Environment

Edgewood celebrating N.M. wildlife

Submitted by Sara Montoya on Monday, June 10th, 8:54 am

New Mexico’s Wildlife West Nature Park, Edgewood’s wildlife preserve holds its Wildlife Festival on Saturday, June 15, 2013.

Wildlife West’s zoo is the home of Koshari, a 500 pound black bear. In addition to Koshari, the festival offers the opportunity for the community to learn about 24 other species of wildlife that are native to New Mexico, providing tours that are scheduled to start each hour.

The refuge has also created a place where people can see Mexican Wolves in their natural habitat. Albuquerque filmmaker and conservationist, Elke Duerr is expected to be a guest presenter, speaking about Mexican wolves in the wild.

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Get a glimpse of wildlife at night this summer

Submitted by Avicra Luckey on Thursday, June 6th, 2:35 pm

The Albuquerque BioPark, Botanic Garden, Zoo and Tingley Beach are hosting guided evening tours this summer. This is the perfect opportunity to get a glimpse at the animal and plant life during the evening.

At the zoo participants will able to observe the behavior of nocturnal animals they might not get to see that much of during the day. Twilight Tours at the Zoo meet Jun. 11 and Jul. 9 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Jul. 30 and Aug. 6 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost $15 for adults and $10 for children 3 to 12 and seniors older than 65.

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Tres Lagunas Fire Update

Submitted by Sara Montoya on Wednesday, June 5th, 9:18 am

More smoke is expected from the Tres Lagunas fire near Pecos in Northern New Mexico.

Officials say residents will see an increase in the next few days due to maintenance efforts. Firefighters plan to burn an area to clear unburned fuel, and the fire management team says that will increase smoke in the early afternoons and early evenings along the fire's east side.

“We are prepping by thinning out vegetation in the southeast corner, but we won’t light anything if winds are bad, or if moisture is too low,” said Dick Fleischman of the U.S. Forest Service.

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City needs volunteers to keep clean

Submitted by Avicra Luckey on Friday, May 3rd, 11:00 am

Members of the Rio Rancho community will join in keeping Rio Rancho clean this Saturday May, 4 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Volunteers will blanket the city and clean up vacant properties, parks, public lands and road gutters. All of the effort is in partnership with Keep America Beautiful Inc., the nation’s largest community improvement program.

Volunteers will receive compensation for their work in the form of a Thank You Party at the Cabezon Park, 2307 Cabezon Boulevard, at noon.

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So you want to be a bee keeper?

Submitted by Avicra Luckey on Wednesday, April 17th, 12:35 pm

Learn how to keep bees and enjoy honey fresh from your back yard with Albuquerque Open Space.

The backyard beekeeping classes will begin this Sunday, Apr. 21, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Albuquerque Open Space Visitor Center.

This week’s class will focus on basic bee biology and hive architecture. Students will also learn what exactly a beekeeper does and what to expect. By the end of the workshops students will have a better idea of how much time and equipment bee keeping requires.

Other workshop topics and dates are as follows:

· May 12: Spring Hive Maintenance

· June 30: Summer Hive Maintenance

· Sep. 8: Fall Hive Maintenance

· Oct. 6: Making Wax Products

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Homeowners get help preventing wildfires in Placitas

Submitted by Avicra Luckey on Monday, April 15th, 12:41 pm

In an effort to dampen fire risk, the New Mexico State Forestry Division is inviting Placitas residents to dump their unused yard waste for free.

Residents may bring their pruning and thinning waste to the Placitas Community Library for disposal from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Apr. 27.

The Forestry Division is encouraging home and property owners to prune all dry vegetation at least 200 feet around their homes.

For more information, please call Vicki Gottlieb at 505-402-8022 or Jon Couch at 505-867-2450.

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Becoming a steward

Submitted by Avicra Luckey on Monday, April 1st, 10:48 am

Save-the-date for an opportunity to Keep Rio Rancho Beautiful and become a tree steward.

The city of Rio Rancho will train up to 25 residents in a one-day workshop, Sat. Apr. 27, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at UNM West, 2600 College Boulevard.

Volunteers will participate in a morning classroom session followed by an afternoon session outdoors with forestry experts.

Once participants complete the training they are certified as a tree stewards. They will receive on-going training in arboriculture in teams of two or more.

The deadline for mandatory pre-registration is April 19 and can be done by calling 896-8389.

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