The Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) offers field trips to Albuquerque’s stretch of the Rio Grande. Bring students to the bosque and participate in a long term study that has been monitoring the health and ecology of our cottonwood forests since 1996. Field trips can include groundwater chemistry, arthropod trapping, porcupine tracking, and many other ecological activities. All data collected by students becomes part of UNM research projects and assists with bosque management activities. Get your students in the field and involved in their community… limited funding for transportation and substitute teachers is available!

BEMP Education Highlights

•  annual participation rates of over 5,000 students & teachers

•   involvement: Public, Traditional, Alternative, Charter, Private, Parochial & Home Schools

•   students from: Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Bernalillo, Valencia, Socorro & McKinley counties

•   monitoring occurs at 25 BEMP sites located between Ohkay Owingeh pueblo & Lemitar

•   agency representative, teacher & student training workshops provided by BEMP staff

•   peer teaching opportunities with older students mentoring younger students

•   participating BEMP students and teachers have received local, state and national recognition and awards for their BEMP science, community service outreach &educational activities

•   student BEMP projects have won local, state & national science fairs & competitions

• BEMP is consistent with national & state science education reform efforts

•   BEMP has been featured as a community monitoring model program at local, regional & national conferences

•   BEMP has two annual Student Congress events (April 28^th: 7-12^th grades; April 29^th: K-6th); all program participants are welcome to attend and present their experiences in the bosque!

The Bosque Education Guide (available in English and Spanish)

Local Charter Buses