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The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (/ ˈ b oʊ s k eɪ d ɛ l ə ˈ p æ tʃ i / BOH-skay del ə-PATCH-ee, Spanish: [ˈboske ðel aˈpatʃe]; "Woodland of the Apache") is a National Wildlife Refuge located in southern New Mexico. It was founded in 1939 and is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1939 to protect a crucial stopover for migrating waterfowl, such as sandhill cranes and geese. Located in Socorro County, the refuge lies between the Chupadera Mountains to the west and the San Pascual Mountains to the east and contains 57,331 acres of land along both banks of the ...
The WMAs are supported by sale of hunting and fishing licenses. Along with the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge to the south, they feed half of the waterbirds that winter in the Middle Rio Grande Basin. [2]
Apr. 30—As one famed species spreads its wings and flocks toward another seasonal mainstay, a plethora of different birds return to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge for the spring ...
Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge 1995 Trail Guide to Pecos Wilderness: 1994 Wild and Scenic Rio Grande: River Guide: 1994 Field Guide to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge 1994 Visitor Guide to Sandia Mountains 1994 The Escalante Community 1993 Sabino Canyon 1992 Visitor Guide to Coconino National Forest 1992
San Antonio is the gateway to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Interstate 25 runs along the west, and U.S. Route 380 begins there and heads east to Carrizozo. The Rio Grande is just to the east of San Antonio, and the BNSF Railway runs through the community and has a small yard, little more than a siding. [2] [3]
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Bosque on the Rio Grande near Bernalillo, New Mexico NASA image of Albuquerque, New Mexico showing the green bosque area surrounding the Rio Grande Grus Canadensis captured in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Ballooning through the bosque near the Rio Grande. A bosque (/ ˈ b oʊ s k eɪ / BOHSS-kay) [1] [2] is a type of gallery ...