The maps were created with data from the New Mexico Backyard Refuge Program, the U.S. Census
Bureau, and with basemaps from USGS and ESRI. Data from the NM Backyard Refuge Program is from July 19th, 2026
Maps were made by Katie Slack from the GeoAIR Lab with consulatation from Laurel Ladwig, Annie Montes, Dr.
Liping Yang, and Rae Bennu. The maps were made for the New Mexico Backyard Refuge Program and
the R.H. Mallory Center for Community Geography.