2010 Field Trips and Workshops
April 7 (Wednesday), 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Topic: "Living with the Insects of Northern New Mexico Gardens"
Location: YART
Presenter: Dr. Carol Sutherland, Extension Entomologist, NMSU, & State Entomologist, NM Dept. of Agriculture
May 29 (Saturday), 8:30 a.m. FIELD TRIP
Topic: “Notable Tree Tour ” - a walking tour with Arborist Paul Bryan Jones
Presenter: Paul Bryan Jones, Arborist
Location: Gazebo in Taos Plaza
June 3 (Thursday), 10:30 a.m.
"Tour of Santa Fe Greenhouses" with David Salman
We will carpool from Taos. Meet in front parking lot of Comfort Suites, next to Sagebrush, at 8:45 am.
June 12 (Saturday)
Topic: "Talk and Walk through a Cactus Garden"
Location: Hondo Mesa
Presenter: Dr. John Ubelaker, SMU
Meet at city parking lot on Kit Carson Road at 8:30 for carpooling to Dr. Ubelaker's house on Hondo Mesa. He has a wonderful collection of native cacti and can tell us everything we wanted to know about cacti but were afraid to ask.
June 26 (Saturday), Morning and/or Afternoon
Topic:
Permaculture 102:
9 a.m.: Visit the Demonstration Farm of Scott & Arina Pittman in the village of Jacona, south of Espanola.
Cost: $10/person (bring a bag lunch, drinks will be provided)
1 p.m.: Visit to Mary Zemach's urban permaculture garden in Los Alamos.
This will be a 1.5 hour tour.
Sign up with Jan Martenson, 331jrm.78@gmail.com or 751-0511
September 9 (Thursday), 10:00 a.m.
Tour of Elspeth Bobbs' gardens off Alameda Street in Santa Fe
(There is no charge, but donations to a charitable cause in honor of Mrs. Bobbs will be accepted)
We will carpool from Taos - meet in front parking lot of Comfort Suites (next to the Sagebrush Inn), at 8:15 am.
Space is limited.
Sign up with Jan Martenson, 751-0511 or 331jrm.78@gmail.com
The following Field Trips/Workshops are under consideration. (Please check back later for exact dates, times, and other pertinent information)
Tour: NMSU Sustainable Agriculture Science center at Alcalde, followed by lunch at Ice's Tea Room (August?)