| rio grande roots & shoots |
| Albuquerque, NM |
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| RGRS Completed Projects |
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| RGRS has been a working group since the fall of 2005. In our short history we have managed to really enjoy many creative, productive and exciting projects. From meeting Dr. Goodall, to sponsoring an annual event to bring appreciation to the Rio Grande River. Some of our projects are small, and some are ongoing and rather large, but all of them are based on the outline and standards presented by the Roots & Shoots home office, and the set of standards we created for ourselves. We focus on projects and events which will serve the environment, human community and, our groups favorite, animals. Below you will find an outline of the many projects our group has taken on through the last year and a half. If you have any questions, please email Kari at blissfulbee@msn.com |
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| An international event celebrated by all the Roots & Shoots groups across the globe. The annual peace picnic was our very first official gathering. more... |
| 2005 Peace Day Picnic |
| HawkWatch Campaign |
| HawkWatch International was our first big service project. We did a poster campaign to help promote the important work they do. more... |
| Dr. Goodall in Santa Fe |
| Our group was thrilled when we were asked to bring our peace dove up to Santa Fe to be flown during a talk Dr Goodall was giving at a local school. more.. |
| Eco-Friendly Cleaners |
| We spent time learning about the harmful effect of chemicals on our environment and our health, and made enough eco-friendly varieties for each family to take home as well as some to donate to the Rio Grande Nature Center. |
| Household Environmentalists |
| This was a fantastic educational day for the children and families to learn about how the choices we make everyday effect our environment, commnity and animals. more... |
| Recycling Bins for RGNC |
| Our group painted some recycling bins with a nature theme to be donated to the Rio Grande Nature Center. After a year and a half we still love seeing them there. more.... |
| Mexican Grey Wolf Education |
| This cooperative event was organized to help the children learn the truth about our native wolves and their battle to come back from near extinction. more.... |
| 1st Annual Migratory Birds Celebration |
| We celebrated our love of birds by having a party and making lots of winter snacks for our bird friends to enjoy as they pass through our neighborhoods. more.. |
| Nature Journaling |
| We spent a brisk morning at the RGNC learning about how to document our discoveries in a nature journal. more... |
| Bird Watching Hike |
| A short but productive hike through the RGNC seaqrching for birds. Some counted total number of birds, while others identified them. More.... |
| Organic Gardening |
| An educational tour of Los Poblanos Organics inspired many of the children and families to start their own organic gardens, or at least participate in the summer camp offered at LPO. more... |
| Planting Spring Flower Pots |
| While celebrating spring with fun crafts, outdoor play and friendship, the kids took some time to plant some organic flower pots to be donated to the local women's shelter. more... |
| Wildlife Awareness Week |
| In an effort to become aware of all the amazing wildlife supporting groups in our area, we took this week to pay them each a little visit. more... |
| Bosque Adoption Space |
| With the help of a few of our member families, our group was able to adopt ten acres of river front bosque space to be tended, loved and enjoyed by us all. more... |
| 2006 Peace Picnic |
| In 2006 we kicked off our year in the bosque with a Peace Picnic and hike to remember. more... |
| Mountain Hike |
| One of the members of our group requested a nice fall hike in the Sandia Mountains. This was a beautiful day filled with excitement and exploration. more... |
| Bosque Clean-Up |
| Maintaining our Bosque space and helping to prevent fires is all a part of our adoption commitment. This ongoing project has proven to be a hit with the kids. more.... |
| Letterboxing in the Bosque |
| This was a fantastic project bringing together our love of the bosque with the educational benefit of learning about Dr. Goodalls chimps from Gombe. |
| Watermelon Ranch Animal Shelter |
| A visit and donation to Watermelon Ranch Animal Shelter in Rio Rancho proved to be an inspiring morning. More... |
| 2nd Annual Migratory Bird Celebration |
| This year we made more treats for our avian friends and included some crafts to help us celebrate our love of birds in our homes. more... |
| HawkWatch Sandia Hike |
| A two mile hike up through the Sandia mountains turned into a fantastic spring adventure. While we only spotted two hawks, we had a terrific day out in nature. more.... |
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| One For The River 2006 |
| This annual public event was handed down to us to coordinate in 2006. We really enjoyed taking the time to thank the Rio Grande for all it does for our community and to help support this important event. more... |
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| Bosque Clean-up/Journal Monitoring |
| Our spring clean-up in the bosque was a lot of fun as usual. During this clean-up we also began our journal monitoring for Albuquerque Open Spaces. Just one of the many monitoring projects we will be taking on in our adopted space. |
| Bosque Buddies Guide |
| Our group came together and created a family guide to hiking in the bosque. The guide wil be made into a .pdf file and posted on our site for everyone to download and enjoy as they explore the Rio Grande Bosque.. |
| Morning with Dr. Goodall |
| We were lucky enough to be invited to meet Dr. Jane Goodall and fly our Peace dove during her speech. Obviously this is a huge honor for our group and we were thrilled to be able to attend. |
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| Recycling Center Tour |
| As a part of our desire to educate ourselves about the 3R's; Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, we took a tour of the Intermediate Processing Site. We learned a lot about how our recycling is handled after it leaves our cubside. It also inspired some future project ideas. |
| Seed Collection Project |
| As an extension of our Petroglyph Hike and educational event we came together with the Petroglyph National Monument to help gather seeds from the wild grasses that grow on our west mesa and around the petroglyph rocks. This turned out to be a great experience for both RGRS and a service to the petroglyph preservation project. |
| Earth Fest Rio Rancho |
| RGRS participated in the Rio Rancho Earth Fest by setting up an educational booth offering information about stopping junk mail, the efforts of R&S and to provide some fun recycling projects for kids to participate in. |
| One for the River 2007 |
| Our second year sponsoring this important public event was a great success. We were able to bring together members of the community and members of R&S in the celebration of our oldest community members, the Rio Grande, and the bosque. |
| Los Poblanos Organics Summer Camp |
| RGRS took over the coordination, teaching and implementation of the Los Poblanos Organic Farm's summer Program. We volunteered our time and efforts to bring this important, full season educational opportunity to our community. |
| Prairie Dog Colony Adoption |
| As a part of our partnership with Prairie Dog Pals, our group took on the adoption of a colony that has been trapped by urban sprawl. We took on the weekly, and often twice weekly feedings of this colony along with the monitoring of their development. Each family was trained and took on the providing of food for their assigned week. this project ran from April-October 2007. more... |
| End of year celebration and bag sewing day |
| We do not do much as far as recognition, the members of RGRS participate out of their own motivations. However we do enjoy having a party to celebrate the fun we have had over the previous year. This year we celebrated at the Open Space Visitor's Center by sharing a potluck picnic, and working on sewing our reusable bags. We were able to turn our celebration into the beginnings of a very important service project. |
| KUNM Radio Show |
| Our state R&S coordinator asked to have one of our members accompany her on a local radio program to discuss the work of Roots & Shoots. One of our nine year old members was happy to help out!!! |
| Sandia Mountain Nature Center program |
| As one of our educational projects, our group participated in a guided, informative hike at the Sandia Mountain Nature Center. We also participated in an orienteering and GPS program on that same day. |
| Sevilleta Animal Refuge Wolf Program |
| Prior to an amazing evening hike in the protected Sevilleta Refuge, we participated in an educational program to learn more about the efforts to save the Mexican Grey Wolf. |
| As a part of our adoption of ten acres of bosque land, we planted over 100 native shrubs to help reclaim an area of bosque space that had been converted into a silvery-minnow refuge area. |
| Shrub Planting to Reclaim River's Edge |
| Our 2007 Peace Picnic was accompanied by the New Mexico Solar Energy Association. We celebrated peace day as a global event while making solar oven's and learning more about all of our solar options.. |
| 2007 Peace Picnic and NMSEA Project |
| Our group set up a booth at the Los Ranchos Farmer's Market where we sold our handmade recycled material, reusable bags to raise funds for the Barrett House. You can still support this effort by purchasing a few bags for your family!!! more... |
| Reusable Bag Campaign - Barrett House |
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| Pond Explorers Educational Program |
| RGRS collected donations to support the important work of the Wildlife Rescuers. We were given a presentation on the animals and the work of WR as an added benefit to our project. We are now pursuing the possiblility of having some of our members become official volunteers!! |
| Wildlife Rescue Supply Drive |
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| Run for the Zoo Volunteers |
| RGRS came out eaqrly in the morning to help support the runners in the annual Rio Grande Zoo's Run for the Zoo event. We helped to give out waters, gatorade and refreshments to the runner's as they crossed the finish line. Several families also participated in the run to raise funds to support the zoo. |
| Petroglyph Preservation |
| One of our members took us on a hike which served as an educational opportunity to lern more about our amazing Petroglyphs, and how we can serve as good stewards. |
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| World Water Monitoring Day |
| 3rd Annual Migratory Bird Event |
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| RGRS Green Team |
| Storehouse Sorting Project |
| Barrett House Project |
| Warm Up America! |
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| Recycling Guide |
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| Reptile Education |
| Members gathered at Tiquex Park in Albuquerque to assist Trees New Mexico in distributing hundreds of free native trees. We also assisted the mayor in planting Albuquerque's one Millionth tree. |
| Trees New Mexico Project |
| Blanket the Globe |
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| Heidi's Organic Raspberry Farm |
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| Children's Hospital Book and Supply drive |
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