Featured Volunteers: Ana and Olie Saenz
This past year PEEC piloted a new youth minor–mentor volunteer program. Ana (8) and Olie (5) were paired with some […]
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PEEC’s 2018 Science Fair Award Recipients
By Terry Beery, Bob Dryja, and Jennifer Macke The 2018 Los Alamos County science fair was held on January 20th.
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Bird of the Week – The Red-breasted Nuthatch
By Bob Walker The least often seen of our nuthatches, the Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) has orange-red underparts, is generally
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Bird of the Week – The Pygmy Nuthatch
By Bob Walker Let’s revisit an old but tiny friend. The Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) is one of the smallest
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Featured Volunteer: Patrick Rowe
Volunteer, Patrick Rowe is the Vice President for Field Trips for the Los Alamos Geological Society and is a Project
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Bird of the Week – The Evening Grosbeak
By Bob Walker Evening Grosbeaks (Coccothraustes vespertinus) are large finches that visit Los Alamos unpredictably. Whenever a species of bird
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Bird of the Week – The Acorn Woodpecker
By Bob Walker One of our most reliable visitors to the Los Alamos Nature Center is the Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes
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Featured Volunteers: Malia and Mykayla Hanawalt
Sisters, Malia (left) and Mykayla Hanawalt (right) volunteer at the nature center on a regular basis. Although their interests are
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Bird of the Week – Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
by Bob Walker The most common jay of the piñon-juniper zone, the Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma woodhouseii) is more likely to
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