The City of Albuquerque Open Space Division presents the Open Space 25th Anniversary Celebration
WHEN: August 8th, 2009 from 9:00am – 5:00pm
COST: FREE
WHERE: Open Space Visitor Center | 6500 Coors Blvd NW between Montaño and Paseo del Norte at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd.
CONTACT: Kent Swanson, 452-5200.
Email: kswanson@cabq.gov
The 25th Anniversary Celebration is a great way to learn more about the Division and the varied lands we manage, while taking in a festive environment of music, food, tours, workshops, and more at our beautiful Open Space Visitor Center. There will be activities for the whole family in addition to educational displays about the Division and its history.
Scheduled activities include:
Live Music:
- 2:30-3:00pm. The Open Space band “Dogs on Leash” reunion performance!
- 3:30-5:00pm. The Rivet Gang. Americana, Country and Bluegrass.
Tours and Presentations:
- *LAND/Art Bosque Tour (9:00am)
- Hawks Aloft PowerPoint Presentation with live birds (11:00am)
- *Piedras Marcadas Pueblo Tour (12:30am) (NEW TIME!)
- Dog Walking Etiquette on Open Space (1:30pm)
- Farm Tours/Hay bale Rides (Every hour on the hour starting at 9:00am)
- Presentations by community members involved in early Open Space preservation (starting at 3:00pm)
*Space is limited for these tours and registration is required. Please call 897-8831 to register. For the outdoor tours and presentations, please bring water, sun protection, and appropriate clothing for the weather.
Activities:
- Climbing wall (10am-4pm)
- The “Rolling River” interactive watershed model for the kids
- “Make your own petroglyph” art table and a children’s educational activity room
- Self-guided Bosque and LAND/Art Tours
- Farm Tours/Hay bale Rides (Every hour on the hour starting at 9:00am)
- Art galleries and educational displays
- Wildlife observation and bird watching from the observation deck and viewing rooms.
- Self-guided Heritage Garden tours
- Food vendors
Events schedule subject to change.
Be sustainable and please consider carpooling, riding your bike, or taking the bus to the event!
Much of what defines Albuquerque and makes it unique are its “open” and undeveloped spaces such as the cottonwood Bosque of the Rio Grande Valley, the Sandia Foothills, and the volcanic escarpment and grasslands of the City’s West Side. Most people living in Albuquerque are aware that the Open Space program exists to preserve culturally and environmentally important areas in and around the City, but many people do not know everything we do. For example, the Division also manages farms, wetlands, archeological sites, and hundreds of acres of Major Public Open Space in Sandoval County and in the Manzanos and Sandia Mountains.
The 25th Anniversary Celebration is a great way to learn more about the Division and the varied lands we manage, while taking in a festive environment of music, food, tours, workshops, and more at our beautiful Open Space Visitor Center. There will be activities for the whole family in addition to educational displays about the Division and its history.
Call 897-8831 to find out more!