Sign of the Times
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Category Visually Speaking
Aurora Borealis in New Mexico
Aurora borealis are rare in Southern New Mexico. Red auroras happen higher up in the atmosphere.
Fall Colors
It's been 11 years since Silver Fire scorched the Black Range. The landscape is still magnificent especially in its autumn robe.
Flowers & Pollinators
Pollinators have been late and fewer this summer...
I love to imagine what these flowers look like to them.
Railroad Canyon
This gem of a canyon in Grant county was burned in the 2013 Silver Fire then scoured by flood. Yet it is recovering.
Tonuco Mountain
A storm the day before had cleared the air and brightened the colors. A perfect day to walk in the footsteps of our ancestors.
New “TorC Galleries” brochures
The updated "Galleries of TorC" brochures are now being distributed.
Stuff you need to know, 1.7.24
Today's intelligence from state and/or national reporting: Sunland Park, New Mexico, has become a mecca for cannabis-seeking Texans.
Notes from a Litter Picker
“Someone else will pick it up.”
Praying mantis follow-up
This fall I witnessed some amazing features of the praying mantis. They do indeed eat the head of some off their mates. The female mates more than ones. One behavior I never witnessed before is that they puff themselves up when faced with a predator.
Caballo Mountains
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