Albuquerque's Natural Environment

Education Resources

• Eye Opener Worksheet - Getting to Know a Habitat
• Eye Opener Activities
• Additional Activities
• Senses and Sensibilities Activities

(photo by FMSM Architects)

Albuquerque's natural environment is notable for its three, diversified geographic features: the Sandia Manzano Mountains forming a dramatic backdrop east of the city; the Rio Grande and its bosque and the valley; and the West Mesa and the volcanoes rising above it. Four seasons, four life zones, and three distinctive geologic regions combine to give the city a unique and vigorous quality. The one unvarying aspect of the Albuquerque scene is the sunny climate, and few would complain about that type of uniformity.

• Climate And Weather
  
• Pictorial History Of The Albuquerque Area Geology
  
• Geology And Geological History
• Hidden Geology
• Mini-Environments

• Mountain Uplands
• Mountain Lowlands
• Alluvial Fans
• Volcanic
• Sand Plains
• Valley Sides and Terraces
• River
• Valley Flood Plains
• Fitting The Pieces Together
• The Rio Grande Nature Center
• Experiencing Albuquerque's Open Space: Aesthetics and Ethic