Wildflower Walk

This will be an easy walk to identify some of our local wildflower beauties. Local expert, Craig Martin, will scout the trails for the best places to see wildflowers the week before the walk and select a location based on what is blooming. Attendee space is limited, so please register ahead of time.


Please meet at the Los Alamos Nature Center to check in and carpool to the trailhead.

Admission: Free, with registration required. 

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 area on foot, bike, 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. Most recently he collaborated with Terry Foxx to assemble a four-volume set, Plants of the Jemez Mountains.

Martin served as Open Space and Trails Specialist for Los Alamos for 12 years before retiring and traveling throughout the United States to post more than 16,000 iNaturalist observations—most of them of plants—from 47 states.