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Saturday, February 20, 11 a.m. Meeting: Trees of Otero County
Come learn about the trees of Otero County, including types and historical tidbits about certain area trees. Presenter and location to be announced. Please contact Elva Osterreich (echoofthedesert gmail.com;…
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Saturday, January 23, 12 p.m. — Annual Meeting and Potluck
The Otero Chapter will host their annual meeting and potluck at the home of member LeAnne Roberts. LeAnne has spent the cooler months working diligently on her beautiful desert…
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Wednesday, March 10th, 7 p.m. Online Discussion: Favorite Books, Websites, and Places
Join the Las Cruces chapter for an open discussion with members and guests regarding favorite books, websites, and places for learning about New Mexico’s native plants, to include the…
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Friday, March 19th, 7 p.m. Online Meeting with James McGrath: “Management of New Mexico Rare Plants”
Botanist James McGrath will discuss the evolution of the New Mexico Rare Plant list into the New Mexico Rare Plant Conservation Strategy rare plant list. Numerous sensitive plant lists…
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Friday, February 19th, 7 p.m. Online Meeting: Keller Suberkropp on “Mycorrhizae”
Mycorrhiza literally means “fungus root.” A variety of fungi colonize plant roots to form mycorrhizae and, in natural environments, most plants are mycorrhizal. Suberkropp will introduce the major types of…
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Friday, January 15, 7 p.m. Online Presentation with Kelly Allred: “What in the World Was I Thinking? Or, the Making of ‘Flora Neomexicana'”
Flora Neomexicana, the definitive guide to the vascular plants of New Mexico by Kelly Allred and Eugene Jercinovic, with illustrations by Robert DeWitt Ivey, is now out in revised…
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 7 p.m. Online Meeting with Wes Brittenham: “Build It and They Will Come: Attracting Wildlife to the Garden”
Join Wes Brittenham, Farm and Landscape Manager at Los Poblanos Historic Inn and Organic Farm, as he describes how native plants can be utilized to create a functioning habitat…
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 7 p.m. Online Meeting with Richard Norwood: “Natural Heritage of New Mexico (NHNM) — An Overview”
Join NHNM’s Information Coordinator, Richard Norwood, in a meeting on Zoom! A Zoom link will be e-mailed to chapter members prior to the meeting. For more information or to register…
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Wednesday, January 6th, 7 p.m. Meeting: “An Introduction to the Moths of the Gila” with Ron Parry
Retired Rice University Biochemist Ron Parry, the “moth man,” has had a passion for natural history since childhood. Since his retirement, he has been studying moths. Most of the…
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Wednesday, February 10th, 7 p.m. Online Talk: Dr. Scott Ferrenberg on Plant Responses
Join Dr. Scott Ferrenberg as he presents Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sky: plant responses to drought, disturbance, and natural enemies across environmental gradients. Attend the Zoom meeting…
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