What we know – and some good news! During our recent Festival of the Cranes, we heard several questions and comments about the number of birds on the refuge. There seem to be fewer sandhill cranes at Bosque del Apache this season – is everything okay? I see lots of...
Water is vital to the success of a heavily managed wetland habitat like Bosque del Apache and refuge staff are now shifting their focus to new management techniques to conserve and more efficiently use what precious little the refuge has. In order to adequately inform...
Stilt Sandpipers | Photo by John Olson March – the month of anticipation. Anticipation of what is to come in the spring, what might show up that is new – and when. Will spring be early or late? Except for some late migrants out of Mexico, the sandhill cranes and snow...
What’s all the fuss about a little mouse? Bryden A. Baker, refuge seasonal intern, fills us in on the tiny details It’s not uncommon for people to be physically taken aback when I tell them I work to conserve mice, specifically the New Mexico meadow jumping...
Friends of Bosque del Apache is excited to share this link that goes directly to e-Bird data for Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge! Please check out some of the recent sightings and perhaps even share your sightings when you visit the refuge! Click here to go...
