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Last-Minute Gift Idea: Tickets to Backcountry Film Festival in Los Alamos!
Still scrambling for the perfect stocking stuffer? Skip the socks and give the gift of adventure this holiday season! Tickets to the Backcountry Film Festival are now on sale, and they make an unforgettable present…

PEEC Honored as “Outstanding Attraction” at 2025 New Mexico Top HAT Awards
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), the nonprofit organization that operates the Los Alamos Nature Center, has been awarded “Outstanding Attraction” at the 2025 New Mexico Top HAT Awards Gala, hosted by the New Mexico…

Reviewing Your 2024 Butterfly Observations
© Steve Cary, November 20, 2025 Mike Toliver authored our featured story this month, see below. But first I want to mention a little about who was on-the-wing this past month or so. Many of…

Northern Lights at the Nature Center
We were so fortunate to witness the Northern Lights in Los Alamos, New Mexico the past two nights. Taken by Hari Viswanathan on Wednesday, November 12 at 7 PM with the PEEC Nature Youth Group…
