2010 Event Schedule
Friday, July 9
- The annual benefit Welcome Reception introduces Dr Jean-Luc Cartron, who will be on hand to sign his just-released Raptors of New Mexico. We also celebrate the fourth birthday of Electra, a female osprey severely burned as a chick in the Spring of 2006 when her nest atop a nearby power pole caught fire. Special guests include her rescuers, and those participating in her rehabilitation. A portion of your $25 ticket will be donated to The Wildlife Center in Espanola, New Mexico Raptors, and Santa Fe Raptors, for the work they do in rehabilitating injured birds. NOTE: A variety of live uncaged raptors are also in attendance. [Reservations encouraged.]
Saturday, July 10
- Reserve a spot on the Water Safari, a naturalist-guided pontoon boat excursion of Heron Lake highlighting nest sites seen from the water. $20 per person. Advance reservations only. Click here for details.
- Self-guided viewing of active osprey nests visible from the park road
- Wildlife exhibits feature live birds, reptiles, and mammals indigenous to the American southwest
- Bird house and feed station building workshop [fee]
- Digital photography workshop [fee]
- Archery lessons [fee]
- Exhibitors and vendors
- Demonstration by the Jicarilla Apache Nation
- Storyteller [for the very young-at-heart]
- Guided nature walks
- Dr Jean-Luc Cartron’s afternoon presentation and panel discussion
- Evening presentation by Dr Kathleen Ramsay on The Wildlife of Heron Lake
- Evening star party [weather permitting]
Sunday, July 11
- Reserve a spot on the Water Safari, a naturalist-guided pontoon boat excursion of Heron Lake highlighting nest sites seen from the water. $20 per person. Advance reservations only. Click here for details.
- Schedule a half-day trip on the C&TSRR narrow gauge railroad
