Bernalillo County manages 13 Open Space properties (1000 acres) from the mountains to the valley that surround the Albuquerque metropolitan area in New Mexico. This dynamic network of properties encompass important natural and cultural resources managed to benefit people, plants and wildlife. Bernalillo County engages local citizen scientists through the Master Naturalist program to observe ...more ↓
Bernalillo County manages 13 Open Space properties (1000 acres) from the mountains to the valley that surround the Albuquerque metropolitan area in New Mexico. This dynamic network of properties encompass important natural and cultural resources managed to benefit people, plants and wildlife. Bernalillo County engages local citizen scientists through the Master Naturalist program to observe and document phenological and other natural occurrences to the plant and animal communities through iNaturalist and related projects. Help contribute to this project by recording your own observations at these properties using iNaturalist!
Ojito de San Antonio consists of 88 acres that borders the village of San Antonio de Padua to the east and the Cibola National Forest to the northwest. The property takes its name from two nearby springs that also share the same name with two acequias, which supply water to Ojo de San Antonio and Acequia Madre. The springs have provided clean drinking water for residents and wildlife for centuries, in addition to supplying water to an existing fruit tree orchard. Outside of the acequia-fed riparian and orchard areas, the property is characterized by a grassy meadow surrounded by steep, piñon & juniper forested foothills. Visitors can enjoy a mile hike with scenic overlooks of the surrounding east mountains and Sandia Mountains.
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