Wetlands Park Friends

Wetlands Park Friends

Wild Scorpion Flower in the desert

The Salt Heliotrope

WHAT WETLANDS PARK PLANT IS NICKNAMED AFTER A VENOMOUS PREDATORY ARACHNID? Look at this perky,...
A Contraption machine with a white light

What Is This Crazy Contraption?

It’s a COINTRAPTION, the newest installment in the Park’s Exhibit Hall (located in the Nature...
Widow Skimmer sitting on a stick

The Widow Skimmer

Who Doesn't Love a Quiet, Jazzy-colored Helicopter? Zip-hover-zip-grab-zip-perch-eat-repeat! You can see this pattern all day...
Friends Query Attendees on Plants for Gifts at BioBlast

Friends Query Attendees on Plants for Gifts at BioBlast

"What compound in plants makes them green? Or how about "what did Native Americans use...
Greater Roadrunner Gibe standing on one foot

The Greater Roadrunner

Wetlands Park? Jurassic Park? No, Really Wetlands Park! Does this intent look and bipedal stance...
The Great Egret Flying over Pond

Prepare for a Dine-O-Blast—Wetlands Park Friends to Run Its First Fundraiser

The Friends Board hopes you’ll bring your appetite and participate in its inaugural fundraiser, Dine-O-Blast....
CL and DB with Inspired Bee mascot

Friends Made “Friends” at Inspirada Spring Fest

Friends President Chris Leavitt, Director of Communications Constance Carlson, and Member Dallas-Lee Brower oversaw the...
Wild Screwbean Mesquite with green leaves

The Screwbean Mesquite

WHAT WETLANDS PARK TREE WITH THE “SCREWY” FRUIT GIVES SCIENTISTS REASON FOR CONCERN? If you’ve...
Canada Goose Gibe floating on the lake

The Canada Goose

WHAT WETLANDS pARK RESIDENT STRUCTURES ITS EXISTENCE AROUND FAMILY LIFE? “Honk!  Honk-Hink-Honk!  Honk-honk!” On my...
Linda smiling with her friend Chris

Celebrate Women’s History Month, Friends Style

Ms. Linda Wiltberger and Ms. Chris Leavitt (pictured left to right), founding Board Members of...