Print Edition 4-25-2013
Bosque del Apache NWR
Identifying ducks by their tail feathers at Bosque
A Birdwatcher’s Guide to Duck Butts will be presented at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Saturday, Feb. 25.
A Safer Place for People and Birds
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge has instituted changes to make the refuge a safer place to visit for people and for the migratory waterfowl that need a place to rest and refuel during their continent-spanning journeys.
Oryx Removal By Bosque del Apache NWR
Previously at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge oryx were managed by allowing access to hunters with an off-range oryx tag on the east side of the refuge during deer season. This control method has been found ineffective as oryx continue to spread across the refuge and was therefore discontinued. The Refuge will now control oryx through managed public depredation hunts in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
A Scavenger Hunt In The Night Sky
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center is hosting “A Scavenger Hunt in the Night Sky,” with Amy Estelle, Saturday, Sept. 17, beginning at 7 p.m.
Close Up Look At Insects At Bosque del Apache NWR
A workshop called Little Things that Rule the World, led by Gary Froelich will be held Saturday, Aug. 27, 7:30 a.m. at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center.
Hummingbirds Are Back at Bosque Del Apache
July is the peak of the summer hummingbird season, and hummingbird expert Bill Talbot will be on hand Saturday, July 30, at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge to help identify and answer questions about the species that visit feeders and flowering plants in New Mexico.
Descendants of 400-million-old Species at Bosque Workshop
By John Bertrand
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge may not be Jurassic Park, but adults and youths who join a by-reservation-only classroom and field outing at Bosque this Sat., June 4, will confront up-close-and-personal some living descendants of life forms that have been around for 400 million years. Naturalist Gary Froehlich will lead the workshop, titled Common Herps of the Bosque del Apache, beginning in the visitor center at 7:30 a.m. Families are welcome.
