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Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Native Plant Materials and Seeds of Success Program
On Wednesday November 5th, the public is invited to a program focused on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Native Plant Materials and Seeds of Success Program, presented by BLM botanists Mike Howard and Sheila Williams. Mike Howard and Sheila Williams will discuss BLM’s plant conservation program. Mike will give an overview and explain how […]
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Learn About Edible Plants in the Chihuahuan Desert
Carolyn Gressitt, president of the Las Cruces chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, will give a lecture on Edible Plants in the Chihuahuan Desert on Saturday, September 27 at noon at Branigan Cultural Center. This September, Branigan Cultural Center is featuring three new exhibits, blown: paintings by rwmullenix, Distorted Senses of Proportion […]
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10th Annual Gila River Festival
The 10th annual Gila River Festival – Celebrating America’s First Wilderness River – planned in and around Silver City, September 18 – 21, 2014, will commemorate two momentous wilderness milestones. Across the country, conservationists will honor the Wilderness Act’s 50th anniversary. In southwest New Mexico, we’ll also celebrate the Gila Wilderness Area’s 90th anniversary and […]
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Albuquerque Wildlife Federation Projects August-October
Albuquerque Wildlife Federation Volunteer Service Project # 7 Weekend Project: August 22 – 24, 2014 Valles Caldera National Preserve – Rio San Antonio Watershed WHERE: Northern part of the Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains. THE PROJECT: We will be doing restoration work in Rio San Antonio and tributaries that feed it. GEAR: Everything […]
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Cibola National Forest Workshops
Cibola Forest Supervisor Elaine Kohrman announcing upcoming wilderness inventory workshops (Cibola Workshops). These upcoming workshops will focus on the initial identification and inventory of lands on the mountain ranger districts that are potentially suitable for wilderness consideration. Participating in these wilderness inventory workshops and/or using the Cibola’s web-based collaborative mapping tool (demonstrated at the upcoming […]
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Advancing Riparian Restoration in the West
Despite our name, Tamarisk Coalition’s 12th Annual Conference: Advancing Riparian Restoration in the West, is not just about tamarisk… Come learn about the latest advancements; from riparian restoration case studies, success stories, regional riparian management initiatives and challenges of funding, planning, and implementing riparian restoration, to exploring novel tools, techniques, and research. We are now […]
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Oso Grande Pollinator Habitat Takes Shape in Albuquerque
Oso Grande Pollinator Habitat Takes Shape in Albuquerque! With a grant from PNM Resources Foundation, essential support from the city of Albuquerque, and the enthusiastic partnership of a neighborhood association, the Native Plant Society of New Mexico’s Albuquerque Chapter is restoring an area of degraded open space to create the Oso Grande Pollinator Habitat! A […]
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New Mexico Native Plant Day
Native Plant Day Saturday, August 16th – Celebrate New Mexico Native Plant Day! A Proclamation has been issued from the Governor’s office naming August 16, 2014 as Native Plant Day. The Native Plant Society of New Mexico encourages you to celebrate Native Plant Day in New Mexico by appreciating the beauty and diversity of New […]
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Santa Fe National Forest Invites Public Participation in the Forest Plan Revision Process
SANTA FE, NM; April 4, 2014—Santa Fe National Forest is beginning a four-year process to revise its Forest Plan, the guiding document that serves as a “vision” for land management activities. Once approved, the Forest Plan will guide activities for the next 10-15 years. You are invited to provide input and participate in the Forest […]
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Grass Identification Workshop
Kelly Allred, our state grass expert, is coming back to New Mexico and has agreed to teach a 3-day grass identification workshop at the Sevilleta Field Station on September 4-6. Kelly is a great teacher and will make learning grass morphology and identification interesting and a lot of fun. Class size is limited, so register […]
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