by admin@sks.com | Jun 12, 2019 | State Symbols
Lift, New Mexico,your tired foreheadThat clouds the enchantmentof your peaceful face,And joyfully receivethe bright crown,Symbol of glory, venture,and peace. After so many years offight and persistenceYour luck has changedand you gain victory,Reaching up to see...
by admin@sks.com | Jun 12, 2019 | State Symbols
The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) Smokey Bear, probably the most famous bear in the history of the United States, was a cub first found cowering an injured in a tree after a 17,000 acre forest fire in the Lincoln National Forest near Capitan. Starting...
by admin@sks.com | Jun 12, 2019 | State Symbols
Squash Blossom Necklace The Squash Blossom Necklace was officially adopted in 2011 by the State Legislature as our state’s Official Necklace. The Squash Blossom Necklace is a creation by Southwestern Native American tribes that combines the use of the Naja or...
by admin@sks.com | Jun 12, 2019 | State Symbols
New Mexico Whiptail (Cnemidophorus neomexianus) The New Mexico Whiptail (Cnemidophorus neomexianus) was first recognized by science from a specimen collected in Socorro County in 1947. It became the official state reptile when Governor Bill Richardson signed HB...
by admin@sks.com | Jun 12, 2019 | State Symbols
Chile (capsicum annum L.) and frijoles (pinto beans of the phaseolus vulgaris family) Chile (capsicum annum L.) and frijoles (pinto beans of the phaseolus vulgaris family), New Mexico’s state vegetables, are a unique part of the New Mexico diet. The pinto...
by admin@sks.com | Jun 12, 2019 | State Symbols
The official state slogan for business, commerce and industry in New Mexico is: “Everybody is somebody in New Mexico.” It was adopted by the New Mexico Legislature on April 3, 1975.
