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Each year the Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center hosts multiple events and festivals. Our events are fun and family-friendly. Beyond the regular day-use fee, there is no cost for the festival.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Nature in Winter – January<\/h3>

Nature in Winter takes place each January each year.\u00a0 The first part of the year is a great time to appreciate the changes that allow our plants, trees, and animals to survive the winter months. Festival activities take place both indoors and outside. Nature Center volunteers<\/a><\/strong> lead bird walks and nature walks. Wildlife Rescue<\/a><\/strong> volunteers display rescued birds (typically raptors and owls). In the Observation Room, Bird Alliance of Bird Alliance of Central New Mexico<\/a><\/strong> bird experts help with bird identification, and set up scopes for close-up looks at birds on or near the pond. Nature Center volunteers conduct kids\u2019 activities in the Discovery Room. And in the Education Building guest experts give talks\/presentations on a variety of stimulating nature-related topics. Please join us for some winter fun while learning more about nature during our colder months.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Spring Garden Festival – May<\/h3>

Spring Garden Festival is a two-day celebration of nature in Spring that takes place on Saturday and Sunday of Mother\u2019s Day weekend (usually the second weekend of May). Herbs, vegetables, wildflowers, and native plants are offered for sale, along with arts and crafts. Visitors are entertained each day by local bands that volunteer their talents for this event. Educational speakers address topics pertaining to local plants and wildlife. Each day of the festival also includes guided bird walks, guided nature walks, crafts for kids, nonprofit booths, bird identification with the Bird Alliance of Central New Mexico<\/a><\/strong>, live birds from Wildlife Rescue, a biofacts table, and refreshments.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Autumn Wings – September<\/h3>

Autumn Wings is an annual festival that highlights the birds, bats, dragonflies, damselflies and other winged creatures found at the Rio Grande Nature Center. The festival also showcases Citizen Science activities by hosting the BioBlitz event in which participants look for and list as many species as possible of birds, mammals, insects, and plants. Now held in September each year, the festival sponsors a variety of speakers, guided bird walks and guided nature walks that are open to visitors of all ages.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each year the Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center hosts multiple events and festivals. Our events are fun and family-friendly. Beyond the regular day-use fee, there is no cost for the festival.\u00a0\u00a0 Nature in Winter – January Nature in Winter takes place each January each year.\u00a0 The first part of the year is a great time to appreciate the changes that allow our plants, trees, and animals to survive the winter months. Festival activities take place both indoors and outside. Nature Center volunteers lead bird walks and nature walks. Wildlife Rescue volunteers display rescued birds (typically raptors and owls). In the Observation Room, Bird Alliance of Bird Alliance of Central New Mexico bird experts help with bird identification, and set up scopes for close-up looks at birds on or near the pond. Nature Center volunteers conduct kids\u2019 activities in the Discovery Room. And in the Education Building guest experts give talks\/presentations on a variety of stimulating nature-related topics. Please join us for some winter fun while learning more about nature during our colder months. Spring Garden Festival – May Spring Garden Festival is a two-day celebration of nature in Spring that takes place on Saturday and Sunday of Mother\u2019s Day weekend (usually the second weekend of May). Herbs, vegetables, wildflowers, and native plants are offered for sale, along with arts and crafts. Visitors are entertained each day by local bands that volunteer their talents for this event. Educational speakers address topics pertaining to local plants and wildlife. Each day of the festival also includes guided bird walks, guided nature walks, crafts for kids, nonprofit booths, bird identification with the Bird Alliance of Central New Mexico, live birds from Wildlife Rescue, a biofacts table, and refreshments.\u00a0 Autumn Wings – September Autumn Wings is an annual festival that highlights the birds, bats, dragonflies, damselflies and other winged creatures found at the Rio Grande Nature Center. The festival also showcases Citizen Science activities by hosting the BioBlitz event in which participants look for and list as many species as possible of birds, mammals, insects, and plants. Now held in September each year, the festival sponsors a variety of speakers, guided bird walks and guided nature walks that are open to visitors of all ages.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-379","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nAnnual Festivals - Friends of the Rio Grande Nature Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Rio Grande Nature Center hosts community festivals throughout the year. 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