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Yahoo
14-05-2025
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Free, family-friendly water safety day hosted by City of Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – To help families learn more about water safety ahead of summer, the City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a national water safety day event. The free and family-friendly event will be May 18, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Eisenhower Pool. Story continues below New Mexico Insiders: Leader Of Albuquerque FBI Steps Down Trending: Family of 105-year-old Bataan Death March survivor shares his story Crime: New Mexico correctional officer caught by husband for bringing drugs to inmate, court docs show Community: Poll: Where is the best place to go camping in New Mexico? Attendees can learn about swim lessons and summer programs, engage in water safety presentations and enjoy free swimming and kids activities. Guests can enter raffles to win prizes including water gear, free swim lessons and more. There will also be a Parent Tot group swim lesson from 12 – 12:30 at the event. For more information, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
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Veterans Memorial reopens following bird ‘invasion'
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Veterans Memorial is back open after the city dealt with a bird invasion. The Parks and Recreation Department shuttered the memorial last month after around 50,000 European Starlings began roosting there, leaving behind a large amount of droppings. BioPark Zoo sees Spring Break influx The city says they used non-lethal methods to encourage the birds to relocate then cleaned the memorial, fully reopening the grounds to the public Friday. 'Starlings are a common, non-native bird around the country that can create big problems when they gather in large numbers, but it's the first time we've had anything like this in a city park,' says Dennis Vasquez, deputy director of the City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department. The department says it also took steps to prevent the birds from coming back. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
