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Last Chance: Get Your Raffle Tickets Before 6 PM Today!

Get your Backcountry Film Festival raffle tickets by 6 PM today for our live drawing at 7 PM! Buy your raffle tickets here for a chance to win a new pair of skis, gift cards to local restaurants, outdoor gear, a night at The Blake at Taos Ski Valley, and more! Tickets are $2 each and you can purchase as many as you'd like. Ticket holders will receive the Zoom link to watch the live drawing and we will stream it live on Facebook. You don't need to be present to win!

Order Your February Nature Playtime Naturalist Kit!

Our February Nature Playtime Naturalist Kits are now available to pre-order. Next month, we're exploring rocks! Registration closes on Friday, January 29, so be sure to order yours soon! Learn more and register here.

How Did PEEC Impact You in 2020?

We're seeking stories from our community for our 2020 annual report! How did PEEC impact you last year? Share your stories or photos by emailing director@peecnature.org.

Submit Photos to our February Contest!

Submit your photos for our February photo contest by Sunday, January 31 by emailing photos@peecnature.org! Next month's theme is "Landscapes of Northern New Mexico." Learn more about our monthly photo contest and upcoming themes here. Be sure to vote for the winner of our January contest here if you haven't already!

This Week's Virtual Events

Unless otherwise noted, all of PEEC's events are currently happening via the live-streaming platform Zoom. Registration is required to get the meeting link and password. Visit our events page to see what other programs are coming up in the next few weeks!

Antarctica: The Best Journey in the World

Tuesday, January 26, 7 PM
Tune in for the January Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting and hear about France Cordova's experiences in Antarctica and the South Pole. Learn more and register here.

Ski Waxing Seminar

Wednesday, January 27, 7 PM
Join Clay Moseley, the Southwest Nordic Ski Club, Los Alamos Mountaineers, and PEEC's Young Adult Advisory Group to learn all about ski waxing and maintenance for cross country and backcountry skis. Learn more and register here.

Water & Ice in the Solar System

Friday, January 29, 7 PM
Join Rick Wallace for a discussion of water and ice in the solar system. He will discuss why water is so common, where it can be found in our solar system, and and the new discovery of water and ice on the sunlit side of the moon! Learn more and register here.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga Class

Sunday, January 31, 10 AM
Join PEEC's Christa Tyson for a virtual, vinyasa flow yoga class. This class takes place every Sunday via Zoom! Learn more and register for this week's class here.

Coming in February: A Sense of Place Reading Series

Starts on February 11, 11 AM
If you haven't already, be sure to get signed up for our upcoming Sense of Place reading series. You'll join in a unique virtual experience with PEEC and three nature centers from across the country! We'll bring our communities together to examine our connections with the land and our regional "sense of place" through the written word. Learn more and register here.

Community News

New Mexico State Parks Invites Public Comment on Statewide Plan for Outdoor Recreation (SCORP)
The New Mexico State Parks Division is seeking comment on the 2021-2026 Statewide Plan for Outdoor Recreation (SCORP). If you are a resident of New Mexico, take the community member survey here. If you are a visitor to New Mexico, you can take a different survey here. To learn more about the SCORP, visit GetOutsideNM.org.

Join the Great Backyard Bird Count!
Join the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, National Audubon Society, and Birds of Canada for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count from February 12 – 15. Be a part of this global event focused on counting and celebrating the birds around us. Learn more about this event and how to participate here.


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