Shrub and Tree ID Walk

This will be an easy walk to identify some of our local shrubs and trees in the fall and winter months.  

Participants will meet at the nature center and caravan to the Dot Grant Trail.

About the Presenter: Born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Craig Martin fell in love with the mountains of New Mexico at the age of twelve when a fellow Boy Scout shared pictures of his trip to Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron. He has lived in Los Alamos since 1987, exploring the West on foot, bike, and skis, and most often with a camera in hand. After working as a carpenter, a naturalist for the Delaware State Parks and the National Park Service, a geology instructor, and a junior high school science teacher, Martin took over primary care of his then-infant daughter and began a career as a freelance writer. Since 1990 he has written over 300 publications. His books include Los Alamos Trails, 100 Hikes in New Mexico, Los Alamos Place Names, and Quads, Shoeboxes, and Sunken Living Rooms: A History of Los Alamos Housing and Valle Grande: A History of the Baca Location No. 1. Most recently he collaborated with Terry Foxx to assemble a three-volume set, Plants of the Jemez Mountains. Martin served as Open Space and Trails specialist Los Alamos for 12 years before retiring and traveling throughout the United States to post more than 12,000 iNaturalist observations—most of them of plants—from 45 states. 

Admission: Free