Media Category: Sites

Sunset after a particularly brutal summer heatwave.

Oryx (Oryx gazella) were introduced into southern New Mexico, USA on the White Sands Missile Range (across the San Andres Mountains) during the late 1960’s. Today, groups of these non-native herbivores can be found throughout the Jornada Basin. This oryx stands among the honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and soaptree yucca (Yucca elata) on the Jornada Basin LTER site on a June morning. Site:Jornada Basin LTER site Photographer: Ryan Schroeder

A young, friendly criollo calf.

Mesquite shrubs invading a previously black grama dominated grassland.

A tenacious mesquite takes root in a wash.