Field Trips (Saturday, October 25)
Attendees of the 2014 Joint SWAAG-GPRM Regional Meeting have the opportunity to participate in one of four different field trips scheduled for Saturday, October 25. Field trip costs are not included in the conference registration and range from $18 to $35 per person. Participants should register and pay for their selected trip through the conference registration and payment site.
Albuquerque's Public Art - OPEN WITH NO LIMIT
This field trip serves as an introduction to, and exploration of, Albuquerque's public art and cultural/urban geography. Albuquerque's public art program just celebrated 35 years, marking it as one of a dozen of the early 1% programs in the United States. We will start at Albuquerque's City Hall, where the Public Art Program Manager will provide a brief overview of the public art program before we embark on an urban exploration of some of the highlights of the collection (ranging from early pieces to more recent installations).
- Host: Joni M. Palmer (University of New Mexico)
- Duration: Half Day (8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
- Recommended: Urban touring clothes and water bottle
- Cost: $5.00
Decoding the Myth of Santa Fe - FIELD TRIP FULL
This field trip serves as an introduction to and a deconstruction of Santa Fe’s urban geography. At once one of the oldest European settlements in the US, a pioneer of urban “place marketing,” and an increasingly important node in transnational networks of art, tourism, and biotech research, Santa Fe is one of the most unique and engaging cities in North America. This field trip traces the ways that competing ideas of history, authenticity, modernity, progress, and citizenship manifest in the built environment.
- Host: John Carr (University of New Mexico)
- Duration: Full Day (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
- Recommended: Sturdy walking shoes, water bottle, and long pants
- Cost: $10.00 (includes train ticket; lunch on your own)
From Conquistadors to Casinos: The Cultural Landscapes of I-40 - 5 SPACES AVAILABLE
This field trip explores both Indigenous- and Spanish-settled communities west of the Duke City. Emphasis is placed on land use patterns, water rights and usage, religious practices, and contemporary economic livelihood. Lunch (included in the price) will feature local NuevoMexicano cuisine.
- Host: Jeffrey Smith (Kansas State University)
- Duration: Full Day (8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
- Recommended: Sturdy walking shoes, water bottle, and long pants
- Cost: $35.00 (includes transportation and lunch)
Landscape Remnants of the Hispano Homeland - 1 SPACE AVAILABLE
The archaic folk culture that evolved in Northern New Mexico was unique among North American Spanish Homelands. The Pecos Enclave provides enduring examples of landscape remnants of this disappearing cultural expression. Traveling through the San Miguel del Bado Land-grant, we will visit tiny villages, explore an acequia system, and observe landscape features such as long lots, old churches, and crumbling urban landscapes. El Cerrito, the village where we will spend the most time, has been recreated in the virtual space in Second Life where students can attend a field school with avatars. The link http://vimeo.com/49795972 will take you to a four minute video overview and is recommended for viewing before the field trip.
- Hosts: Brock Brown (Texas State University) and Richard Nostrand (University of Oklahoma, Emeritus)
- Duration: Full Day (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- Recommended: Sturdy walking shoes, water bottle, and long pants
- Cost: $25.00 (includes transportation, lunch on your own at Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas)
Urban Wildlife Refuges and the Future of Flood Control - FIELD TRIP FULL
Monsoonal rain patterns and mountain backdrops result in a complex and interesting stormwater management challenge for the City of Albuquerque. This field trip will tour the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority projects for flood control, including the Valle de Oro Urban Wildlife Refuge, a wetlands restoration project that will use the city’s stormwater runoff to help create Albuquerque’s first urban wildlife refuge.
- Hosts: John Kelly and Melinda Harm Benson (University of New Mexico)
- Duration: Half Day (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
- Recommended: Sturdy walking shoes, water bottle, and long pants
- Cost: $18.00
