Interested in Becoming a PEEC Board Member?
PEEC is accepting board member applications for terms starting in October 2024.
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PEEC is delighted to announce Bee City Los Alamos!
Los Alamos County is an official Bee City USA affiliate as of 2/16/2024. We hold monthly, public committee meetings and will be hosting educational events throughout the year to raise awareness about pollinators and how to help protect them.
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Butterflies: A Consuming Passion
I am looking forward to good butterflying in 2024. In this month’s blog we have two stories.
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New Mexico, Meet the Northern Azure
With winter receding in our rearview mirrors, it is past time to lay out some fun projects and goals for the 2024 season. If you’re scratching your head about what to do this year, consider Northern Azure and Julia Orangetip.
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New Mexico Butterfly Highlights for 2023
A lot of good butterfly stuff happened in 2023, thanks in large part to your efforts. Last month we celebrated Jeff Glassberg’s discovery of White-tufted Sootywing (Pholisora albicirrus), which is a new member of New Mexico’s butterfly fauna. Other naturalists generated two additional New Mexico state record butterflies in 2023. Observations for each were made public via iNaturalist and each provoked a substantial online conversation about the correct identity and the significance of the observation. Read on for details.
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PEEC’s 2024 Science Fair Awards
Read about PEEC’s 2024 science fair awards, with descriptions of the projects.
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Foxxy has Passed
It is with a heavy heart that PEEC announces the passing of Foxxy the Hognose Snake. Foxxy was a very old snake, and we
Trees are Cool and so are Our Teachers
How did I come to illustrating and journaling? When my daughter’s son was about 5, she had written a story for him. She asked me one day if I would illustrate it. “I can’t do that. I don’t have the skill!” was my reply. She had responded “Yes you can!” With great misgivings I did it! She was the one that pushed me to do what I believed was unthinkable. We all need someone like that!
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Art and Nancy Freed Leave a Quarter-Million-Dollar Legacy for PEEC
Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) supporters Art and Nancy Freed have left an amazing legacy for PEEC in the form of a $250,000 bequest.
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