Tour Overview
Learn the history and importance of restoration at Keystone Heritage Park.
Keystone Heritage Park and the El Paso Desert Botanical Gardens is an archeological site, an archaic wetlands and a botanical garden. The 52-acre park in El Paso’s Upper Valley is a City-owned property leased to a volunteer Board of Directors who are charged with preserving and developing the Park.
In this tour you will learn about the history of the park, the native plants and wildlife, the wetland, and the importance of restoration.
This tour was made possible by funding provided by EPA grant #NE-01F54901-0
Enjoy!
Stops
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Stop 1: Entrance
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Stop 2: Introduction
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Stop 3: History
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Stop 4: Rio Grande Cottonwoods
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Stop 5: Upland Birds
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Stop 6: Wetland
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Stop 7: Ring-billed Gulls
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Stop 8: Raccoon
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Stop 9: Restoration
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Stop 10: SESI Restoration
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Stop 11: Archeological Site
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Stop 12: Wolfberry
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Stop 13: Pepperweed
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Stop 14: Coyote
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Stop 15: Purple Aster
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Stop 16: Botanical Garden