Bachechi Open Space

Bachechi Open Space Bachechi is a 27-acre Open Space Wildlife Management Area in the North Valley with wildlife viewing,

Purchased in 1999, the Bachechi property is 27 acres of fertile valley farmland located at 9521 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, just south and east of the adjacent 8-acre Alameda Open Space that is owned and operated by the City of Albuquerque Open Space Division. Bachechi sits on the unceded territory of the Tewa/Tiwa speaking people. Dating back more than 12,000 years ago the Ancestral Puebloans settled here in the Rio Grande Valley.

Hello Bachechi Friends!I've got a line-up of events to share for the month of November. This will be the last post for ...
10/28/2023

Hello Bachechi Friends!

I've got a line-up of events to share for the month of November. This will be the last post for this year until Spring 2024. If you have questions and need to reach me, contact me (Iris): [email protected]. I look forward to seeing all of you visit us: 9521 Rio Grande Blvd NW and corner of Alameda. Parking is located at the Alameda parking lot situated at the north end of Bachechi.

Hello Everyone!Our next Speaker Series Event is coming up this Saturday the 21st from 9:30-11:30am. It's a great time t...
10/19/2023

Hello Everyone!

Our next Speaker Series Event is coming up this Saturday the 21st from 9:30-11:30am. It's a great time to learn about rocks and the stories they tell about our area. Enjoy our wonderful fall season with its glorious weather against extraordinarily spectacular scenery! Come out for a geology presentation of rock specimens and a hike. Perfect for families, couples, owners and dogs...come ALL ages & households!

10/10/2023

BACHECHI WILL HAVE SOLAR GLASSES AT THE ANNULAR ECLIPSE FOR THE 1st 200 VISITORS WHO STOP BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION BUILDING 9:15am!

Shout out to Lynn Olsen with TAAS who connected me with Jim Greenhouse, Space Science Director at the Natural History Museum, both who made it possible for you to enjoy the eclipse from Bachechi Open Space safely with cool looking shades!

10/09/2023

PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY (Anyone interested in the Forest Bathing Event)

This weekend. Saturday, October 14th from 9 - 11am will be Forest Bathing in the Bosque with Sally Stevens. If interested, I highly recommend you rsvp with me at: 505-395-8373. Space is limited! This is a meditative, forest therapy session for calm and relaxation. Please see our flyer!

IMPORTANT - One major thing to add: if you plan on coming to this session, the eclipse will certainly be part of your experience during the forest therapy. Please bring your own solar viewing glasses because we don't currently have any on hand to give out.

For solar glasses, get the real deal...here are some tips and resources on where to find them.

-Corrales Public Library (Free)
-Rio Rancho Public Library (Free)
-Solar Mask making at the Petroglyphs State Monument on Thursday and
Friday from 10am - 2/3pm (Free)
-Natural History Museum? (Free?)
-Balloon Museum - cost $3.50 (I think)

How can you tell if your eclipse glasses are safe?
Eclipse glasses have their safety certified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). You can tell if a pair of solar eclipse glasses meet today’s standards if they are labeled ISO 12312-2 (sometimes written as ISO 12312-2:2015). Eclipse glasses manufacturers send their products to specialized labs that test whether the lenses comply with the ISO 12312-2 safety specifications.

Unfortunately, some vendors sell solar eclipse glasses with the ISO label that haven’t actually been tested and certified. The only way to be totally sure that your eclipse glasses are safe is to buy them from a source that the American Astronomical Society (AAS) has approved as reputable. The AAS reviews hundreds of solar eclipse glasses vendors to check that they have actually been tested and approved by the ISO, and to perform their own examinations of the products. They have a list of all their approved reputable vendors that you can check.

NOTE: (Test) You shouldn't see anything through them when looking outside on a bright, sunny day. If you can, you have a bad pair. DO NOT USE THEM!!!

Kindly,
Iris

Hello Friends!We have a wonderful event happening October 14th from 9-11am that you won't want to miss. Sally Stevens w...
10/09/2023

Hello Friends!

We have a wonderful event happening October 14th from 9-11am that you won't want to miss. Sally Stevens will be doing a Forest Bathing Therapy Session in the Bosque during the annual eclipse! If you plan to come, it is highly recommended to RSVP with Iris at 505-395-8373 (text is preferrable). Please meet 10 minutes before start time.

Hi Friends,We have our next educational event happening tomorrow, Saturday, September 16 from 10 - 11:30am called "Water...
09/15/2023

Hi Friends,

We have our next educational event happening tomorrow, Saturday, September 16 from 10 - 11:30am called "Water-Use Efficiency." Join us at the Bachechi Environmental Education Building! This will be a great way for our kiddos to understand the importance of water conservation and for us adults to help steward best living practices!

Hello Everyone! Please come out this Sunday, September 17th for a special and fun-filled day with your loved ones! We ...
09/13/2023

Hello Everyone!

Please come out this Sunday, September 17th for a special and fun-filled day with your loved ones! We will have yoga and art - FREE! Please refer to this flyer.

09/07/2023

Hello Bachechi Buddies!

Here's your next invite to our Speaker Series Event happening this Saturday (FREE!), September 9th from 10:30 - 12pm. HOW TO BE A WATERSHED SUPERHERO with Rich Schrader!

Rich is from River Source and will be doing an indoor presentation and walking tour around Bachechi to discuss ways you can protect water security and resilience in the Albuquerque watershed and Middle Rio Grande River Valley. Learn to be a positive agent of change in your neighborhood and broader community!

Don't miss us!! All ages & experience welcome :)

Friends our next Bachechi Speaker Series is coming up! Saturday, August 26th @ 8am - It's a BIRD WALK with Southwest Au...
08/23/2023

Friends our next Bachechi Speaker Series is coming up! Saturday, August 26th @ 8am - It's a BIRD WALK with Southwest Audubon! Bring binoculars or borrow a pair with us for the event 🐦🦅🦆

Hello Friends!We have a Sunday Family Funday Event coming up this Sunday, August 27th from 8-3pm! It's FREE & guarantee...
08/23/2023

Hello Friends!

We have a Sunday Family Funday Event coming up this Sunday, August 27th from 8-3pm! It's FREE & guaranteed fun with henna and rock painting! Come and check it out! Our host are Sahana and Tapan :)

08/05/2023

Hello Outdoor Friends & Families! Come out to Bachechi tomorrow!

Bernalillo County Open Space & Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions
Presents

Free Event Saturdays @ Bachechi
2023 Summer Speaker Series

August 5th 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Changing River System & Habitats of the Bosque
with Tish Morris

Join us for spectacular, outdoor time at Bachechi! Tish Morris will have a fun interactive, educational talk that will focus on habitats in the Bosque, how the river system used to be, how it has changed, and how we can protect plants and animals in the future. All ages are welcome!

(Meet by the Environmental Education Building 10 minutes prior to start of event. Parking is located at the Rio Grande and Alameda Parking Lots)

07/26/2023

Address

9521 Rio Grande Boulevard
Albuquerque, NM
87114

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7am - 5:30pm
Friday 7am - 5:30pm
Saturday 7am - 5:30pm
Sunday 7am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+15053140420

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Our story

Originally, this land was home to and stewarded by the Pueblo peoples. It was purchased in 1999 by Bernalillo County and the Bachechi property is now a 27 acre wildlife and wetland management area. We are a low energy, low waste facility. Bachechi is owned and operated by the Bernalillo County Open Space Division. It is located at 9521 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, just south and east of the adjacent 8-acre Alameda Open Space that is owned and operated by the City of Albuquerque Open Space Division.

It contains remnants of the Bachechi family farm in its preservation of the well pump and some of the rose bushes that were grown at the time. And there is a walking trail arboretum in the NE quadrant that offers a shady spot to sit and take in a variety of flora and fauna habitat.

The trails were designed to provide viewing opportunity of a variety of habitat for diverse wildlife experience and thus it is important our guests adhere to the trail system that is on site to give the wildlife some space to raise their young and to feel secure living here. Social trails that people cut out of curiosity, veer too close to dens and nests and leave the landscape looking cut up and trampled upon. These are important considerations- as we are not a typical urban park! The land here is full-time home to many wild species! When recreating here, please keep this in mind and help model a leave-no-trace ethic.

Dogs: must remain on leash to preserve public and wildlife safety, and so all pet owners are better able to know where their dog has eliminated waste to aid them in its pickup.