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This is an article from March 24th, 2015 in the Bosque Beast Magazine, which has sadly ceased publication. We thought we’d re-post it here on our blog. Enjoy!   A science teacher takes an unusual approach to calling out future scientists Remember that cool biology teacher you had in middle school, Mr. What’s-his-name? Or maybe it was the poli-sci teacher—two of … Read More

Today BEMP kicked off our summer with Horizons at Bosque School! The 4th and 5th graders learned about bugs and got to build their own bug replicas. They will be starting a research project on bosque arthropods soon. They hope to compare surface active arthropods with macroinvertebrates and arboreal arthropods.

Over the past two years BEMP has initiated an exciting and STEM-centric programming project to monitor the bosque. The project is a partnership between BEMP, two Albuquerque charter high schools, the Intel Corporation (a technology company based in Albuquerque), and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The goals at the outset of the project were to increase technological literacy and … Read More

BEMP/LTER Schoolyard Simposio Virtual (Virtual Symposium) On May 17th, 2016 Spanish-speaking students from seven schools in New Mexico and Puerto Rico gathered to share (en Español!) their scientific discoveries after a year of monitoring their local bosques (forests). Students in Puerto Rico worked with the Luquillo Long Term Ecological Research Schoolyard program to study environmental issues like cactus die-off, heavy … Read More

On Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 BEMP held its annual Crawford Symposium. It was an incredible night of sharing, learning, and inspiration. Students of all ages presented posters on topics ranging from “Why the Love BEMP!” (presented by the Belen Family School with presenters as young as 8 years old!) to graduate students showcasing their work regarding episodic drying events of … Read More

During Horizon’s Super Saturdays students from this enrichment program learn about how the bosque and it’s inhabitants change throughout the year with BEMP.  In February several students met one of the bosque pond’s winter residents, Bob the Canada Goose. Bob has been at Bosque School since late January and thanks to the band around her leg we know that Bob is actually a female … Read More

Eight Bosque seniors and one alumna participated in the 49th Joint Annual Meeting of the New Mexico and Arizona chapters of the American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society meeting in Flagstaff, AZ, on February 4-6. The students presented five scientific posters: Claire ’16 – “High School Students’ Attitudes Towards Snakes with Education About the Taxa” (plural of taxonomy); Jackie … Read More

This weekend BEMP took 6 students to Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge to survey for rabbits under the full moon.  Scientists have been counting rabbits at Sevilleta since 1992 as an indicator of ecosystem health because they respond to changes in vegetation and predator populations.  During this survey we counted 37 rabbits and saw evidence of other animals including prognhorn antelope … Read More

Check out BEMP on KNAU’s Earthnotes program. It aired on Albuquerque’s KUNM radio station on January 13, 2016.

Winter turns the Bosque into a birdwatcher’s paradise. By the thousands, geese, cranes, ducks, and other waterfowl gather in and along the Rio Grande’s bosque. Although much of BEMP’s work is centered on having students monitor  the river and its forest in partnership with government agencies, students also have the opportunity to just enjoy the sites and sounds of an … Read More