No Blues for Ellis’ Blue
© Steven J. Cary, December 23, 2024 In my last post of 2024, I’m putting back out to you my […]
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Pajarito Environmental Education Center
PEEC Seeking Volunteers for Penstemon Garden Clean-Up
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is inviting community members to join a quick Penstemon Garden Clean-up event on Saturday,
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Discoverability and Accessibility of Bayo Canyon Loop
Learn about the accessibility and other features of the South and North Branch of the Bayo Canyon Loop.
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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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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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The Magic of Merlin Sound ID
Enter technology in the form of a free app…Merlin ID. The purpose is to help answer the question “What’s that bird?” through visual sightings(2014, photos you take (2017), and now audio sounds (2021). Designed by the folks at the Cornell Institute of Ornithology, along with some help from Caltech, its accuracy continues to improve through observational data input from over 5000 users using artificial intelligence to refine the entries.
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