Rio Grande Nature Center State Park
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park | |
New Mexico State Park | |
Mariposaville Pollinator Habitat
|
|
Country | United States |
---|---|
State | New Mexico |
County | Bernalillo |
Location | Albuquerque |
- elevation | 5,000 ft (1,524 m) |
- coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 38 acres (15.4 ha) |
Founded | 1982 |
Management | New Mexico State Parks Division |
Owner | City of Albuquerque Open Space Division [1] |
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park is a state park of New Mexico, USA, located on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque. A visitor center designed by architect Antoine Predock in 1982 contains exhibits on the area's riparian environment and a glass-walled library that overlooks a wildlife pond. Two trails lead into the cottonwood forest (or Bosque) from the visitor center.
Some of the species that reside in the park, temporarily or year-round, include turtles, toads, lizards, bullsnakes, dragonflies, beavers, muskrats, cottontail rabbits, pocket gophers, rock squirrel, coyotes, and numerous birds including Cooper's hawks, great horned owls, American coots, Canada geese, ring-necked pheasants, mallards, wood ducks, black-capped chickadees, great blue herons, northern flickers and woodpeckers.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.