Pronghorn herd just east of El Paso City limits on Texas Highway 62. From Mountain Streams to Museum Streets: Reconnecting with Nature in Urban Life Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese flight at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico. by Rick LoBello I walked quietly along a mountain stream in the Chiricahua Mountains ofContinueContinue reading “The Extinction of Experience”
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Celebrate life in the desert
Families exploring the desert at Franklin Mountains State Park in El Paso. Top – Snow Geese at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near Socorro, New Mexico. by Rick LoBello The Chihuahuan Desert is great place to spend time away from the hustle and bustle of city life especially during the fall and winter monthsContinueContinue reading “Celebrate life in the desert”
Why join CDEC?
Did you know that there are salamanders living in the Chihuahuan Desert? This baby Sacramento Mountains salamander was found not far from the road to Sunspot in the Lincoln National Forest. by Rick LoBello, Board Chair and co-founder One of the questions we often get when talking to people about joining CDEC is what’s inContinueContinue reading “Why join CDEC?”
Restoration in the Chihuahuan Desert: Glorieta Sierra de Juárez Project
by Victoria Claudia Cervantes Montes The Sierra de Juárez collective is leading a project that grows stronger and more inspiring every day. In the southeastern area of the Sierra de Juárez lies a space that, after years of abandonment, has turned into a dumping ground. Yet, there are still signs that native flora and faunaContinueContinue reading “Restoration in the Chihuahuan Desert: Glorieta Sierra de Juárez Project”
Stamp Hunt Game at the Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta 2025
Kristy Flores and Dora Hernandez celebrating this year’s 21st Annual Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta. Dora is the City of El Paso Climate Manager and was the Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta Chair from 2020-2024. Kristy works for the Health Department and is the new Chair for this year. We hope to see everyone at our event on SaturdayContinueContinue reading “Stamp Hunt Game at the Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta 2025”
Meet the “Voices” at the Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta 2025
Voces de la Ciencia Juarense On September 27 starting at 10:30 am, we invite you to explore the differenteducational booths dedicated to the Chihuahuan Desert, science, and much more at the Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta at the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens. It will be a day full of knowledge, conservation, and community. But whoContinueContinue reading “Meet the “Voices” at the Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta 2025”
We are bringing back mini talks to the Fiesta
Former CDEC board member Sal Quintanilla was an outstanding volunteer who focused on education about the smaller creatures of the Chihuahuan Desert at the fiesta, Zoo events, school groups and all kinds of venues across the city including Fort Bliss and Rio Bosque Wetland Park. by Rick LoBelloFeature Photo – Luna, our female jaguar takingContinueContinue reading “We are bringing back mini talks to the Fiesta”
Make plans to attend the 21st Annual Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta
The 21st annual Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta is coming up at the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens on September 27th, from 10:30am to 3:00pm. Enjoy learning about our big backyard in the Chihuahuan Desert through zoo exhibits and discovery tables featuring local organizations and educators. Visitors can expect animal encounter presentations, educational booths and entertainment in theContinueContinue reading “Make plans to attend the 21st Annual Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta”
Looking forward to this year’s Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta
This was the mountain lion featured in the first full color with sound documentary ever made on Big Bend National Park. My good friend Dr. Barton Warnock helped me reach out to a doctor living in Fort Stockton who had a pet mountain lion. You can watch the film on YouTube. by Rick LoBello IContinueContinue reading “Looking forward to this year’s Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta”
Help establish a giant US Mexico protected area
A meeting to discuss ways to put this project back on the US Mexico conservation radar screen is planned in El Paso on October 7, 2025. Contact us to learn more. If you know anything about Texas conservation history, you know that back in the 1930s a group of people including members of Rotary International and governmentContinueContinue reading “Help establish a giant US Mexico protected area”