The Southwest New Mexico Audubon Society will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, February 3rd at 7 pm in WNMU’s Harlan Hall. Guest speaker Jarrod Swackhamer will share his adventures as he embarked on a “Grant County Big Year” of birding. Call 388-2386
The Western Institute for Lifelong Learning Lunch and Learn will be held February 8th at noon in the WNMU Global Resource Center ABC Room. Carmen Vendelin will present “Not So Easy: Images of Middle Class Men Accosting Unchaperoned Women on the Streets of Paris circa 1840s to 1890s.” Call 538-6835
The Volunteer Center’s Common Wednesdays’ theme of the month for February is Fire. On February 8th from 4 to 6 pm will be an Open Garden Workshop that will discuss the ideal temperature for a compost pile. Call 388-2988
The Silver City Public Library will show a series of NOVA science documentaries at 4:30pm on the second Tuesday of each month from January through May. Each month, community members can join for free to see a film on a different topic ranging from the human brain to outer space. February 14th will be “The [...]
The Western Institute of Lifelong Learning Lunch & Learn will be held Wednesday, February 15th at noon in the WNMU Global Resource Center ABC Room. Jennifer Coleman and Deborah Heller will present “Virtual WNMU and YOU: Cutting Edge Online Courses Offered through WNMU.” Call 538-6835
The Grant County Extension Service will host a “young orchard” pruning and training workshop on Saturday, February 18th from 9 am to noon at the Community Orchard located behind the Office of Sustainability. The public is invited to learn about training young fruit trees with instructions, handouts, and tools. Call 388-1559
The Western Institute of Lifelong Learning Lunch & Learn will be held Wednesday, February 22nd at noon in the WNMU Global Resource Center ABC Room. Lynn Huagen will present “Giardia, Laughing Frogs, and Bi-parental Care in the Peruvian Amazon.” Call 538-6835
“Marketing Your Brand for Success: Part 2” will be the topic of a Marketing Clinic on Wednesday, February 22nd from 5:30 to 7 pm at the WNMU Student Memorial Building 3rd floor seminar room. Learn how to grow business through effective online marketing, branding and customer service tools. Register by calling 538-6164
There will be a Grant County Seed Library Roundtable, “Starting Seeds Indoors,” on Saturday, February 25th from 10:30 to 11:30 am, and from 12:30 to 1:30 at the Silver city Public Library. There will be information and demonstrations on how to start seeds indoors. The event is free and new and seasoned gardeners are welcome. [...]
The National Center for Frontier Communities presents “Growing a Local Food System in Southwest New Mexico,” a farm and food business training for all current and future growers of local food. The presentation will be held on Tuesday, February 28th from 10 am to 2 pm at the Grant County Extension Building. Call 597-0032
