Cactus and Succulent Society of New Mexico

Cactus & Succulent Society of New Mexico is an affiliate of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America.

Meeting Info: Albuquerque Garden Center, 10120 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 3rd Friday, 7:00 pm.

President: Carl Hime, 3420 Chelwood NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111.
Affiliate Rep: Ralph R Peters, 505-293-6356, RPeters52@gmail.com, 1825 Shirlane NE, Albuquerque NM 87112.

Upcoming Events
CSSNM Outing Planned for Saturday May 12, 2012
8:00 ish a.m. Whitfield Wildlife area, along the Rio Grande in Belen, a great spot for birding and native bosque vegetation. They have a cactus garden in progress. It opens at 8 am which is the best time for birding. Here is their website for more details: http://www.whitfieldwildlife.org/Visiting.html

10:00 ish am Arrive with Daniel and Socorro at their nursery, Rio Grande Cacti, south of Socorro along NM Hwy 1. They grow many kinds of hardy and native plants which will be available for purchase. They do accept credit cards. Dan will be at the nursery from 10-12 and after about 1 pm. Here is their website for more details: http://www.riogrande-cacti.com/

Directions to Rio Grande Cacti from Albuquerque: Take I-25 from Albuquerque south to Socorro. Take the 2nd exit in Socorro (147). Then after the carwash, take a left on NM 1 South (sign will say airport). After about 2.5 miles (or so) you will make a sharp left over the interstate, pass through Luis Lopez, and continue south. All the next landmarks are on your left: Midway trailer park, then pass a salvage yard, (slow down) then several mail boxes. Right after the mailboxes, you will see a dirt road on the left (east) with a red arrow. Take this road and the 1st driveway on the left is Rio Grande Cacti! Head straight (not left) towards the parking area at the large greenhouse and toot your horn! We’ll be listening for you. Phone#575-835-0687, Cell#(505)359-9385

12:00 ish There is a nice picnic area at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife refuge south of San Antonio. Near the picnic area is a very nice cactus garden; many plants will be in flower. The past 2 winters have been very harsh so their are some losses, but still many plants will be in prime flowering. Enjoy the cactus garden and visit the bosque to enjoy all the birds and other wildlife. Here is the website for more details: http://www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/newmex/bosque/

Friday, June 15, 2012 meeting at 7 pm - We will discuss the Spring Show and Sale. Woody Minnich will talk about Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil. This region is the center of the distribution of the Parodias (Notocactus, Brasilicactus, Brasiliparodia, Malacocarpus and Eriocactus) and Fraileas as well as some of the Gymnocalyciums, Echinopsis, Bromeliads, other succulents and other unusual plants and animals. See Rio Grande Do Sul and Woody bio for further info.

Information Check out the new December newsletter!
Plant information may be found here.
Club information may be found here.
Useful links for information on the web may be found here.
What does the society do? Get an idea from a list of recent events that may be found here.

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