The public is invited to a program focused on the native plants of the Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area (near Belen), presented by Ted Hodoba, the WWCA Project Manager.The Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area is a 100 acre wildlife refuge and nature center located near Belen, New Mexico, consisting of 97 acres of riparian habitat and 3 acres of upland habitat. There is always something in bloom here, as the refuge has the ability to irrigate year round. In addition to a wide variety of…See More

The public is invited to a program focused on the native plants of the Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area (near Belen), presented by Ted Hodoba, the WWCA Project Manager.The Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area is a 100 acre wildlife refuge and nature center located near Belen, New Mexico, consisting of 97 acres of riparian habitat and 3 acres of upland habitat. There is always something in bloom here, as the refuge has the ability to irrigate year round. In addition to a wide variety of…See More

The public is invited to a program focused on the findings of the Deer Canyon Preserve Botany Group, which has been recording the first bloom times of plants for the last two years. The program will be presented by chapter member Jerry Melaragno, the group's organizer from Mountainair, and will focus on the sequence of white-flowered plants seen on the Preserve in 2012. Deer Canyon Preserve subdivision is a 17,000 acre conservation community located at the north end of Chupadera Mesa.Jerry was…See More

The public is invited to a program focused on the findings of the Deer Canyon Preserve Botany Group, which has been recording the first bloom times of plants for the last two years. The program will be presented by chapter member Jerry Melaragno, the group's organizer from Mountainair, and will focus on the sequence of white-flowered plants seen on the Preserve in 2012. Deer Canyon Preserve subdivision is a 17,000 acre conservation community located at the north end of Chupadera Mesa.Jerry was…See More

The public is invited to a program focused on the use of moths and caterpillars to study plants, presented by Eric Metzler, a moth expert with over fifty publications.Eric Metzler, a moth expert originally from Michigan, has described twenty moth species new to science and is now retired after thirty years with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. He is currently studying moths in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Inducted into the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame in 2005 for his efforts…See More

The public is invited to a program focused on the use of moths and caterpillars to study plants, presented by Eric Metzler, a moth expert with over fifty publications.Eric Metzler, a moth expert originally from Michigan, has described twenty moth species new to science and is now retired after thirty years with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. He is currently studying moths in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Inducted into the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame in 2005 for his efforts…See More

New Mexico state botanist Daniela Roth will discuss her twelve years of researching the status and distribution of rare plants for the Navajo Nation Natural Heritage Program, three years working in endangered plant recovery and conservation for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in southern Utah, and one year working on rare and endangered plant documentation and research in New Mexico.A short Native Plant Society of New Mexico (Albuquerque) chapter meeting precedes the talk. Native plant books…See More

New Mexico state botanist Daniela Roth will discuss her twelve years of researching the status and distribution of rare plants for the Navajo Nation Natural Heritage Program, three years working in endangered plant recovery and conservation for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in southern Utah, and one year working on rare and endangered plant documentation and research in New Mexico.A short Native Plant Society of New Mexico (Albuquerque) chapter meeting precedes the talk. Native plant books…See More

On Wednesday, February 6th at 7:00 p.m., the public is invited to a program focused on the New Mexico Native Plant Society's Conservation Initiatives presented by outgoing NPSNM Conservation Chair, Jim McGrath.Jim is a contract botanist specializing in wetland plants. He has performed threatened and endangered plant species surveys, botanical inventories and wetland delineations. During the 1990s, he worked seasonally for the National Park Service leading nature walks and doing evening…See More

The public is invited to a program focused on New Mexico's living landscapes presented by Bill Dunmire. Author Bill Dunmire served 28 years in the National Park Service and worked for 7 years as a field biologist with The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico. A professional nature photographer and author of numerous natural history publications, he is an Associate in Biology at the University of New Mexico and a Research Associate at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Bill's new…See More

The public is invited to a program focused on New Mexico's living landscapes presented by Bill Dunmire. Author Bill Dunmire served 28 years in the National Park Service and worked for 7 years as a field biologist with The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico. A professional nature photographer and author of numerous natural history publications, he is an Associate in Biology at the University of New Mexico and a Research Associate at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. Bill's new…See More