Photo by Barbara MagnusonPast Bosque Watch e-Newsletters:January-March 2025April – June 2025July – September 2025October – December 2025January: Embracing the Wild and Remaining in the PresentApril: Canaries in the Coal MineJuly: A Refuge for all Seasons – in pictures!October: Queen of the BosqueJanuary: 35th Annual Festival of the Cranes Was One for the Books!April: Celebrate Spring Migration with Friends of Bosque del Apache May 2-4July: The Swift Spirit of the Southwest: New Mexico’s Iconic Greater RoadrunnerOctober: The Messenger is the Message – Sandhill Cranes of the Bosque del ApacheFebruary: Remembering Daniel Perry, former BdA Visitor Services ChiefApril: Millions of Songbirds Migrate at Night, Many Making their Way to BdA Just in Time for Spring Migration Celebration!August: Love Letter to a Thrasher (& the World)November: 10 years, millions of stitches lovingly placed, and over $60K raised to support Bosque del ApacheFebruary: John P. Taylor: a Dynamic Mosaic RememberedMay: Birders and Nature Lovers Gathered to Celebrate Spring Migration at Bosque del ApacheAugust: From American Avocet to Zone-tailed Hawk: an introduction to Bosque del Apache’s bird checklistNovember: Impacts of the government shutdown at Bosque del ApacheMarch: The Courage of Cranes: A Bird’s Eye View of the Arctic National Wildlife RefugeMay: A Year Behind the Scenes at Bosque del Apache, with Claire Revekant, Senior Wildlife Biologist September: Volunteers Keep Native Plants Happy and Healthy in Desert Arboretum & BeyondDecember: Keeping the Magic Alive – Select events, in lieu of Festival of the CranesMarch: Effects of Federal Layoffs and Funding Cuts on Public Lands in New MexicoJune: Watch Recording of Friends Annual Meeting and Keynote Presentation by Laura PaskusJune: Between Two Continents: Birding in Panama with Friends of Bosque del ApacheSeptember: New Trail at Bosque del Apache’s Pollinator Habitat Enhancement Project SiteDecember: Friends of BdA Sponsors 2025 Festival of the Cranes Art Show at Socorro High SchoolJanuary-March 2024April – June 2024July – September 2024October – December 2024Janurary: Friends Beam Project is UnderwayApril: Shorebirds: Marathon Migrants, Natural WondersJuly: Summer is Intern Season at BdAOctober: Celebrate the Magic at the 35th Annual Festival of the Cranes!January: Impressions of my First Crane FestivalApril: Bosque del Apache Celebrates Spring MigrationJuly: Meet Mike Brady, new Bosque del Apache Refuge Manager!October: BdA’s Biology Team Hard at Work Protecting the Refuge’s Endangered Species!February: What’s going on with sandhill crane populations this year?May: Socorro High School Students Learn about Birding at Bosque del ApacheAugust: New Mexico’s Water Needs and the Environmental Flow ProgramNovember: Maintaining a Sandhill Crane Oasis in the DesertFebruary: Bidding Farewell to the Cranes as Spring Migration BeginsMay: Understanding and Engaging for the Benefit of the Rio Grande and Bosque del Apache NWRAugust: Cultivating Change: A Week of Regenerative Agriculture at Bosque del ApacheNovember: The Changing of Seasons: Moist-Soil Management at Bosque del ApacheMarch: Update on Pollinator Habitat Enhancement ProjectJune: Regenerative Agriculture Project Update + Upcoming Summer EventsSeptember: The “Other” Fall MigrantsDecember: Connected FlocksMarch: Meet “the Man Behind the Curtain”June: Creating Pollinator Habitat in Your Own YardSeptember: Hands-on Environmental Education at Bosque del ApacheDecember: Friends hosts First Ever Festival of the Cranes High School Art ContestClick to view our library of past OASIS articles. 202320222021Fall 2023 Bosque Watch NewsletterFall 2022 Bosque Watch NewsletterFall 2021 Bosque Watch NewsletterSummer 2023 Bosque Watch NewsletterSummer 2022 Bosque Watch NewsletterSummer 2021 Bosque Watch NewsletterSpring 2023 Bosque Watch NewsletterSpring 2022 Bosque Watch NewsletterSpring 2021 Bosque Watch NewsletterWinter 2023 Bosque Watch Newsletter Winter 2022 Bosque Watch NewsletterWinter 2021 Bosque Watch Newsletter202020192018Fall 2020 Bosque Watch NewsletterFall 2019 Bosque Watch NewsletterOctober 2018 Bosque Watch NewsletterSummer 2020 Bosque Watch NewsletterSummer 2019 Bosque Watch NewsletterJuly 2018 Bosque Watch NewsletterSpring 2020 Bosque Watch NewsletterSpring 2019 Bosque Watch NewsletterApril 2018 Bosque Watch NewsletterWinter 2020 Bosque Watch NewsletterWinter 2019 Bosque Watch NewsletterJanuary 2018 Bosque Watch Newsletter 201720162015October 2017 Bosque Watch NewsletterOctober 2016 Bosque Watch NewsletterOctober 2015 Bosque Watch NewsletterJuly 2017 Bosque Watch NewsletterJuly 2016 Bosque Watch NewsletterJuly 2015 Bosque Watch NewsletterApril 2017 Bosque Watch NewsletterJanuary 2016 Bosque Watch NewsletterApril 2015 Bosque Watch NewsletterJanuary 2017 Bosque Watch NewsletterJanuary 2015 Bosque Watch Newsletter 201420132012October 2014 Bosque Watch NewsletterOctober 2013 Bosque Watch NewsletterOctober 2012 Bosque Watch NewsletterJuly 2014 Bosque Watch NewsletterJuly 2013 Bosque Watch NewsletterJuly 2012 Bosque Watch NewsletterApril 2014 Bosque Watch NewsletterApril 2013 Bosque Watch NewsletterApril 2012 Bosque Watch NewsletterJanuary 2014 Bosque Watch NewsletterJanuary 2013 Bosque Watch NewsletterJanuary 2012 Bosque Watch Newsletter Join UsJoin us in our work to preserve Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge DONATE NOW Join Our Mailing List Visit Refuge Website Contact Us