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Albuquerque (/ ˈ æ l b ə k ɜːr k i / ⓘ AL-bə-kurk-ee; Spanish: [alβuˈkeɾke] ⓘ), [a] also known as ABQ, Burque, and the Duke City, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, [6] and the county seat of Bernalillo County.
English: This is the east elevation looking at the Fred Harvey Avarado Hotel in Albuquerque. This drawing is done in a time lapse mode and presents the best feature of the complex throughout its history from around 1902 thru its demolition in 1969-70.
The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area, sometimes referred to as Tiguex (named after the Southern Tiwa), [3] [4] [5] is a metropolitan area in central New Mexico centered on the city of Albuquerque. The metro comprises four counties: Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia.
Federal administrators plan to extend the bosque (riparian forest of the Rio Grande) onto the refuge. [3] In 2015, the refuge's land acquisition was finalized, bringing the size of the National Wildlife Refuge to 570.03 acres (230.68 ha). [4] Valle de Oro NWR is designated as an Urban National Wildlife Refuge, due to its proximity to Albuquerque.
Mesa del Sol, a 12,900-acre (5,200 ha) mixed-use community, is located on Albuquerque's South Mesa. By combining job creation with sustainable urban community planning, Mesa del Sol will represent a blend of natural resources, economic objectives, and social amenities in a community with a forward-looking and distinct sense of place.
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The Conservancy collaborated in the Albuquerque Overbank Project, which started in 1998, with organizations such as the Department of Biology of the University of New Mexico, the Bureau of Reclamation, the City of Albuquerque Open Space Division and others. This project cleared an attached bar of a dense 1.4 hectares (3.5 acres) stand of ...
Aug. 19—Shelters in Albuquerque are struggling to keep up with an influx of animals. Although it is typical for shelters to experience seasonal booms, many have said in recent years that things ...