(Press Staff Photo by Kendra Milligan)
California poppies cover the College Avenue neighborhood yard of Sandra Lucas and Mike Knight.
For such a tiny little flower, the poppy invokes a huge passion in the people of southwest New Mexico. These little blossoms of beauty pop up from March to May, adding a burst of springtime color to the desert, roadsides and gardens of the region.
For a good poppy crop or the much-coveted superbloom which covers hillsides in yellows and oranges rain is required in both November and March, according to Elroy Limmer, a retired arborist and past president of the Gila Native Plant Society.
Event Description
The April meeting of the Gila Native Plant Society will feature a talk by Beth Leuck entitled “Ecology of a desert night-blooming cactus, Peniocereus greggii, in New Mexico.” Peniocereus greggii is a state-endangered cactus found in four southwestern New Mexico counties. Because so little is known about details of this plant’s life history beyond its unique flowering event, Beth and Edwin Leuck began studying a population of these plants south of Rodeo, NM, in 2012. Ecological characteristics of this species that will be discussed include its habitat, plant associations, flowering, and its ability to apparently die and resurrect itself.
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The Board of County Commissioners of Luna County have announced 3 Notices of Intent to Adopt an Ordinance. Ordinance 101 is to establish procedures and controls for donated property; Ordinance 102 is to repeal all fee established in the Luna Code of Ordinances and establish by yearly Schedule of Fees Resolution; and Ordinance 103 is to establish internal procedures and plan to free land in long term tax delinquencies. The effective date of these ordinances is May 8
th, 2021. Copies of the ordinances are available in the Luna County Clerk’s and Manager’s Office.
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By Gila Resources Information Project
• Mar 13, 2021 Gila Earth Day will be celebrated throughout April, providing a variety of opportunities to take action on behalf of our planet. The international theme for this year’s event is “Restore Our Earth”, and the Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) and Gila Earth Day planning committee are organizing multiple activities: virtual programming from participant organizations, classrooms, and individuals throughout the month of April; a virtual book tour discussion with Laura Paskus author
of At the Precipice New Mexico’s Changing Climate on Thursday, April 22; and small, COVID-safe community actions around the region on Saturday, April 24.