1. DFC Albuquerque 2016
Hotel Albuquerque
15 – 19 November

2. Complimentary WiFi Internet
Outdoor Swimming Pool
Hot Tub
Fitness Center
Business Center
Complimentary Parking
Discount Coupon Card - 15% off local shops, restaurants and attraction
Complimentary Historic Old Town Albuquerque walking tours (seasonally, on Saturdays)

3. The City of Albuquerque
Largest city in New Mexico – 2010 Census 545,000
One of the oldest cities in the US – founded in 1706
Vital and thriving Old Town, Downtown, Midtown (Nob Hill) and Uptown Areas
Railrunner to Santa Fe and Citywide Bus System
Culturally rich and diverse
Intersection of major biomes: Chihuahuan Desert, Great Plains, and Colorado Plateau Shrub-Steppe

4. DFC – Albuquerque 2016 Things to Do and See:
Albuquerque Biological Park
Albuquerque Museum
American International Rattlesnake Museum
Albuquerque International Balloon Museum
¡Explora! Science Center
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Museum of Southwestern Biology – UNM
National Hispanic Cultural Center
NM Museum of Natural History and Science
Old Town Albuquerque
Petroglyph National Monument
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park
Sandia Peak Aerial Tram

5. Gila River

6. Rio Grande

7. Desert Fishes of New Mexico
Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)
Roundnose Minnow (Dionda episcopa)
Rio Grande Chub (Gila pandora)
Speckled Chub (Macrhybopsis aestivalis)
Pecos Gambusia (Gambusia nobilis)
Mexican Tetra (Astayanax mexicanus)

8. Panel Discussion moderated by
Special Events:
Plenary Session
‘Is the Rio Grande Savable?’
Lessons Learned & Conservation Implications
Panel Discussion moderated by
Laura Paskus

9. Field Trip:
Acoma Pueblo

10. Beyond Albuquerque and Sante Fe
Taos and Rio Arriba
Jemez Valley and Valles Caldera
San Juan River
Chaco Canyon
White Sands/Cloudcroft/Carlsbad
Silver City/Gila River Valley