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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?)

 

 

 

 

updated 06/15/2010