Bird of the Month: The Turkey Vulture
By Bob Walker As the end of summer approaches, our Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) will soon start to head south […]
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Featured Volunteer: Brian Wu
Brian Wu (16) traveled from TX to NM to volunteer (and visit family) this past summer. PEEC educators were thrilled
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Volunteer Feature: Young Volunteers Learn Big Lessons
This article was originally written for and featured in Tumbleweeds Newspaper for Santa Fe Families’s Fall 2018 publication. We are
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Jemez Mountain Herbarium Reaches Milestone
By Chick Keller In 2005 I was given several boxes of professionally mounted and labeled plants that were collected
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Bird of the Week – The Ash-throated Flycatcher
By Bob Walker When spring and summer arrive in Los Alamos County, we see a yearly influx of several species
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Featured Volunteers: Fraser and Cathy Goff
Fraser and Cathy Goff are PEEC volunteers that lead geologic tours through the Valles Caldera. The Valles is one of
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Bird of the Week — The Bald Eagle
By Bob Walker Yes, we do see Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in Los Alamos County! They are mostly seen in
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Featured Volunteer: Larry Deaven
Larry Deaven, a PEEC volunteer, has been growing penstemons for over 40 years. Fortunately for our community, he began gardening
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Bird of the Week — The Western Tanager
By Bob Walker Possibly the most colorful bird regularly seen in Los Alamos during spring migration is the Western Tanager
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