A Tale of Two Buckeyes
Dear New Mexico Butterfly Admirers, Last year’s Los Alamos Butterfly Count produced a big surprise: a ‘Dark’ Tropical Buckeye, which […]
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Nature News
There’s always something happening outdoors on the Pajarito Plateau!
All About Baby Birds
By Zoë Moffett, Bird Banding Intern, Bandelier National Monument Introducing Zoë Moffett, Bird Banding Intern at Bandelier National Monument! Zoë
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Brambles’ Affinity for Fire
June 1, 2020 Dear New Mexico Butterfly Fans, Long-time botanist friend of mine, Chick Keller, recently photographed a butterfly, emailed
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Why I Participate In Citizen Science
By Craig Martin I always wanted to use my biology degree to participate in scientific research, but I got sidetracked
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Gimme a Simius
Dear New Mexico Butterfly aficionados, fans, students, adherents, gardeners, photographers, wranglers, busters, etc., Perhaps it’s how I am dealing with
Amphibians in a Dry Climate: The Canyon Treefrog
By Jennifer Macke How does an amphibian survive in a dry climate like New Mexico’s? It’s a good question! To
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A Snake’s Story
By Garth Tietjen Making an Entrance As the spring Sun rises in the East, it beats down on an eastern-facing
Lizard Tales
By Anthony Sena, Emeritus Professor, Northern New Mexico College I have noticed quite a few fence lizards, Sceloporus undulatus, in
Our Local Salamander
By Chuck Hathcock, Wildlife Biologist at LANL The Jemez Mountains are home to one of the nation’s most unique salamanders.
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