Article and photos by Mark Seth Lender. (© 2026 Mark Seth Lender; All Rights Reserved.) The dried wild flowers of willow-leaf aster on their tall dried stems are waving and bending a call of distress. As if about to be carried away, and know it. They won’t be. They... Friends of Bosque del Apache recently hosted our 4th annual Spring Migration Celebration from April 30 – May 3. The long weekend was filled with discovery, beauty, learning, and the shared joy of experiencing spring at the refuge. Over the course of the four-day... Article and journal photos by Cindy Robbins and Nancy Meyers Nature journaling is the practice of recording or expressing one’s experience and observations in nature in a way that is personally meaningful. There are many ways to nature journal – as many ways as... Article by Jonathan Manley, Friends of Bosque del Apache Board President When we think of Bosque del Apache’s flyway, we instinctively look Northwards to the breeding grounds of our winter flocks – geese, ducks and of course, “our” sandhill cranes. We even have the... Friends and refuge staff at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge recently hosted an amazing long weekend of birding, nature, art and poetry via our Spring Migration Celebration (SMC) Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4. In our third year of hosting this event,... Join us for an amazing weekend of birding, nature, art, and poetry at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge and beyond from Friday, May 2 through Sunday, May 4. There is truly something for everyone at our Spring Migration Celebration 2025! ‘Tis the season of... 