There’s always something happening outdoors on the Pajarito Plateau!
Butterflies are out and about as spring has arrived in New Mexico, and Steve Cary and his fellow butterfly watchers have recently discovered amazing characteristics and habits of some of these winged creatures, including Mourning Cloaks and Duskywings.
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Join Terry Foxx as she rates the accessibility of the Kwage Mesa utility road. This is one of the best trails she has explored and gives a sense of being out of the hustle and bustle.
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Join Sue Watts on a sensory adventure with your nature journal. Smell the pine and creosote bush, touch the bark and grass, and taste the fresh herbs from the garden.
Terry Foxx explores the Alamo Boundary Trail and describes the accessibility of this trail among the beautiful young aspens.
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Views along the Canyon Rim Trail are spectacular. A new underpass and surface repaving have made this trail more accessible to all outdoor adventurers.
Steven J. Cary takes us on a scientific journey of the analysis of the eye coloring and wing markings of two varieties of the metalmark butterfly; Apodemia mejicanus (Sonoran or Mexican Metalmark) and Apodemia duryi (Dury’s Metalmark).
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The dark skies we enjoy here are a benefit to tourism as well as to the well-being of wildlife, human health and calming the soul. Currently, there is an opportunity in Los Alamos to take action that will help to preserve and improve our dark skies.
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One day, we found ourselves standing in the Inyo Mountains on the border of Nevada and California. It was a magical view. Our hair blew fiercely in the wind, and around us stood old, bent and gnarled trees, known as krummholz.
March, Comes in Like a Lion and Goes Out Like a Lamb Read More »
Focusing on identifying the characteristics of sounds in nature.
Now Hear This: A Symphony of Sound! Read More »
