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Governor Martinez proclaims August 18, 2012 Native Plant Day
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New Mexico’s Living Landscapes
NPSNM member Bill Dunmire has released his new book New Mexico’s Living Landscapes. New Mexico is third among states of greatest natural diversity, exceeded only by Texas and California. More than nine-tenths of New Mexico’s land remains in native or near-native condition, unchanged by human hands. This “living landscape” is wonderfully varied, ranging from vast […]
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Trees & Shrubs of New Mexico ready to order!
We’re happy to announce that Jack Carter’s fully revised and expanded edition of his popular Trees and Shrubs of New Mexico is now available! Trees & Shrubs of New Mexico is designed for use by both interested laypersons and plant scientists. A pictorial glossary provides much of the elementary information required to make the decisions […]
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Upcoming Santa Fe Garden Fair
8th ANNUAL GARDEN FAIR Presented by the SANTA FE MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION SATURDAY APRIL 28, 2012 ~ 10 PM – 4 PM Santa Fe County Fairgrounds, 3229 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM Don’t miss the 8th ANNUAL GARDEN FAIR, presented by the Santa Fe Master Gardener Association, at the Santa Fe County Fair Grounds April 28, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission […]
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Revision of NPSNM Bylaws Proposed
The Board of Directors of NPSNM has reviewed the Society’s bylaws and proposed to revise them to meet current needs. If you have concerns with the proposed revision, contact Vice President Renee West at keywestern@hotmail.com. The new bylaws will take effect June 1st. Read the revised bylaws here.
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A thousand invasives removed at Blue Hole Cienega
An estimated 1085 mostly Russian olive plants were removed during the Russian Olive Removal Event held Oct. 21-22, 2011 at the Blue Hole Cienega Nature Preserve. The preserve lies within the city limits of Santa Rosa. A total of 18 people participated in the 2-day event on the 116-acre preserve. The plants removed included small […]
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Cloudcroft Phacelia search is a partial success!
Two locations of the Cloudcroft Phacelia were found during our Aug. 18-21, 2011 search. One of the two was on the same dry travertine rock outcrop in Fresnal Canyon where the plant was found last year, but this time we found 12 adult plants (instead of the 4 found last year) in good flowering or […]
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Governor Martinez proclaims August 20, 2011 Native Plant Day
Read the Proclamation: Native Plant Day Proclamation2011(PDF) Albuquerque Chapter Press Release here “In honor of the day, The Albuquerque Chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico (NPSNM) is sponsoring a free tour of eight native plant gardens on August 20 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Four are located at the Albuquerque Garden Center […]
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New Administrative Coordinator Has Been Hired
Cindy Roper has agreed to assume the Administrative Coordinator position for the NPSNM starting June 1, 2011. Her qualifications are outstanding and we feel very lucky to have her join us. She will be at the Annual Meeting in Santa Fe and we hope you’ll make a point to welcome her. She has already set […]
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Phil Tonne – New UNM Herbarium Collections Manager
For the last ~20 years Jane Mygatt was the Collections Manager at the UNM Herbarium. Many of us worked with Jane and enjoyed her professionalism and botanical expertise. Tim Lowrey credited her work as a major reason that the Herbarium has been so successful. Jane retired in Dec. 2010 and is sorely missed. Thankfully, Phil […]
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