Asombro Institute for Science Education
Bringing the wonder of science and the desert to K-12 students and adults for more than 30 years
We offer a variety of standards-aligned classroom and schoolyard lessons, field trips, and small group programs. Click the button below to learn more and submit a program request!
Asombro manages an outdoor classroom, the 935-acre Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, just northeast of Las Cruces. Plan your visit and learn about everything the park has to offer.
Asombro needs your help to provide hands-on science to our community! Get involved by donating, volunteering, or supporting in other ways.
We offer a variety of standards-aligned classroom and schoolyard lessons, field trips, and small group programs. Click the button below to learn more and submit a program request!
Asombro manages an outdoor classroom, the 935-acre Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, just northeast of Las Cruces. Plan your visit and learn about everything the park has to offer.
Asombro needs your help to provide hands-on science to our community! Get involved by donating, volunteering, or supporting in other ways.
Butterfly Flutterby
May 17th, 2025
Join us at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park to learn about butterflies and pollinators.
For learners all all ages!
Saturday May 17th, 9:00-12:00
Volunteer with Asombro
Asombro is seeking volunteers to support our mission.
- Join Asombro staff in classrooms and on field trips
- Help teach an activity during a Saturday event at the Park
- Prepare lesson materials at our office
- Help maintain trails at the Nature Park
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteer Gathering: at the office: Tues, April 8, 9:30-10:30
Friends of the CDNP Gathering: Sat, April 12, 8:00-11:00
Judge the Desert Data Jam: April 23, 9:00-3:00 (see below)
Classroom Programs: most school days
Judges needed for
the
Desert Data Jam!
We need community members to help us judge 7th grade students’ creative data representations in the 13th Desert Data Jam. No scientific expertise required.
Wednesday April 23rd 9:00-3:00
Wooton Hall, NMSU Campus
email Kelly, [email protected]