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Barite from Hatch, NM

Barite from Hatch, NM

Peridot bomb, Kilbourne Hole

Peridot bomb, Kilbourne Hole

Fluorite from Bishop’s Cap

Fluorite from Bishop’s Cap

There haven’t been too many posts recently. That’s because we’ve been working on the calendar of events for our fall program. Very soon we will have a field guide printed and out for distribution. It will have a different format and we hope that you like it.

Here’s the line-up for our fall events. (Of course, we usually add a few more as the fall season progresses.)

Saturday, September 5, 8:00 AM              Explore the River Walk from Country Club Rd. to Artcraft

Sunday, September 6, 9 AM                      Tour of Trost Architectural Treasures in Downtown El Paso

Saturday, September 12, 9:00 AM           Visit the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park in the Doña Anas

Saturday, September 12, 7:30 AM           Check Out the July ’44 B-24 Plane Crash Site

Sunday, September 13, 9:00 AM              Visit the Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at UTEP

Sunday, September 13, 7:30 AM              Go to the March ’44 B-24 Plane Crash Site

Thursday, September 17, 9:00 AM           Take a Senior Stroll along Avenue de Los Heroes

Saturday, September 19, 9:00 AM           Learn about the Fossils of St. Clement’s and El Paso History

Saturday, September 19, 7:30 AM           Enjoy Plein Art at Ardovino’s Desert Crossing

Sunday, September 20, 10:00 AM            Take the Cristo Rey Foothills Geology Tour

Saturday, September 26, 8:00 AM           Useful Plants Series – Archaeology Museum’s Wilderness Park

Saturday, September 26, 8:00 AM           Hike Achenback Canyon

Sunday, September 27, 7:30 AM              Hike to the Bamboo Bomber

Saturday, October 3, 9:00 AM                   Useful Plants Series – Herbs and Healing for Your Friends

Sunday, October 4, 8:00 AM                      Learn How to Be a Nature Photographer

Saturday, October 10, 9:00 AM                 Visit El Paso’s Youngest Volcano: Kilbourne Hole

Sunday, October 11, 8:00 AM                   Hike to the Site of the B-36 Crash

Sunday, October 11, 9:00 AM                   Learn about the Cacti and Plants of the Franklin Mountains

Thursday, October 15, 9:00 AM                Take a Senior Stroll at Ojo de Agua Lateral Park

Saturday, October 17, 8:00 AM                 Hike Tonuco Mountain

Saturday, October 17, 8:00 AM                 Do a Boot Camp at Resler Canyon

Sunday, October 18, 8:00 AM                   Rock Hunt near Hatch NM

Saturday, October 24, 8:00 AM                 Hike Picacho Peak and Box Canyon

Saturday, October 24, 7:30 – Noon          Kevin von Finger Bonanza at Keystone Heritage Park

                                                                        7:30 AM – Birds of the Keystone Wetlands

                                                                        9:00 AM – Useful Plants Series at Keystone

                                                                        11:00 AM – Historic Events

Sunday, October 25, 9:00 AM                   Collect Minerals at Bishop’s Cap

Sunday, October 25, 9:00 AM                   Go on a Nature Hike at Knapp Canyon

Saturday, October 31, 9:00 AM                 Hike the Bar/Soledad Canyon Desert Grasslands

Sunday, November 1, 9:00 AM                 Useful Plant Series – Uses of Plants in West El Paso

Sunday, November 1, 8:00 AM                 Take an Archaeological Hike at Peña Blanca

Saturday, November 7, 6:30 AM              Do a Day Trip Hike at the Gila Wilderness Catwalk

Sunday, November 8, 8:00 AM                 Hike to the Avispa Canyon Crash Site

Saturday, November 14, 9:00 AM            Hike and Climb at Thunderbird Island

Sunday, November 15, 7:30 AM               Do a Day Trip Hike in Dog Canyon

Thursday, November 19, 9:00 AM            Take a Senior Stroll around the Magoffin Neighborhood

Saturday, November 21, 8:00 AM            Explore the Valley of Fires

Sunday, November 29, 8:00 AM               Hike to El Paso Tin Mines

Sunday, November 29, 9:00 AM               Explore the Rio Bosque Wetlands Park