New Mexico
By Katie
The Land of
Enchantment
Fast Facts
• The Capital is Santa
Fe.
• The State mammal is
the black bear.
• The State motto is
Crescit Eundo or It
Grows as it Goes.
Come and Visit
Chaco Culture National Historical
Park
Ruins of Anasazi Indians, Pueblo Bonito once had more than 500
rooms!!!!!
Come and Visit
White Sands National Monument
Unique landscapes, and beautiful white gypsum sand dunes. Full
moons light up the sand dunes for miles!!!!!!
Animals
• Mammals: Bighorn
sheep, javelina,
marmot, and pika.
• Amphibians/reptiles:
Barking frog and
Great Plains skink
• Fish: Largemouth
bass and sunfish
Plants
• Trees: Douglas fir,
Gambel oak, Pinon,
Ponderosa, and
Juniper.
• Wild plants: alpine
fungi, cholla cactus,
desert anemone, and
mesquite.
History Lesson
1912-New Mexico becomes 47th state
1982-The space shuttle, “The Columbia”
lands at White Sands Space Harbor.
History Lesson
2000-Wildfire burns thousands of
acres of land in north central New
Mexico.
See you soon!!!
In New Mexico!!!