Bird of the Week – The Turkey Vulture
by Bob Walker Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) are summertime visitors we regularly see soaring in the skies above Los Alamos […]
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Bird of the Week – Downy Woodpecker
by Bob Walker The Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) is one of the most common and abundant of the North American
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Wildflower of the Week by Chick Keller
Summer is in full swing, and nature has many ways of telling us. The floppy-petalled, cut-leaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) is
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Featured Volunteer: Terry Beery
Recognizing Terry Beery, A PEEC Volunteer By Christa Tyson, PEEC Volunteer Coordinator Terry and her husband moved to Los Alamos
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Bird of the Week – The Zone-tailed Hawk
Photo caption: This Zone-tailed Hawk is a Turkey Vulture look-alike, from a distance. by Bob Walker From mid-March through mid-October
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Featured Volunteer: Kevin Parkinson
Recognizing Kevin Parkinson, A PEEC Volunteer By Christa Tyson, PEEC Volunteer Coordinator Kevin is a Los Alamos high school student
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Wildflower of the Week by Chick Keller
This week one of those little yellow flowers is blooming in the canyons and meadows near townsite. It is New
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Wildflower of the Week by Chick Keller
This week’s flower is covering a tree—chokecherry (Prunus virginiana). As you can see from the photos, the plant’s strategy to get
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Nature Playtimes Garden
Our Nature Playtimes program, designed for toddlers, preschoolers, and their caregivers, has a new way to connect with nature this
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