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September is chock full of fun activities for the whole family!

 

Dear BernCo Open Space Supporters,

 

This September is chock full of festive event for the whole family. We have something going on every weekend—don’t miss out but come out and join the fun!

 

Family Fun Days, Back to Sundays

Every Sunday from 12-5 p.m. at Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande Blvd. NW)

Each month will focus on a different theme and each week will feature new activities for families that include an experiment for older explorers and a craft that will challenge your mind and your hands. Come answer a challenge question to receive a prize! Bring your friends and join a game, or come each week and build your own nature experiences.

 

September’s theme is Furry Friends. Seen any snuggly mammals moving around the Bosque? Learn all about the animals of the Middle Rio Grande by telling stories with puppets, building habitat models and searching for clues. For questions about this program, call 314-0420. Click on the link for the Flyer.

 

Backyard Farming Series: Garden Journaling

Sept. 10, 9 a.m. – noon at the Gutierrez-Hubbell House (6029 Isleta Blvd. SW)

This workshop will present observation skills, mapping, and reading catalogs.

Click on the following links for the Flyer and for Registration. Call 314-0398 if you need assistance with registering for this event.

 

East Mountain Interpretive Walk

September 10 from 3-4 p.m. Sabino Canyon Open Space (34 Forest Rd. 252, Tijeras NM)

Join master naturalists on a walking tour and learn about the plants and animals that inhabit the sites. During this walking tour, you will also learn how to participate in an engaging citizen science project by observing the natural world with a keen eye and then posting your observations on iNaturalist.org.

Click on the following link for Registration. Call 314-0398 if you need assistance with registering for this event.

 

Master Naturalist Arboretum Tour

Sunday, Sept. 11, 1-2:30 p.m.  at Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande Blvd. NW)

Join Master Naturalists on a walk in the North Star Arboretum to learn about the history of the area, identify ornamental and native plants and discuss management efforts underway to further develop the landscape.

Click on the following links for the Flyer and for Registration. Call 314-0398 if you need assistance with registering for this event.

 

Chile y Chocolate

September 16, at the Gutierrez-Hubbell House (6029 Isleta Blvd. NW)

Discover the history and art behind two New Mexico staples, chile and chocolate. Explore various chile and chocolate vendor booths, buy dinner for local food trucks and enjoy musical performances.

Click on the following links for the Flyer. No need to register.

 

Naturalist Series: A Parasitological Journey

September 17, 5-6:30 p.m. at Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande Blvd. NW)

Presenter - Dr. Stephen Greiman, Divisions of Mammals and Parasites, MSB

Follow the travels of a parasitologist through expeditions from Vietnam to Mongolia to the Pecos River of New Mexico. Learn about biodiversity collections of vertebrates and their associated parasites, and their impact on a worldwide scale.

Click on the following links for the Flyer and for Registration. Call 314-0398 if you need assistance with registering for this event.

 

Spring Comes Alive: Animals of the Night

Saturday, Sept. 17, 7:30-9 p.m. Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande Blvd. NW)

Evening sights and sounds are abounding in the Bosque! Join Cottonwood Gulch Staff in an exploration of the senses beyond sight. Smell like a dog, hear like an owl and learn more about your own adaptations.

Click on the following links for the Flyer and for Registration. Call 314-0398 if you need assistance with registering for this event.

 

Sandia Mountain Bear Fair

September 18, 1-4 p.m. at Anasazi Fields Winery (26 Camino de los Pueblitos, Placitas NM)

Join the Sandia Mountain Bear Collaborative for this festive event in celebration of our state mammal, featuring music by Paul Thompson. The celebration will be held at Anasazi Fields Winery who locally crafts unique and adventurous wines of New Mexico. The event will start with panel discussion on living among bears and bear behavior with local experts at 1 p.m.  Afterwards, enjoy live music, kid’s activities and information booths on wildlife at this family-friendly Bear Fair.

Click on the following links for the Flyer. No need to register for this event.

 

Villages of the Rio Grande: Isleta Pueblo since time immemorial to the 21st century

September 24, 10:30 a.m. at the Gutierrez-Hubbell House

Presented by Richard Garcia

Learn about the fascinating story of Isleta Pueblo and stay for traditional dances performed by dancers Laguna Pueblo and enjoy food from local food trucks.

 

Richard Garcia will present the blending of pueblo and non-pueblo tribes from early contact with Europeans through the present day, and the resulting influences on Isleta cultural identity and traditional values. Special focus will be on the 19th century Laguna migration.

Click on the following links for the Flyer and for Registration. Call 314-0398 if you need assistance with registering for this event.

 

Curiosities of New Mexico

September 27 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande Blvd. NW)

New Mexico State Archives presents a panel of presentations that will cover fascinating yet less known nuances and of the state’s history. Enjoy evening panel discussions learning about the following topics:

·         Intergenerational Trauma and Mixed Emotion in Diné Memories of the Crownpoint Boarding School during the 1960s

Presented by Farina King, Eastman Fellow, Dartmouth University

·         Lonesome Dave and the Tiger of the North

Presented by Rob Martinez, Assistant State Historian, Office of the New Mexico State Historian

·         A Ghetto in the Wilds: Hippies, Public Health and the Food Stamp Controversy in 1960s New Mexico

Presented by Scott Crago, PhD., Senior Archivist, State Archives of New Mexico

·         Wide-Eyed and Radical: The Red Power Movement’s New Mexico Origins

Presented by Bradley Shreve, Managing Editor Tribal College Journal

Click on the following links for the Flyer and for Registration. Call 314-0398 if you need assistance with registering for this event.

 

New Mexico Traditional Arts Demonstration

September 30 from 6-9 p.m. at Bachechi Open Space (9521 Rio Grande Blvd. NW)

Bernalillo County Open Space in partnership with the New Mexico Office of Archaeological Studies and Indigenous Life Ways is featuring guest artists who will demonstrate their crafts. You can try your hand at some of these arts like flint knapping and yucca sandal making. Music, campfire, stories, hot chocolate and arts and crafts will all be part of this magical night. This is a great event to bring visitors who want to experience the rich culture of New Mexico.

Click on the following links for the Flyer. No need to register.  

 

 

Contact Colleen McRoberts at 505-314-0398 or calangan@bernco.gov for questions about these event, school fieldtrips, presentations, volunteer opportunities or the Open Space properties.