” by Charles Curtain
We look forward to seeing you! As per usual, we meet at 118 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM.
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Wednesday, October 11th at 6 p.m. – Presentation: “Bloom Where You Are Planted: Or, What Did Dorothy Say After Clicking Her Heels?” with Dr. Kelly Allred
Dorothy clicked her heels because she wanted to go home, and home is a good place to look at plants. We don’t need to go…
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Tuesday, November 14th at 6:30 p.m. – Meeting: “Forecasting Piñon Masting in New Mexico” by Andreas Wion
Andreas will be talking about his local research on masting in the piñon pine, and about his program of “ecological forecasting” of mast years in New Mexico. Dr. Andreas Wion…
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Tuesday, Oct. 10th at 6:30 p.m. – Meeting: “New Invasive Plants in the Southwest and Science Updates on Common Invaders” by Sylvan Kaufman
The third edition of Invasive Plants: Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species by Sylvan and her father Wallace Kaufman has been published by…
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Saturday, Sept. 16th at 9:00 a.m. – Field Trip: Exploring the Plants of Leonora Curtin Wetland Preserve with Bob Sivinski and Sylvan Kaufman
The Wetland Preserve is owned and managed by Las Golondrinas. The preserve has a spring fed wetland and surrounding uplands. Bob is a botanist and has done extensive surveys…
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