Call for Abstracts for Oral Presentations and Posters at the 2023 Chihuahuan Desert Conference

The Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park. Photo by Gary Nored, Wikimedia Creative Commons The Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition and the El Paso Zoo and Botanical Gardens are teaming up to host a third Chihuahuan Desert Conference in El Paso on November 15-17, 2023. To learn more about the meeting visit the conference website at http://chihuahuandesertconference.org.  …

The long-tailed weasel: El Paso’s rarely seen fearless predator of the night

By Rick LoBello, Board Member The long-tailed weasel is one of the rarest predators living here in the Chihuahuan Desert. As a result of their nocturnal lifestyle very few people have ever seen one, but they are out there hunting for rodents and other small prey including shrews, ground squirrels, pocket gophers, woodrats, cotton rats, …

Will President Biden designate Castner Range National Monument?

Show your support for a Castner Range National Monument – take action now After nearly two decades of continual effort to protect the Castner Range over the past 8 years conservation advocates in El Paso have focused their energies on helping to designate the Castner Range in Northeast El Paso as a National Monument. As part of the Biden-Harris …

Dark Skies Initiative presentation on Zoom planned for February 22nd at 6:30pm Mountain Time

Stephen Hummel is the Dark Skies Initiative Coordinator for the University of Texas' McDonald Observatory, and chair of the Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, the largest certified dark sky place in the world. As part of the Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition February meeting Stephen will present a free program on February 22 at …

El Paso Zoo Mexican wolf conservation program to be featured on Zoom, Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30pm MT

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 the featured guest speaker at the Annual Meeting of the Chihuahuan Desert Education Coalition meeting on Zoom at 6:30 MT, Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Natasha Bretz joined the …