Membership meetings and programs are held each month, September—April, at the Village at Northrise, Hallmark Building, 2882 N. Roadrunner Pkway. Meetings begin at 7:00 PM. Programs begin immediately following the business meeting and announcements.
Programs:
Rio Bosque at 10 Years. March 21. Ten years ago, a project to create a shallow-water emergent wetland launched a long-term ecological restoration effort at Rio Bosque Wetlands Park in El Paso. The landscape at this 372-acre park has seen dramatic changes since then. But there is still no emergent wetland. UTEP’s John Sproul, the park manager, will join us and give us an update on Rio Bosque, its changing landscape, its birds and its ongoing challenges.
Sage Sparrow Study. April 18. Historically, vast desert grasslands covered much of the Chihuahuan Desert. Over the past couple of centuries, shrublands dominated by plants such as creosote and mesquite have replaced many of the grasslands. NMSU graduate student Cara Joos will share with us the results of her masters research, which focused on the question “Are shrub encroached grasslands sub-optimal habitat for wintering sage sparrows (Amphispiza belli)?”
For more info on programs, call 521-8087.
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Webmaster: Rob Davis
For more information, contact
mvas@cybermesa.com
Page last updated on Tuesday, March 6, 2007
URL: http://www.cybermesa.com/~mvas