Great Backyard Bird Count Guided Walk

The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a citizen science project that inspires millions of non-professional birdwatchers to contribute data every February. Count birds in your backyard or expand to other areas of your neighborhood such as a city or county park or even ......More

The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is a citizen science project that inspires millions of non-professional birdwatchers to contribute data every February. Count birds in your backyard or expand to other areas of your neighborhood such as a city or county park or even a national monument!What to expect:Beginners and children are welcome on this guided bird count, walking a maximum of 2 miles. The trail is rocky in some parts and may be covered in snow. We will be looking for, listening for, and identifying birds while enjoying a peaceful morning in a part of the monument that is usually closed to the public. Park staff will provide binoculars and answer questions about birds in the area and how to spot them.What to bring:-Warm layers that can be easily shed as the morning gets warmer-Water and snacks-Binoculars (or borrow a pair of ours)

Meet at the parking lot at the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) off of Highway 53, located between mile markers 63 and 64. If the gate is closed, please wait for a park ranger to let you in.

Volcano Festival

El Malpais National Monument welcomes you to join us for a Volcano Festival at the El Malpais Visitor Center on Saturday March 21 from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm. At 10:00 am 12:30 PM and 2:00 pm guest speaker Matt Zimmerer from the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resourc......More

El Malpais National Monument welcomes you to join us for a Volcano Festival at the El Malpais Visitor Center on Saturday March 21 from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm. At 10:00 am 12:30 PM and 2:00 pm guest speaker Matt Zimmerer from the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources at New Mexico Tech will talk about the incredible volcanism found in New Mexico and at El Malpais. We invite all ages to come learn about the geology of volcanoes and lava flows and earn a special Volcano Fest sticker.