-
Riparian Restoration for Native Plants on the Rio Grande
“Riparian Restoration for Native Plants on the Rio Grande,” presented by Valerie Williams of the Taos BLM office. Her presentation will cover education on riparian ecosystems, including native and non-native…
Continue reading -
Desert Blooms and Marathon Moths – Plants are Cool, Too!
Giant hawk moths fly for miles each night in search of flower nectar — and are thus critically important as pollinators of desert wildflowers. Dr. Chris Martine joins Krissa…
Continue reading -
Robert DeWitt Ivey: 1923–2013
Of those who cherish the plants native to the Land of Enchantment, there are few…
Continue reading -
New Curator announced at NMSU Herbarium
The Department of Biology and College or Arts and Sciences (NMSU) are pleased to announce the recent hire of Dr. Patrick Alexander into a half-time postdoctoral position as curator…
Continue reading -
Holy Ghost Ipomopsis update
Holy Ghost Ipomopsis (Ipomopsis sancti-spiritus) – a 2012 update (by Jim McGrath)
Continue reading -
The Leoncita False-Foxglove (Agalinis calycina) – an Endangered Species
August 31, 2012 Very likely the readers of this essay have never heard of the Leoncita false–foxglove. That’s because it is known from only two locations – one in Texas…
Continue reading -
The Cloudcroft Phacelia – an update
September 2, 2012 The elusive Cloudcroft Phacelia (Phacelia cloudcroftensis) flowered in mid July – much earlier than expected. Daniela Roth, the new NM Division of Forestry botanist, performed extensive searches…
Continue reading -
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…
Continue reading -
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…
Continue reading