DFC Albuquerque 2016 Hotel Albuquerque 15 19 November

DFC Albuquerque 2016 Hotel Albuquerque 15 – 19 November

§ § § § Complimentary Wi. Fi Internet Outdoor Swimming Pool Hot Tub Fitness Center Business Center Complimentary Parking Discount Coupon Card - 15% off local shops, restaurants and attraction Complimentary Historic Old Town Albuquerque walking tours (seasonally, on Saturdays)

The City of Albuquerque • Largest city in New Mexico – 2010 Census 545, 000 • One of the oldest cities in the US – founded in 1706 • Vital and thriving Old Town, Downtown, Midtown (Nob Hill) and Uptown Areas • Railrunner to Santa Fe and Citywide Bus System • Culturally rich and diverse • Intersection of major biomes: Chihuahuan Desert, Great Plains, and Colorado Plateau Shrub-Steppe

DFC – Albuquerque 2016 Things to Do and See: Albuquerque Biological Park Albuquerque Museum American International Rattlesnake Museum Albuquerque International Balloon Museum ¡Explora! Science Center Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Museum of Southwestern Biology – UNM National Hispanic Cultural Center NM Museum of Natural History and Science Old Town Albuquerque Petroglyph National Monument Rio Grande Nature Center State Park Sandia Peak Aerial Tram

Gila River

Rio Grande

Desert Fishes of New Mexico Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) Roundnose Minnow (Dionda episcopa) Rio Grande Chub (Gila pandora) Speckled Chub (Macrhybopsis aestivalis) Mexican Tetra (Astayanax mexicanus) Pecos Gambusia (Gambusia nobilis)

Special Events: Plenary Session ‘Is the Rio Grande Savable? ’ Lessons Learned & Conservation Implications Panel Discussion moderated by Laura Paskus

Field Trip: Acoma Pueblo

Beyond Albuquerque and Sante Fe • • • Taos and Rio Arriba Jemez Valley and Valles Caldera San Juan River Chaco Canyon White Sands/Cloudcroft/Carlsbad Silver City/Gila River Valley