Barite from Hatch, NM
Peridot bomb, Kilbourne Hole
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