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Fall
2009 Newsletter 
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Festival of the Cranes: November
17-22, 2009, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Center, Socorro,
NM
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22nd annual Festival of the Cranes is going green this
year to highlight the conservation efforts of the Bosque
Del Apache Wildlife Refuge in 2009. Learn what the Bosque
del Apache Wildlife Refuge is doing to conserve energy
and reduce their carbon footprint. The Festival will feature:
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Photo and Art Workshops |
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Wildlife Lectures |
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Hikes and Guided Tours |
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Children’s Activities |
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Exhibits and Art Tent |
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Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Marsluff,
University of Washington, author of In the
Company of Crows and Ravens |
Festival participants will be invited to pick up their registration
materials at the Visitor’s Center in a reusable grocery
bag and learn about alternative energy use and recycling
efforts at the Refuge. This year six days of workshops and
hands on activities will focus on nature education from Sandhill
Crane behavior and Snow Goose ecology to wetland management
and aquatic insect biology. Participants can come away with
their own Field Guide to Duck Butts, techniques
for digital wildlife photography or ways to add colorful
and informative illustrations to their field journals. Special
refuge tours will be available for junior naturalists. For
further information visit Festival
of the Cranes or call 575-838-2120. (Flyer ) |
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Fall Flight Festival – A
Free Event for Families
Sunday, November 22nd, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM at
the Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge, located on SR 281.
The
free 4 mile wildlife drive will be open for the fourth and
final day this year. At 12:00 PM and
1:30 PM the Ruge family will present
the slide show “South
from Alaska”. Puddles the Blue Goose mascot will be available
for pictures before the first slide show. Children are invited
to make wildlife crafts including pine cone turkeys or complete
the self-guided Jr. Manager and Jr. Birder programs. Naturalists
using scopes will be pointing out migratory birds. The winning
entries from the New Mexico Junior Duck Stamp art contest
will be on display. The Friends of Las Vegas NWR will be
accepting memberships and displaying prizes for their fall
raffle. There will be a ribbon cutting, followed by refreshments
to mark the opening of the Melton Pond Observation Area.
Come out and enjoy your National Wildlife Refuge! |
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The 110th Christmas Bird
Count
Citizen Science in Action
Monday, December 14, 2009 to Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Everyone can participate! The count
takes place within “Count Circles,” which
focus on specific geographical areas. Each circle is led by
a Count Compiler. If you are a beginning birder, you will be
able to join a group that includes at least one experienced
birdwatcher. If your home is within the boundaries of a Count
Circle, you can stay home and report the birds that visit your
feeder or join a group of birdwatchers in the field. Please
contact your local New Mexico
Count Compiler to find out how you can join in the count
this year. |
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Bountiful Birds of Santa
Fe: Beginning Bird Series at Randall Davey Audubon
Center
November
19th & 21–Waterfowl, shorebirds, ducks & geese: Learn
how to identify these “dabblers and divers,” then
we’ll go looking for them on Saturday.Thursday
evening will be indoors (6:30-8:30 PM),
Saturday will be in the field (8:30 AM).
Cost: $15 (includes 19th & 21st) (Flyer ) |
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Wilderness Economics:
Creating Jobs from our Protected Lands
Saturday, December 5th, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Farm and Ranch
Heritage Museum, Las Cruces, New Mexico
 Come listen to national leaders discuss how their communities
create jobs, opportunities, and marketing, to take advantage
of their newrby protected lands. Invited Special Guests: Senators
Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall. Free. (Flyer ) |
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Santa Fe River Natural
History
December
12th – Reptiles
Encounter our reptilian friends with Ted Brown, noted herpetologist,
in the Randall Davey classroom. 9:00–11:00 AM at
the Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary. $5.00 adults,
$1.00 child, members free. |
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