Nature Notes is the quarterly newsletter published by PEEC and distributed to members and donors. It covers topics more in-depth than the weekly PEEC This Week email newsletter. Nature Notes covers such topics as local plants and wildlife, ecological issues, environmentally-friendly practices, nature recreation, and more. To receive your copy of the Nature Notes newsletter in the mail each quarter, become a member of PEEC today!
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Earlier editions of Nature Notes are available from the Nature Notes Archives page.
2025 Nature Notes
- No. 2
7 MB
- Growing Together: The Early History of PEEC
- Generations of PEEC
- Bird Strikes
- Earth Day Festival
- PEEC Moments Over the Last 25 Years
- A Brief History of Los Luceros Historic Site
- View our programs calendar for April – June here!
- No. 1 4 MB
- PEEC Nature Youth Group Members Earn Top Honors at Prestigious International AI Conference
- Please Support the Revision of New Mexico’s Night Sky Protection Act
- The Effects Your Pets Have on Wildife
- Watch for Wildlife on the Roadways During the Winter Months
- Book Review: The Book of Hope
- Kinnikinnik Park Update
- Geez, Finding Time.
- View our programs calendar for January – March here!
7 MB 2024 Nature Notes
- No. 4 147 MB
- Fall Garden Management for Pollinators
- Book Review: The Age of Deer
- Why Pesticides Are Such A Bad Idea
- Of A Feather
- View our programs calendar for Oct – Dec here!
- No. 3 4 MB
- Empowering Education and Preserving Heritage
- Are Ants Really Crazy?
- Water-Energy Nexus at LAC DPU
- Getting Started with iNaturalist
- The Believer
- Lessons from Mother Nature’s Garden
- View our programs calendar for July – Sept here!
- No. 2 4 MB
- A Promising Future for Pollinators
- Road to Recovery (R2R) Emerges as Leader in Developing Recovery Strategies for North America’s Avifauna
- Who is PEEC Nature Youth Group?
- Piedra Lumbre. Flint.
- Living With Wildlife
- Tree Squirrels of New Mexico
- View our programs calendar for April – June here!
- No. 1 2,148 KB
- Celebrating the Night
- Which Winter Bird Are You?
- Book Review: An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the
Hidden Realms around Us - Winter Night on the Pajarito Plateau
- Languorous, You Say
- Meet Our New Staff/Board
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2023 Nature Notes
- No. 4 4 MB
- Aspen Elementary School Habitat
- Frenzy in the Fall
- Second CHW Sign in Los Alamos
- Book Review: The Next Great Migration: The Beauty and Terror of Life on the Move
- Fantasia and the Boil of Bounding Winds
- Spread the Joy of Nature
- View our programs calendar for October – December here!
- No. 3 6 MB
- Climate Change and Fire Ecology
- How to Help the Blue Crow
- Look and Learn at PEEC’s Gardens
- The Mourning Cloak, Metamorphosis, and The Magic of Nature
- Bear Fest 2023
- Legacy of a Lifetime
- View our programs calendar for July – September here!
- No. 2 4 MB
- Preserving Dark Skies for Los Alamos
- Book Review: Conversations with Birds
- “Water Water Everywhere…”
- How Mountain Lions Feed the Forest
- Cute Chipmunks Cheer Me Up!
- Earth Day Festival 2023
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- No. 1 3 MB
- 123rd Annual Christmas Bird Count
- Building Beautiful Wildlife Habitats in Los Alamos
- Apex Predator!
- The Hushed Colors of Autumn
- View our programs calendar for January – March here!
2022 Nature Notes
- No. 4 3 MB
- The Monarch Butterfly Is Endangered, But Not Federally Listed
- The Big Chill
- Book Review: Colors of Nature
- James Webb Space Telescope
- No. 3 2.8 MB
- The Las Conchas Fire in the Jemez
- Wildland Mitigation Measures
- Finding My Way
- Climate Change: Up Close and Personal
- Recent Acquisitions at the Nature Center
- View our programs calendar for July – September here!
- No. 2 1.1 MB
- Farewell, My Friends
- The Rustle of Spring
- No More Peat?
- Book Review: Planet
- New Passport Arrives
- Earth Day 2022
- Let’s Journal
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- No. 1 1100 KB
- Thank You for Giving the Gift of Nature
- The Elegant Elk
- Introducing PEEC’s Land Acknowledgment
- Winter Sports Feature: Cross Country Skiing
- Discovering the Meaning of Nature
- Los Alamos Citizen Task Force Working on Climate Change
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2021 Nature Notes
- No. 4 790 KB
- Celebrating Our Community This Fall
- The Best Day at the Nature Center
- Finding a Place to Perch
- Observing Animal Patterns on the Pajarito Plateau
- Book Review: Ring of Bright Water
- What Do Butterflies Do in the Cold?
- View our programs calendar for October – December here!
- No. 3 1100 KB
- Making Connections Through a Kids’ Animal Guide
- The True Heart of PEEC
- Three Ways to Protect Our Black Bear Neighbors
- Discover-ability: Accessibility & Nature
- What’s In a Name?
- No Bummer: Summer with Hummers!
- No. 2 1200 KB
- Taking Healthy Risks
- Get Ready to Start Composting!
- Naturalist Kits Keep Northern New Mexico Families in Tune with Nature
- The Great Awakening
- Get to Know the Canyon Tree Frogs
- No. 1 2000 KB
- Thank You for Being a Nature Fan!
- Down the Rabbit Hole!
- TayTay the Tarantula
- Introducing the Young Adult Advisory Group
- Twenty Views to Enjoy in 2021
More: See the Nature Notes Archives page.