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RIO FIELD GUIDE

Education – RIO Field GuideShannon Whitehead2021-02-05T13:07:40-07:00

Our RIO Field Guide with photos from students

Animal Tracks (ID Tracks Page)

Animal Scat (ID Scat Page)

Plants

  • Plant Information
    • Cocklebur (Rough Cocklebur)
    • Cottonwood Tree
    • Creeper (Thicket Creeper)
    • Olive Tree (New Mexico Olive vs Russian Olive)
    • Salt Cedar
    • Sunflower (Annual Sunflower)

Animals – Arthopods

  • Arthropod Definition
    • Cicada (Giant Cicada)
    • Darkling Beetle
    • Grasshopper
    • Moth (Bagworm Moth)
    • Pillbug ( Roly Poly)
    • Spider (Black-and-Yellow Garden Spider)
    • Yellow Jacket, Wasp, Bee

Animals – Birds

  • Bird Definition
    • Goose (Canada Goose)
    • Hawk (Cooper’s Hawk)
    • Hummingbird
    • Roadrunner

Animals – Fish, Reptile, Amphibian

  • Fish, Reptile, Amphibian Definitions
    • Fish – Catfish
    • Fish – Silvery Minnow
    • Reptile – Whiptail Lizard

Animals – Mammals

  • Mammal Definition
    • Beaver
    • Coyote
    • Porcupine
    • Rabbit (Cottontail vs Jack Rabbit)
    • Raccoon

Animals – Other

  • Snail

Decomposer

  • Decomposer Definition
    • Fungus (Shelf fungus is a mushroom)
    • Soil

In-Class Activities

  • Who Am I?

  • Teachers
    • Free Education Program
    • Rio Field Trip
    • In-Class Presentations
    • Puppet Shows Grades K-2
    • Waste Water Tours
  • Virtual Tours
  • Educational Videos
  • Online Curriculum
  • Walk in the Woods
  • Resources for Students and Teachers

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Albuquerque NM 87107

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P.O. Box 568
Albuquerque, NM
87103-0568
505-842-WATR

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The River Is Ours (RIO) Fieldtrip Registration

RIO Is Back for Another Year! 

The Water Authority believes that if students experience the beauty and understand the complexity of the river ecosystem, they will want to conserve and protect our water resources.  That’s why we take all APS fourth-graders on the RIO Field Trip. We even pay for the bus. 

APS schools are notified in spring of the date(s) they are scheduled to attend the RIO Field Trip the following year. If you have questions about the date(s) your school is scheduled to attend, please call Erin Keck at 289-3027 or email ekeck@abcwua.org.

Please fill in this form to confirm that your school will be able attend on the date(s) you are scheduled to attend.

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