Bosque

This article is about the riverland gallery forests. For the forestry periodical, see Bosque (journal). For formally planted grove of trees in gardening, see bosquet. For other uses, see Bosque (disambiguation).
Bosque on the Rio Grande near Bernalillo, New Mexico
NASA image of Albuquerque, New Mexico showing the green bosque area surrounding the Rio Grande
Grus Canadensis captured in Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge.
Ballooning through the bosque near the Rio Grande.

A bosque (/ˈboʊskeɪ/ BOHSS-kay)[1][2] is a type of gallery forest habitat found along the riparian flood plains of streams, river banks, and lakes. It derives its name from the Spanish word for 'forest', pronounced [ˈboske].

  1. ^ "Chapter 2: Bosque Background". New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science. October 5, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Holmes, Pat (October 5, 2017). "New Mexico's most mispronounced places, 'This is an excerpt from a New Mexico Pronunciation Guide, as compiled by the Associated Press.'". KOAT. Retrieved April 12, 2021.