Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area Archives - Valencia County News-Bulletin

Whitfield: Past to Present

by Johnny Chavez, guest columnist | Jan 26, 2023 | Columns, Opinion | 0

soil & water conservation Hello! My name is Johnny Chavez, and I am the conservation manager...

Soil and water conservation: Autumn colors arrive early at Whitfield

by Andrew Hautzinger, guest columnist | Sep 22, 2022 | Columns, Opinion | 0

About mid-July we noted leaves on a few of the recovering trees going from the typical dark shades of green to lighter colors, even yellowing a bit. Gradually, these yellowed leaves turned brown and then dropped to the ground.

Greeting from Valencia Soil & Water Conservation’s new environmental educator

by By Laura McCann, guest columnist | Aug 25, 2022 | Columns, Opinion | 0

Soil & Water Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved to roam along the creek behind her...

An exit interview with Allison Martin

by Andrew Hautzinger, guest columnist | Jun 23, 2022 | Columns, Opinion | 0

Soil & Water Conservation As we all rejoice in the scattered rains of the last week, today I...

Whitfield just burned; does RACA have to be next?

by Andrew Hautzinger, guest columnist | May 19, 2022 | Columns, Opinion | 0

On April 11, 2022, the Big Hole Fire burned 904 acres of land along the floodplain of the Middle...

Photos: 2022 Earth Day Fiesta at Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Center

by Makayla Grijalva | News-Bulletin Staff Writer | Apr 27, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment, Features | 0

Makayla Grijalva | News-Bulletin photos Two weeks following the Big Hole Fire that devastated 75...

Big Hole Fire devastates conservation area

by Julia M. Dendinger | News-Bulletin Assistant Editor | Apr 21, 2022 | News, Top Stories | 0

Cause of blaze still under investigation; county-wide burn ban enacted

Nearly two decades of restoration and protection of a local wildlife conservation area has gone up in smoke as a bosque fire tore through Valencia County last week.