Above, The Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas
Chihuahuan Desert Calendar
of Upcoming Events and Meetings

El Paso Events    

August 13
Master Gardeners/Master Naturalists Class, open to the public, 10:00 - 11:30 am - Free Admission at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology. Lessons learned after the 2011 Freeze by Rafael D. Corral, Ph.D., Dr. Corral shows and discusses the effects of extreme cold on a number of commonly used landscaping plants in our region and the consequences of selecting the wrong plants for our climate. Rafael Corral is an Environmental Scientist interested in the ecological issues of the US-Mexico Borderlands. Currently he is the Botanist and Pest Management Coordinator at Fort Bliss.
More info: guidamr@elpasotexas.gov, 915-755-4332

August 13
Volunteer Transmountain Road Clean Up before the Master Gardeners/Master Naturalists Class, open to the public, 7:55 - 9:30 am. Meet for the clean up at the pull-out just past the Adopt a Highway sign on the right-hand side of westbound lane on Transmountain Rd, west of the Gateway South intersection. More info: guidamr@elpasotexas.gov, 915-755-4332

August 13
Family Workshop with Ceiba, Exploring the Music of the Americas, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Free admission at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology. Families with children age six years and up are invited to participate in a creative, interactive exploration of live music and art inspired by ancient and modern Latin America from México to the Andes led by the El Paso musical group Ceiba.  Adults and children will listen and respond to live music and create together, speaking and writing in small groups and making art in response to the music they hear.  Both English and Spanish will be spoken during this workshop. More info: guidamr@elpasotexas.gov; 915-755-4332

August 20
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park Community Workday, 8am.  Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside Canal.  Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.  www.riobosque.org

August 21
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park Introductory Tour, 8am.  Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside Canal.  Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.  www.riobosque.org

August 21
Who, What, When, and Where: A Brief History of Archaeological Work on Fort Bliss by Sue Sitton, 2:00 pm, Free Admission at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology. Ms. Sitton, Senior Archaeologist at Fort Bliss, presents the evolution of archeological work on Fort Bliss, including highlights of the archeologists, the sites, and the Feds who managed the resources.  We’ll look at what we’ve learned, how our methodologies have changed, and speculate about the future. Co-sponsored by the El Paso Archaeological Society and the El Paso Museum of Archaeology. More info: guidamr@elpasotexas.gov, 915-755-4332

August 27
Rio Bosque Wetlands Park Faunal Monitoring 7am-10am.  Meeting place is a bridge crossing Riverside Canal.  Take Americas Ave. (Loop 375) to Pan American Drive, turn left and travel 1.5 miles.  www.riobosque.org

August 27
Scavenger Hunt Drawing and Reception, 1:00 pm. Free Admission at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology. Everyone who entered the El Paso Museums Summer Scavenger Hunt is invited to attend the drawing for prizes at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology.  There will be prizes for both adults and children. Completed Scavenger Hunt forms are accepted through August 24th at each of the fourteen participating museums. You don’t have to attend the drawing to win; you will be contacted based on the contact information you provided on the Scavenger Hunt form you turned in. One entry form per person, you must find at least ten items to qualify for a prize.

Scavenger Hunt entry forms are available at any of the fourteen participating museums: Centennial Museum (UTEP), El Paso Holocaust Museum and Study Center, El Paso Museum of Archaeology, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of History, Insights El Paso Science Museum, International Museum of Art, Lynx Exhibits, Museo Urbano, National Border Patrol Museum, Old Fort Bliss Museum, Railroad and Transportation Museum of El Paso, Rubin Center for the Visual Arts (UTEP), and War Eagles Air Museum. More info: guidamr@elpasotexas.gov, 915-755-4332
 

August 27
Zip Tour of the exhibit Settlement Legacy: Native Americans of the Pass of the North, 2:00 pm, Free Admission at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology.  Please join Curator of Education Marilyn Guida for a brief free Zip Tour which introduces the exhibit to the public through a casual conversation during which those attending may ask questions and share their knowledge. More info: guidamr@elpasotexas.gov, 915-755-4332

October 9
Tom Lea and the Indigenous People of the Southwest, 2:00 pm, Free Admission at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology, Guest Curator, Nicholas P. Houser, will present a special talk, considering El Paso artist Tom Lea’s paintings of Indian people of the Southwest.  This program is held in conjunction with October as Tom Lea Month. More info: guidamr@elpasotexas.gov, 915-755-4332

Extended through October 9, 2011
The exhibit Settlement Legacy: Native Americans of the Pass of the North. Free Admission at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology. The exhibit tells the dramatic story of the Manso, Suma, Piro, and Tigua Indians who, over four centuries ago, founded the missions and pueblos that evolved into today’s sister cities, El Paso-Ciudad Juárez. More info: guidamr@elpasotexas.gov; 915-755-4332

September 24-25
Elephant Festival at the El Paso Zoo
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. More information:lobellorl@elpasotexas.gov