Activities

BIRD WALKS
Enjoy a natural high when you join naturalists for a bird walk Saturdays and Sundays;
8 a.m. May through Aug
8:30 a.m. Sept - Nov
9:00 a.m. Dec - Feb
8:30 a.m. Mar - Apr

NATURE WALKS

Or take an insightful nature tour of the bosque with a volunteer naturalist.

Saturday nature walks have been discontinued for the present.

Sunday nature walks

Jul - Sept at 10 a.m.

Oct - Jun at 1 p.m.

MOON WALKS

Under the light of the full moon, the bosque comes alive with a cast of characters not seen
during the day. Led by volunteer naturalists and Nature Center staff members, we'll listen
for owls, watch for coyotes, and be alert to movement in the brush during these quiet walks.
Be sure to reserve your place in advance and join others under the Meeting Tree at the trail

entrance by the parking lot.

Dates and Times:

Thur, Jul 17 @ 8 p.m.
Fri, Aug 15 @ 8 p.m.
Mon, Sep 15 @ 7:30 p.m.
Cost is free
Reservations required
Check start time when making your reservations

Pre-register by calling 344-7240
or sending an email to
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park

SUMMER WINGS
Saturday August 2, 2008
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Mariposaville Tour
Wildlife Rescue Rehabilitator Presentation
Dragonfly Talk and Tour
Survey of New Mexico Butterflies
Hummingbird Flutterings

TALKS AND TOURS

     This year, the Nature Center joins city, state, and federal agencies in celebrating a remarkable achievement: restoration of Cottonwoods, willows, and other bosque natives through the natural process of overbank flooding by the might Rio Grande.
    Ten years ago, a westside point bar, choked with Russian olives and other exotics, was scoured clean, lowered two feet, and contoured to allow seasonal flooding. The river cooperated, helping replant cottonwoods and create a biologically diverse ecosystem not seen elsewhere in the bosque.
    Dr. Cliff Crawford introduced audiences to the project in April. Talks and tours the site continue:
     Sunday, July 20, 9 a.m.-noon: Tour of the AOP site with restoration biologist Nancy Umbreit. To register, call the Open Space Division, 452-5222.
     Sunday, Sept. 7, 1 p.m.: Talk at the Open Space Visitor Center. Call 897-8831.
     Saturday, Dept. 20, 9 a.m.-noon: Tour of the AOP site. Call 344-7240 to register.

Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center
(505) 344-7240

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