PEEC News: 

At the upcoming Nature on Tap, Bandelier National Monument’s Chief of Resource Management Jeremy Sweat and Conservation Coordinator Collin Haffey at The Nature Conservancy will discuss local efforts to study the effects of two landscape-altering wildfires on the Jemez Mountains.

These local experts will provide an engaging discussion about the challenging ecological restoration of this landscape 5:30-7 p.m., April 2 at UnQuarked Wine Bar in Central Park Square.

Climate change, drought, and severe fire have changed the Jemez. Fire is a natural part of this ecosystem, but recent fires have burned larger and hotter, wiping out huge patches of trees across multiple federal, county, and tribal lands, causing displacement and transience, loss of homes, blame, and uncertainty. Land managers are beginning to address challenging ecological restoration of the Jemez Mountains through the East Jemez Landscape Futures (EJLF) project. 

Learn about upcoming initiatives to develop a community exhibit from those who witnessed dramatic landscape shifts. The East Jemez Landscape Futures project will develop a community exhibit for those who have witnessed these dramatic landscape shifts told through a variety of artistic works. This includes nationally recognized artists, world-class scientists, local land managers, diverse forest-users, and community members. This event kicks off over a month of programming, including a large art exhibition in Bandelier National Monument.

Registration is not required. This discussion is brought to you by the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Los Alamos Creative District. Admission is free.

Nature on Tap is part of a series of conversations about art, history, nature and science. Nature on Tap, hosted by PEEC, is part of an informal discussion series started by the Los Alamos Creative District. At each Nature on Tap event, a facilitator introduces the topic before it is opened up to the group for informal discussion.

For more information about this and other PEEC programs, visit www.peecnature.org, email programs@peecnature.org or call 505.662.0460.

PEEC was founded in 2000 to serve the community of Los Alamos. It offers people of all ages a way to enrich their lives by strengthening their connections to our canyons, mesas, mountains, and skies. PEEC operates the Los Alamos Nature Center at 2600 Canyon Road, holds regular programs and events, and hosts a number of interest groups from birding to hiking to butterfly watching. PEEC activities are open to everyone; however, members receive exclusive benefits such as discounts on programs and merchandise. Annual memberships start at $35. To learn more, visit www.peecnature.org.