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60: 41: 483:. An annual 'festival of the cranes' is held in early December as large numbers of cranes begin arriving in the refuge. Winter visitors generally plan to be in the refuge at sunrise or sunset, when the flocks of cranes and geese that roost in the refuge "commute" to or from local fields where they feed. Although winter sunsets and especially sunrises are chilly, the daily low temperature is seldom far below freezing. Visitors typically stay in the nearby 67: 184: 523:(also known as salt cedar) on the refuge has posed a threat to habitats utilized by native wildlife species. To combat this issue, Bosque NWR has utilized various control methods over time, such as mechanical removal, herbicide application, and prescribed burning. The Tamarisk removal efforts undertaken on the refuge have served as a case study for similar removal initiatives in other protected areas. 292:, which spend the fall and winter in the area. The reserve is open year-round and provides safe harbor for its varied wildlife. Visitors to the refuge also enjoy partaking in activities such as hiking, cycling, driving tours on the 12-mile scenic auto route, and participating in educational programs offered on site. 403:
demonstrate considerable promise for sustaining breeding bird populations over the course of the century. Similar suitable breeding terrain is found only on private land surrounding the refuge. Changes in surface flooding and vegetation structure are not affecting shrub-nesting birds who can use
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About 30,000 acres (120 km) of this is designated as wilderness. A twelve-mile-long (19 km) loop road divided by a cutoff into a "Farm Loop" and "Marsh Loop" allows automobile drivers excellent views of wetland wildlife and raptors, and there are several short (1.5 to 10 miles) walking
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Koning, Daniel J., Heizler, Matthew T. (January 2022). "Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Santa Fe Group adjoining the Little San Pascual Mountains – implications for footwall exhumation and evolution of the Little San Pascual Mountain fault zone".
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along the Rio Grande river. This mouse is a distinctive, genetically unique subspecies found in certain regions of New Mexico, Arizona, and southern Colorado. Due to its rarity, the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse has been listed as an
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The diversity of birds is also high in spring, particularly the last week of April and first week of May, and in fall. In summer the area is hot but many water birds can be found, including such New Mexico rarities as the
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trails. The road affords good views of the fields where crops are grown for the benefit of the birds under cooperative agreements with farmers. Adjacent to the Visitor's Center, a desert plant garden is maintained.
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and foothills of the Chupadera and San Pascual Mountains. The refuge sits within the Little San Pascual Mountain fault zone, rendering it an ideal site for conducting research on stratigraphy and sedimentology.
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Hamilton, S.G., King, S.L., Dello Russo, G. Kaller, M.D. (25 May 2019). "Effect of Hydrologic, Geomorphic, and Vegetative Conditions on Avian Communities in The Middle Rio Grande of New Mexico".
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have caused damage to corn crops at the refuge. This damage disrupts the refuge's capacity to supply supplemental food to the sandhill cranes and other waterfowl species that overwinter there.
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DeVore, R. M., Butler, M. J., Wallace, M. C., Liley, S. L., Mertz, A. A., Sesnie, S. E., & Gipson, P. S. (April 2016). "Elk resource selection patterns in a semiarid riparian corridor".
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had lived in the lands around what is now the refuge until the 1600s, when they were forced to abandon their pueblos due to European diseases and attacks from the Apache tribes.
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The Bosque del Apache is also made up of several acres of dry land. One unit contains 5,440 acres (23 km) of scrubland and desert terrain that is connected to the
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terrain outside of the Rio Grande riparian zone, the refuge also hosts three federally designated Wilderness areas (Chupadera, Little San Pascual, and Indian Well).
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In addition to hosting rare bird species, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is also home to the southernmost known population of the New Mexico
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Wright, G. D., & Frey, J. K. (1 February 2015). "Habitat Selection by the Endangered New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse on an Irrigated Floodplain".
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other woody debris for nesting; however, canopy nesting birds rely on native trees and are thus more sensitive to environmental changes.
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There have been 393 different bird species observed in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge since 1964 according to
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watered by irrigation systems connected to the Rio Grande. These flood-plains provide an essential habitat for
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The flood plains also grow foods for the wildlife that need marshlands to grow. These plants include
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The heart of the refuge comprises approximately 3,800 acres (15 km) of Rio Grande
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that are the refuge's most interesting feature. Many other species—notably
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About 7,000 acres (28 km) in the center of the refuge are made up of
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Renewing Our Rivers : Stream Corridor Restoration in Dryland Regions
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Bosque del Apache: Ancient Flyway of the Rio Grande (2000)
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Friends of the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Socorro County Historical Society. Retrieved 18 Feb 2024.
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Briggs, Mark K., Osterkamp, Waite R. (5 January 2021).
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Friggens, M. M., & Finch, D. M (23 December 2015).
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and 9,100 acres (37 km) of irrigated farms and
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IUCN category

Snow geese
Map showing the location of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Socorro County, New Mexico
San Antonio, NM
33°52′9″N 106°50′34.6″W / 33.86917°N 106.842944°W / 33.86917; -106.842944
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

/ˈbskdɛləˈpæi/
BOH-skay del ə-PATCH-ee
[ˈboskeðelaˈpatʃe]
National Wildlife Refuge
New Mexico
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
sandhill cranes
Apache
Spanish
Rio Grande
Piro people
floodplain
wetlands
grasslands
flood-plains
cottonwood
honey mesquite
Goodding's
coyote willows
four-wing saltbushes

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