OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS |
Fall Events at the Visitor Center:
NATURE JOURNALING WORKSHOPS NEW DATES: The Nature Journaling Workshops for Beginner and Advanced Skill Levels with Margy O'Brien scheduled for Saturday, August 30th were postponed. $15.00 each workshop. Space is limited, call 897-8831 to register. New dates:
ONGOING: Traditional Demonstration Garden. Call 897-8831 to help cultivate this unique garden. Land/Art in Open Space: In 2009 the Open Space Visitor Center will participate in LAND/ART, an exciting series of exhibitions, site-specific art works, and lectures exploring the relationships between land, art, and community. Read more about the LAND/ART project . (See our full calendar of events for more Open Space events)LOCATION AND HOURS: The Open Space Visitor Center is located at 6500 Coors Blvd. A map is provided at the bottom of this page. Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
Call the Open Space Visitor Center at 897-8831 for more information. |
ABOUT THE OPEN SPACE VISITOR CENTER
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This facility offers the public information and resources on the Open Space program. Renovations of the facility were completed in September 2006. The Visitor Center has exhibits interpreting the amazing natural and cultural resources Open Space protects. It also features an art gallery, agricultural fields that draw a variety of wildlife and stunning views of the Sandia Mountains.
The Open Space Visitor Center also offers comfortable indoor and outdoor viewing areas where you can watch Sandhill cranes and other migratory birds during their fall and winter migratory season.
Check out our new "Crane webpage" and see for yourself!
Volunteer opportunities available. Call the Facility Manager at 897-8831 for more information on how you can be involved in the development of this exciting facility!
ATTENTION ARTISTS: If you are interested in submitting your work to the gallery, please review our Gallery Submission Form. 
If you are having any trouble opening the attachment, please click here for another version of the Gallery Submission Form.
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Access
The Open Space Visitor Center is located east of Coors Blvd. at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd. which is between Montano Blvd. and Paseo del Norte.
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Click Here to see a photo log of this exciting renovation!
Southwest Contractor Magazine recently awarded the Open Space Visitor Center a prestigious design award for Best Public Project Under $10 million. You can read a PDF version of the article here. 