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Thursday, July 29th at 10:30 a.m. — Presentation at White Sands National Park
“Ancient footprints near Lake Otero” Park biologist David Bustos will compare plants that might have served as food sources for those ancient humans, camels and mammoths with the plants…
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Saturday, July 24th at 9 a.m. — Wildflower Hike at Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge
You are invited to attend a wildflower hike on the Cliff Trail at the recently established Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge! We have an approved permit from the RMNWR…
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Saturday, June 19th at 9 a.m.: Santa Fe Hike/Field Trip
Join Dr. Sylvan Kaufman and Barbara Fix on a visit to the Baca-Sierra Vista neighborhood, PNM’s 17 acre former power plant property, the Baca Railyard, two cemeteries, and the…
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2021 Annual NPSNM State Conference: Alamogordo
The Native Plant Society of New Mexico is proud to announce our 2021 conference, hosted by the Otero Chapter: People and Native Plants: A Journey Through…
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Wednesday, July 7th, 7 p.m.: Online Meeting with Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard — A Beginner’s Guide to the Mosses and Liverworts of New Mexico
Join Russ Kleinman and Karen Blisard of Silver City for a presentation on bryophytes, a group of non-flowering plants that consists of mosses, liverworts and hornworts. These plants may…
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April 18th — 24th: City of Las Cruces Native Plant Week
Great News! The City of Las Cruces and Dona Ana County have both proclaimed April 18-24, 2021 Native Plant Week! The Las Cruces Chapter NPSNM and Mesilla Valley Audubon…
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Friday, May 21st at 7 p.m. Meeting with Karen Blisard: “Introduction to Liverworts of New Mexico”
Join Karen Blisard for a Zoom presentation discussing liverworts, to include their morphology, how they are different from mosses, how to look at them, and which ones occur in…
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Friday, April 16th, 7:00 p.m. Online Meeting with Beth Leuck: Ecology of a Desert Night-Blooming Cactus, Peniocereus greggii, in New Mexico”
Join Beth Luck and the Gila Chapter for a Zoom presentation on Peniocereus greggii, a state-endangered cactus found in four southwestern New Mexico counties. Ecological characteristics that will be…
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Wednesday, June 9th, 7 p.m.: Online Presentation with Dr. Marisa Thompson, “Basic Botany and Plant ID for Gardeners”
Join Dr. Marisa Thompson, NMSU urban horticulture specialist, for her talk, “Basic Botany and Plant ID for Gardeners, with Native Plant Examples.” As the Extension Horticulture Specialist, Dr. Marisa Thompson’s primary interest…
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Wednesday, May 12th, 7 p.m.: Online Presentation with Rob Wu
Rob Wu will be presenting a talk, “Intro to Butterflying” on Wednesday, May 12th at 7:00 p.m.. In this presentation, he will describe how to start the journey into…
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