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by Rick LoBello, Board of Directors Chair Over the past few years, the Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition has expanded its outreach into Mexico. Many are unaware of how most of the Chihuahuan Desert is in Mexico with only about 10% located in West Texas, Southern New Mexico and a small corner of Arizona. Yamel and …
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Volunteers at a map folding party at the Zoo. Earlier this year we put together a small PDF Calendar you can download here with the dates of upcoming CDEC meetings and events. If you would like to help with a new calendar for 2026 contact us to learn more. Currently we are meeting in person …
Couch's spadefoot toad burrowing into the sand. by Rick LoBello I am so happy to see the return of the monsoon rains to El Paso and hope that the rain continues because everyone living in the Chihuahuan Desert knows how much we need rain. Three nights ago, my neighborhood received an inch or more and …
Claret-cup cactus in the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park. Feature photo above; lechuguilla in bloom at Franklin Mountains State Park, El Paso, Texas. Both photos by Rick LoBello. Be sure to tell your friends about this free blog. To subscribe simply enter your email address here. What kinds of flowers are you seeing? by …
Espanol Join the 2025 Pollinator BioBlitz in Ciudad JuárezWhat is a BioBlitz?It’s a citizen science effort aimed at documenting as many pollinator species as possible. How does it work?To achieve this, members of the CDEC will be participating in and organizing a new event in honor of Pollinator Week. The group Voces de la Ciencia Juarense has launched …
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Pollinator Week is an annual celebration in support of pollinator health to raise awareness for pollinators and spread the word about what we can do to protect them. Pollinators are the vital agents that move pollen from one flower to another, enabling plants to reproduce and produce fruits and seeds. They are essential because they underpin …
by Rick LoBello Show your support for Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition conservation education by subscribing to this blog Pronghorn populations in West Texas, specifically the Trans-Pecos region, have experienced declines in recent decades, but restoration efforts are showing positive results. While drought, habitat loss, and fences continue to pose challenges, conservation programs involving translocation …
Bullsnake by Andrew Dubois, Wikimedia Creative Commons by Rick LoBello Happy Thursday everyone. I am getting excited about an event on July 26 that I am planning at the El Paso Zoo called Reptilia: Celebration of Snakes. If you want to be involved, please contact me here at the Zoo.I just posted a blog and …
Volunteers on May 24 helped to clean up the West Side Open Reserve by Rick LoBello From the Rio Grande to the highest mountain peaks, the Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition is the only organization anywhere focused on education and conservation of the entire Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion in the Southwest United States and northern Mexico. We …