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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
P.O. Box 1246
Socorro, 87801
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Park Overview
Bosque del Apache is Spanish for "woods of the Apache," and is rooted in the time when the Spanish observed Apaches routinely camped in the riverside forest. Since then the name has come to mean one of the most spectacular national wildlife refuges in North America. Here, tens of thousands of birds--including sandhill cranes -rctic geese and
many kinds of ducks--gather each autumn and stay through the winter. Feeding snow geese erupt in explosions of wings when frightened by a stalking coyote and
at dusk, flight after flight of geese and cranes return to roost in the marshes.
In the summer Bosque del Apache lives its quiet, green life as an oasis in the arid lands that surround it.
Nature of the Area
Bosque del Apache is located on the northern edge of the Chihuahuan desert. Elevations range from about 4500 at the river level to 6,272 at the top of Chupadera peak and includes riparian and desert habitats. Consequently, the animals reflect the different habitats on the refuge. Several species of mammals including coyotes, mule deer and
elk occur on the refuge. Over 340 species of birds and many species of reptiles -mphibians and fish live here.
Plants are many and diverse to reflect the different habitats of the refuge. Cottonwoods are spectacular in October/early November. Visit the Desert Arboretum and the plantings around the visitor center for a sample of plants found both on the refuge and in the north american deserts.
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Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge History of the Bosque del Apache Bosque del Apache has been inhabited for
within the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Birth of a Refuge
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photo-illustrated guide to the Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (New Mexico)
Reading CritterFinder SM Feedback Poetry in Flight Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge In the darkness of this
through March. Simply, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is one
Sandhill Cranes reflected in still pond at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
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Sunset and silhouettees of snow geese at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
New Mexico. Early January Bosque del Apache National Wildlife RefugeGallery 1 Back to
Sandhill Crane silhouettes in late evening light at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico
Early January Bosque del Apache National Wildlife RefugeGallery 1 Back to
data collection and irrigation management. A tour of Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge Students were shown a video of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge history and the management
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Pictures of birds from the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, including bald eagles and sandhill cranes
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