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Wed. Sept. 10
Wed. Oct. 8
Wed. Nov. 12

Karen Gaines, NM Department of Game & Fish
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 — 7:00 pm

Karen Gaines has been studying dragonflies and damselflies for over 30 years. She will speak about the amazing odonate species diversity in our state, the environmental factors that help drive that species diversity, and the fascinating life cycle and ecology of these creatures.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 — 7:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church

A ranger will speak on ecological restoration at Valles Caldera National Preserve.

Shayne R. Halter, UNM
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 — 7:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church

Shayne’s research investigates how four species of hummingbirds balance their energy levels, as they transit the arid landscapes of the American Southwest.

Rev. Andrew Black, Public Lands Field Director
National Wildlife Foundation
Weds. April 10 – 7:00 pm
Randall Davey Audubon Center

Stretching along the Rio Grande from Buckman to La Bajada and east towards the city, the Caja covers approximately 107,000 acres of scenic, culturally rich and ecologically diverse landscapes. Through a dynamic presentation focused on the cultural, historical and wildlife values, Black will share what makes the Caja unique and the efforts being made to protect it.  

Tom Taylor, Chapter Board Member
Weds. Feb. 14 – 7:00 pm via Zoom

Join Tom Taylor as he takes you on a one-week June birding tour around Alaska. Stops in Anchorage, Nome and Barrow will feature the far-north scenery while introducing you to of a variety songbirds and waterfowl.

Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 PM.
Speaker: Gail Hewson Hull.

Ms. Hull will show photos of birds and other creatures on 17 acres that she owned between 1994 and 2019 at an elevation of 4,000 feet on Costa Rica’s southwest Pacific Slope. The presentation will focus on how quickly complex life can return to land degraded by cattle and coffee farming when reforestation, including understory restoration with native species, occurs.