It’s the 69th year for the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. This weekend is the annual Festival of the Cranes! Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of New Mexico’s total surface area, the lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. But there is still plenty of fishing. National Forests make up 1/4 of the state’s area. The Gila National Forest is the nation’s largest forest at 3 million acres. The Gila Mountains were the first area in the world to be designated as wilderness area. In 1950 a small bear was found trapped in a tree after a fire in Lincoln National Forest. He was named Smokey the Bear and in his honor the New Mexican legislature chose the black bear to be the official state animal.
Five For The 47Th, Nature Edition
Nm Facts And Trivia
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