Enjoy reading about our amazing Chihuahuan Desert. Sign up for a free subscription to our blog The red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) is a succulent plant of the Chihuahuan Desert. It is also called the hummingbird yucca because its flowers are very attractive to hummingbirds. A member of the Agave Family (century plants), it is actually not aContinue reading "Chihuahuan Desert Plants: Red Yucca"
How do you go carbon neutral?
By Rick LoBello, Board Member Enjoy reading about our amazing Chihuahuan Desert. Sign up for a free subscription to our blog. Like so many I often go on Google when searching the Internet. Goggle includes a link below the search box at the bottom of the page stating that they have been carbon neutral since 2007. CarbonContinue reading "How do you go carbon neutral?"
El Paso Zoo Mexican wolf conservation program to be featured at Chihuahuan Desert Conference
Mexican wolf pup born at the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens Natasha Bretz, Supervisor of the Chihuahuan Desert Area at the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens will be a featured guest speaker at the Chihuahuan Desert Conference, November 15-16. Natasha Bretz joined the US Fish and Wildlife Interagency Field Team in 2022 where she helped provide twoContinue reading "El Paso Zoo Mexican wolf conservation program to be featured at Chihuahuan Desert Conference"
Yes you saw a pink snake!
Western coachwhip snake By Rick LoBello, Board Member For many years when I wore my Ranger Rick hat working at Big Bend National Park some of my most memorable conversations at the Panther Junction Visitor Center were when people driving through the park would stop by and report seeing a large pink snake crossing theContinue reading "Yes you saw a pink snake!"
Advocate for Climate Change
by Robert D. Vines PE, C.P.M., Board Member Advocate Elect Legislators who are Pro-Earth. – El Paso is in good shape here, but our officials are in the minority in the state capital, and on a national level, Texas seems to have its head in the sand. Help Educate others – There are too many people whoContinue reading "Advocate for Climate Change"
It’s hard to kill a prickly pear
This is a prickly pear cactus that turns purple during the winter months. By Rick LoBello, Board Member Some of the plants that we have living here in the Chihuahuan Desert are much more resilient than most of us realize. When you think about the extreme periods of drought and temperatures that they have toContinue reading "It’s hard to kill a prickly pear"
Meet Olivia the opossum
Enjoy reading about our amazing Chihuahuan Desert. Sign up for a free subscription to our blog Olivia, the Virginia opossum, is one of 70 different wildlife species living behind the scenes at the Zoo as part of our Education Animal collection. Education animals are featured in up close and personal animal encounters where staff andContinue reading "Meet Olivia the opossum"
Largest wildlife refuge near El Paso responding to climate change
The Wetland Roost is a prime candidate for water-efficient restructuring. Snow Geese in flight and hundreds of Sandhill Cranes on the water at Wetlands Roost, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Phil, Wikimedia Creative Commons Upgrading an iconic wetland Each December morning, hundreds of spectators travel to witness the wonder of winter birdContinue reading "Largest wildlife refuge near El Paso responding to climate change"
Meet the Loggerhead Shrike, an honorary Chihuahuan Desert raptor
This is a picture of a Loggerhead Shrike, one of our resident birds. By Erin Strasser, International Biologist, Bird Conservancy of the Rockies With a hooked beak and predatory habits, the Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) has acquired some ferocious nicknames: The Butcher Bird or, in Spanish, El Verdugo (The Executioner). Although a songbird, they are uniqueContinue reading "Meet the Loggerhead Shrike, an honorary Chihuahuan Desert raptor"
Candace Printz to speak about the Green Hope Project on Zoom, August 30 at 6:30pm MT.
To register for this free program on Zoom complete the form below. The Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition is happy to announce a special presentation on Environmental Arts by Candace Printz on Wednesday, August 30 at at 6:30pm on Zoom. Candace Printz taught art at El Dorado High School for fifteen years and is now theContinue reading "Candace Printz to speak about the Green Hope Project on Zoom, August 30 at 6:30pm MT."