Environmental Education of New Mexico

National Forest Week in Santa Fe (Community Event)
2025-06-12 08:00 - 2025-06-15 17:00 (America/Denver) | Santa Fe
*Events organized and led by the National Forest Foundation and Partners*
Rio Grande Return Volunteer Opportunity
Date: 6/11
Description: Spend the day with Rio Grande Return along a high mountain stream building beaver dam analogues to create wildlife habitat. More details and RSVP here or contact Karen Menetrey.

Santa Fe Brewing Company Group Ride
Date: 6/12
Description: Join us for a fun evening ride with the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society! We’ll meet at Santa Fe Brewing Co.’s Brakeroom location at 5 PM, then roll out together for a group ride to the Santa Fe Brewing Co. HQ location. After the ride, we’ll kick back, connect, and enjoy a well-earned beverage. RSVP here!

Santa Fe Watershed River Cleanup
Date: 6/13
Time: 9 AM
Location: De Vargas Park
Description: River Clean Up with Santa Fe Watershed Association. More information on event can be found here.

Guided Birding Walk at Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary
Date: 6/14
Time: 8:30 AM
Location: Randall Davey Audubon Center
Description: Join us at the Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary for a guided bird walk. Parking is limited, so please carpool if possible. More details here!

National Forest Week Celebration at Nuckolls Brewing Company
Date: 6/15
Time: 1 PM
Location: 1611 Alcaldesa St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Description: Join us and celebrate National Forest Week alongside partners and other organizations at a family-friendly event at Nuckolls Brewing Company! Enjoy hands-on activities like seedball making, a chance to win free AllTrails+ subscriptions, and a silent art auction supporting local artists and the National Forest Foundation’s work in New Mexico. Auction winners will be announced at 4 PM, and all artwork must be picked up by the end of the event. RSVP here!

Group Hike to Stewart Lake *Difficult* (Community Event)
2025-06-14 09:00 - 14:00 | Pecos Wilderness
*Organized and led by NM Wild*
Join NM Wild for a hike to Stewart Lake in the wilderness headwaters of the Pecos River. Learn about New Mexico Wild’s work to protect our watersheds and rivers and meet others with a passion for land and water conservation. The hike to Stewart Lake tours the riparian habitat along Winsor Creek, highlights the transitional ecology of Northern New Mexico’s mature subalpine forest types, and exhibits the area’s unique high-elevation wetland meadows. Be prepared to step over some down trees, navigate some muddy trail conditions, and for variable weather conditions on this high elevation hike, which tops out around 10,200 feet.
This is challenging terrain–come prepared for variable weather and rough trail conditions. Register at https://www.nmwild.org/events/
Meeting Location: Winsor Creek Trailhead, Pecos Wilderness. This is a small trailhead, so carpooling is strongly encouraged.
Difficulty: This is a challenging hike, with nearly 2000 feet of vertical gain and patches of rough trail.
Distance: 8 miles round trip
Questions? Contact aidan@nmwild.org

Arroyo Barranca Cleanup & Coffee (Community Event)
2025-06-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Santa Fe
*Organized and led by the Santa Fe Watershed Association*
Join a cleanup of Arroyo Barranca on Tuesday, June 17! Stick around for coffee, snacks, and good vibes! ☕✨
We’ll meet at 9 a.m. at the upper Fort Marcy parking lot. Click here for the Google Maps pin. Look for Santa Fe Watershed Association signs.

Gila Headwaters – Wild and Scenic River Restoration Invasive Plant Project (Community Event)
2025-06-21 09:30 - 15:00 | Gila Wilderness
*Organized and led by NM Wild and Heart of the Gila*
Join New Mexico Wild and Heart of the Gila for this one-day workshop and volunteer project at the headwaters of the Gila River. This is a family-friendly event and a way to give back to the Gila. We’ll explore the area and learn about the native and non-native species along the Gila River and what makes the Gila so vital to the forest ecosystem. Then, our work together will involve removing non-native plants from this popular access to the Gila River and restoring this popular riverfront area for visitors and wildlife. We’ll include a short hike along the mainstem of the Gila River past the Gila Wilderness boundary and learn what makes this segment of the river so special and eligible for wild and scenic designation.
Join us for the day or opt to make a weekend out of it to explore the Gila River and nearby hot springs.
What to bring: your own lunch, plenty of water, layers appropriate for changing temperatures and unpredictable weather conditions, sun protection (layers, sunscreen, hat), long pants and close-toed shoes appropriate for working outdoors, on uneven terrain, and with river crossings. Bathing suit and water appropriate clothing for swimming and river wading.
We will provide all work tools and protective equipment needed. Bring your favorite work gloves if you have them or we will provide them.
Nearby camping for those looking to stay in the area: Lower or Upper Scorpion, Forks, Grapevine, Campgrounds
Nearby activities/places to visit: Gila Cliff Dwellings, Gila Hot Springs, Middle Fork Hot Springs, Silver City
Nearby hiking: Gila River Trail, Middle Fork Trail
Register at https://www.nmwild.org/event/gila-headwaters-wild-and-scenic-river-restoration-invasive-plant-project/

CDT Nacimiento Corridor Enhancement Project (Community Event)
2025-06-21 10:00 - 16:00 | Nacimiento Mine
*Organized and led by NM Wild, the Continental Divide trail Coalition and CDT Trail Adopter Dr. Kozoll*
New Mexico Wild is seeking volunteers to contribute to a trail maintenance project co-led by the Continental Divide Trail Coalition and CDT Trail Adopter, Dr. Richard (Dick) Kozoll. This project is scheduled for Saturday, June 21 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Santa Fe National Forest staff will also participate in the project.
This project will focus on corridor improvement and signage of the upper and lower portions of a new section of the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDT) from the Nacimiento Mine to the Las Vacas Trail junction, to improve public access and enjoyment along the CDT.
This is a great opportunity to see this amazing new trail and contribute to its improvement!
Meeting Location
We will meet at 10 am at the Nacimiento Mine entrance on NM Highway 126, 5 miles east of Cuba and 1/2 mile past the cattleguard at the Santa Fe Forest boundary. You can find the meeting location on Google Maps.
This event will be limited to 10 volunteers. Please register here: https://www.nmwild.org/event/cdt-nacimiento-corridor-enhancement-project/ and reach out to shelby@nmwild.org with questions.

Agrivoltaics: Engineering Sustainable Solutions to Food and Energy Production Workshop (Community Event)
2025-06-25 09:00 - 16:00 | Asombro Institute for Science Education, 401 E College Ave, Las Cruces, NM, 88005, United States
Agrivoltaics: Engineering Sustainable Solutions to Food and Energy Production Workshop
Agrivoltaics combines agriculture and solar energy production, using the panels to shade crops and livestock in extreme heat. New research projects are investigating agrivoltaics as a tool to fight the effects of climate change and generate income for farmers and ranchers. Help your students think critically about real-world problems as you investigate the trade-offs of this potential solution to the impacts of climate change. Lessons aligned to NGSS

Who: Middle and High School Science and Agriculture Teachers
Where: Asombro Office, Las Cruces, NM
All participants will receive a kit of classroom materials and $100 stipend
Application Deadline: Friday, May 16th. We will continue to accept applications past the deadline if space is available!
For more information and to apply, visit www.asombro.org

Rain Garden Maintenance Workshop (Community Event)
2025-06-28 08:30 - 11:30 | Santa Fe High School, 2100 Yucca Street, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
*Organized and led by the Santa Fe Watershed Association*
Join us for a hands-on rain garden workshop on Saturday, June 28 at Santa Fe High School from 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The workshop will be led by Aaron Kauffman of Southwest Urban Hydrology with support from the City of Santa Fe.
Please RSVP here
Between Fall of 2019 and Spring of 2020, nearly 30 rain gardens were installed at the Santa Fe High School campus, capturing over 500,000 gallons of water a year. At this workshop, you’ll learn about the use and benefits of rain gardens, as well as techniques for basic maintenance, including sediment removal, weeding, and general beautification. You’ll also get to explore site-specific soil monitoring research.
DETAILS:
Meeting spot: Enter from Yucca drive, turn right at the guard station, look for Santa Fe Watershed Association signs in the student parking lot.
Gloves, trash bags, and tools will be provided. Please bring:

Old and/or comfortable work clothes
Closed-toed shoes
Hat, sunglasses, sunscreen
Water bottle and snacks

Yoga in the Park (Community Event)
2025-06-28 10:00, 2025-07-10 18:30, 2025-08-09 10:00, 2025-09-04 18:30 | Bachechi Open Space, 9521 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87114
*Hosted by Latino Outdoors and Tierra Sagrada*
Come join us for a rejuvenating morning of yoga in the park with Tierra Sagrada! Let’s stretch, breathe, and find our inner peace surrounded by the beauty of nature at Bachechi Open Space. No experience necessary, just bring your mat, water, and positive energy. See you there!
Contact lauraflores@latinooutdoors.org with any questions.

Outdoor Learning Professional Development Workshop (Community Event)
2025-06-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Loma Colorado Library
*Organized and led by Celebrate Planet Earth*
With the Exploradores outdoor classroom and outdoor learning specialist Vanessa Barela:

Integrate outdoor learning
Manage groups safely outside
Teacher and Curriculum Support

For PreSchool-3rd Grade teachers, stipends provided for all participants.
Register at the QR code:

Nature Documentaries at CCA Santa Fe Opening July 4th (Community Event)
2025-07-04 12:30 - 2025-07-10 20:15 | Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
*Organized and led by the CCA Santa Fe*
The Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe is screening two nature documentaries opening the weekend of July 4th. CCA offers discounted entry for students with ID and folks with EBT Cards.
Nocturnes – In the dense forests of the Eastern Himalayas, moths are whispering something to us. In the dark of night, two curious observers shine a light on this secret universe.Every Little Thing – Author and wildlife rehabilitator Terry Masear dedicates her life to saving injured hummingbirds in Los Angeles. Her compassion and empathy serves as a reminder that grace can be found in the smallest of acts and the tiniest of creatures.

Aldo & Estrella Leopold Residency Lecture with John Michael Campbell "Sunrise Bird Soundscapes" (Community Event)
2025-07-08 17:30 | SOMOS, 108 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos, NM, United States
*Organized and led by the Leopold Writing Program*
Join the Leopold Writing Program on Tuesday, July 8th at 5:30pm at SOMOS (108 Civic Plaza Drive Taos, NM 87571) to hear mid-June/mid-July 2025 Aldo and Estella Leopold Resident John Michael Campbell (Mike) present his interactive Residency talk: “Sunrise Bird Soundscapes.”

Weather permitting, audience members will be invited to join Mike for a guided birdsong walk through Kit Carson Park following his talk.
This event is free and open to the public.

The Croak in the Cattle Tank: The History and Future of Bullfrogs in the American West with Derek Halm, PhD (Community Event)
2025-07-30 18:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Land Conservancy, 5430 S. Richards Ave, Santa Fe, United States
Event organized and led by The Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency

Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Location: New Mexico Land Conservancy
5430 S. Richards Ave | Santa Fe, NM

and virtual (RSVP provides Zoom information)

Description:
The Aldo & Estella Leopold Residency offers environmental writers a month-long retreat to work on their writing. In his public lecture, July Resident, Derek Halm, PhD, will share his research on the American Bullfrog. He will examine newspaper accounts and government records that chart the bullfrog’s westward expansion, shedding light on the cultural, economic, and environmental forces that shaped its journey.
Alongside the historical narrative, he will explore the lasting ecological impacts of the species’ spread, the ongoing challenges of managing invasive wildlife, and the deeper philosophical questions that arise when ecosystems change. This talk invites listeners to consider what it means to live in a world constantly being reshaped—by species, stories, and decisions made long ago.

Cost: Free. RSVP encouraged. RSVP link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnH_4qZsY_ZfWOxTFcBRgv92SJtxQOmErxXgSVwuQEoeF9Aw/viewform

Event phone number: 973 476 9112

Website: https://www.leopoldwritingprogram.org/residency.html

Contact info:
Nina Simon
973 476 9112
nina@leopoldwritingprogram.org

Opening Doors to Nature Scholarship Program Deadline (Community Event)
2025-08-01 23:59 | NM
The Friends of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge announces the Friends of Valle de Oro Opening Doors to Nature Scholarship Program for the 2025-2026 school year. Under the Program this year, the Friends will award scholarships with the minimum individual amount being $500. These scholarships will be awarded to undergraduate college students who are enrolled for the 2025-2026 academic year in an undergraduate conservation/environmental-focused degree or certificate program.
Program Guidelines and Priorities:
Students must meet at least one of the following criteria in order to apply:

Attended a High School or College within New Mexicoand are currently enrolled as an undergraduate at a (2)-year community college or (4)-year college or university in any location. OR
Attended a High School or College outside of New Mexico but are currently enrolled in a two (2)-year community college or four (4)-year college or university within the state of New Mexico. Undergraduates only.
Students who are eligible can apply in more than one year, but this Scholarship can be awarded to an individual only one time.

Some preference may be given to applicants who have participated in a Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge or Friends of Valle de Oro NWR project, internship, or program, but this experience is not required.
Completed applications must be received by the Friends of Valle de Oro no later than 11:59 pm Friday August 1, 2025. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Applications will be reviewed and award recipients selected by the Friends of Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge Scholarship Committee. The scholarship winners will be informed on Monday August 11, 2025.

Friends Day at Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park (Community Event)
2025-08-09 08:00 - 11:00 | Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 56501 N Jornada Rd, Las Cruces, NM, 88012, United States
*Organized and Led by Asombro Institute for Science Education*
Our next Friends Day will be Saturday, August 9th at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park. We will be working on the Gateway to the Desert Trail:
-Help us maintain the trail by pruning plants, fixing rock lining along the trail, wiping interpretive signs, and removing any trash.
-Learn about CDNP iNaturalist project and how to use the iNaturalist app.
· Meet at the upper parking lot near the restrooms
· Bring work gloves, water, and a hat.
· We will have tools, snacks and gloves to share.
Email luann@asombro.org for more information or questions.

2025 Wildlife Wonders (Community Event)
2025-08-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 56501 N Jornada Rd, Las Cruces, NM, 88012, United States
*Organized and hosted by the Asombro Institute for Science Education*
You’re invited to Wildlife Wonders Asombro’s Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park on Saturday, August 30th, from 9 am until noon. Hands-on booths and family friendly activities will be themed around New Mexican animals in need of conservation and awareness. Wildlife Wonders is supported, in part, by a grant to Asombro from the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish Share with Wildlife Program.
This event is free to the public but a suggested donation of $5 per person or $10 per family will be welcome.

Causes and Effects of Climate Change in the SW (Community Event)
2025-09-10 16:15 - 18:15 | NM
*Organized and hosted by the Asombro Institute for Science Education*

Causes and Effects of Climate Change in the SW:

Wednesday, Sept 10th, 4:15-6:15 MST
Virtual event via Zoom

Help students break the global issues of climate change into small pieces with local issues, data, and examples from across the Southwest. In this interactive workshop, we will practice and demonstrate several lessons from Asombro’s free climate change curriculum. Lessons include games, models, experiments, and data analysis about climate change’s impacts on the people and ecosystems of the Southwest, from water, to wildfire, to agriculture.

All participants receive access to Asombro’s 20 Climate Change in the Southwest lessons, and free classroom materials while supplies last.
For more information and to register, visit www.asombro.org

A Reverence for Rivers: Luna Leopold's Call for a Water Ethic
2025-09-28 17:00 | Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm, 4803 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87101, United States
6th ANNUAL LEOPOLD LECTURE
Cynthia Barnett
“A Reverence for Rivers: Luna Leopold’s Call for a Water Ethic”

Sunday, 28 September 2025 | 5:00pm
La Quinta Ballroom
Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm
4803 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
Tickets can be found here.
THE LECTURE
Join water author and journalist Cynthia Barnett for the 2025 Leopold Lecture as we explore the ideas of river hydrologist Luna Leopold, who articulated a “water ethic” for the United States, just as his father gave us the land ethic.
Born in New Mexico in 1915 while Aldo Leopold was working for the forest service, Luna Leopold would grow up to become the father of modern hydrology. His ideas about our relationship with water form the philosophical underpinning for much of today’s restorative water management.
But the only way to truly change our water fortunes, he believed, would be a “reverence for rivers.” He described such reverence as an “ethos for water,” a set of guiding beliefs among government, large water users and citizens to help us live with water today in ways that don’t jeopardize fresh, clean water for future generations and nature.
A half century after Luna Leopold’s prescient warnings about future water shortages and ultimate solutions, can New Mexico help lead the country to a new water ethic?

CYNTHIA BARNETT is an environmental journalist and the author of four books including Rain: A Natural and Cultural History, and The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans, both named among the best books of the year by NPR’s Science Friday.
She wrote about Luna Leopold and the water ethic in her book Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis. Her new book underway, The Sea Beneath Us, explores the secret history and hidden crisis of groundwater. Cynthia also serves as the director of Climate and Environment Reporting Initiatives at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications.

Learn more about Cynthia and read her articles here.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

4:30 pm – 5:00pm: Book sales
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Lecture and Q&A
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: On site book signing

Observe the Moon Night 2025 (Community Event)
2025-10-04 17:00 - 20:30 | Sandia Mountain Natural History Center, 60 Columbine Ln, Cedar Crest, NM, 87008, United States
*Organized and led by the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center*

Visit the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center for our annual event as part of International Observe the Moon Night!
Gaze at the moon and stars through telescopes, see live raptors up close, do moon activities, and check out our one-room NMMNHS Museum Outpost.
Car registration is required to park. Carpool if you can!
Laura McCann of Raptors of NM Foundation will present with live birds of prey at 5:30 pm.
Jim Greenhouse from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science will talk about the PUNCH Solar Mission at 6:30 pm.
Night sky gazing starts at 7 p.m. (weather permitting) and goes until 8:30 pm.
Admission by Donation. Bring cash if you’d like to donate in person, and to purchase SMNHC swag (water bottles, t-shirts, field guides).

Schedule
5 PM: Gates open. Our one-room museum opens for the evening.
5:30 PM: Live Raptor Presentation by Laura McCann of Raptors of New Mexico Foundation
6:30 PM: PUNCH Solar Mission Talk by Jim Greenhouse of New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
7-8:30 PM: Night Sky Viewing (weather permitting)

Questions? (505) 281-5259

Friends Day at Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park (Community Event)
2025-10-11 08:00 - 11:00 | Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park, 56501 N Jornada Rd, Las Cruces, NM, 88012, United States
*Organized and Led by Asombro Institute for Science Education*
Vista Trail Cleanup Day:
-Help us maintain the trail by pruning plants, fixing rock lining along the trail, wiping interpretive signs, and removing any trash.
-Learn about CDNP iNaturalist project and how to use the iNaturalist app.
· Meet at the upper parking lot near the restrooms
· Bring work gloves, water, and a hat.
· We will have tools, snacks and gloves to share.

The NM Outdoor Learning Summit
2025-11-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Bosque School, 4000 Bosque School Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87120, United States
EENM is excited to announce that we will be hosting an NM Outdoor Learning Summit on November 1, 2025 at Bosque School in Albuquerque.

This summit will give educators (both formal and nontraditional), nonprofit leaders, agency staff, and supportive community the chance to come together for a day of learning, sharing, and celebrating among the golden cottonwoods!

Registration will open September 1st, 2025. Members will receive a registration discount. If you would like to sign up for summit updates, fill out this quick form.

We are currently looking for summit session proposals. If you or your organization is interested in presenting at the summit, please apply with a session idea at this link.

We hope to see you there!

Asombro Monthly Volunteer Gathering (Community Event)
2026-01-13 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-02-10 09:30 - 10:30, 2026-03-10 09:30 - 10:30 | Asombro Institute for Science Education, 401 E College Ave, Las Cruces, NM, 88005, United States
Join us for our monthly volunteer gatherings, held on the second Tuesday of every month from 9:30AM -10:30AM at the Asombro Institute for Science Education office at 401 E College Drive, Las Cruces. This is a great opportunity to meet other volunteers who have worked in the education and STEM realms, have a shared interest in promoting science among K-12 students in our local schools, and have a passion for contributing to the great community we live in! We work on a variety of tasks such as prepping materials for Asombro’s education programs, compiling kits for teacher workshops, assembling items for classroom science experiments, and whatever else is needed to increase natural science literacy through engaging, place-based education!

Project WET Water in Earth Systems Workshop (Community Event)
2026-01-17 09:00 - 12:00 | SFWA Office, 1413 Second St., Suite 3, Santa Fe, NM, 87505, United States
Teachers and Environmental Educators,
Join the Santa Fe Watershed Association for the next water education workshop in our series!

SFWA is holding a free half day workshop on Saturday, January 17, 2026. At the workshop we will explore the properties of water, global water distribution, and management activities with Project WET’s Water in Earth Systems guide. Lessons are standards aligned and can be modified for K-8 classrooms. For more information or to register go to: https://www.santafewatershed.org/education-and-outreach/teacher-workshops/

Please share the attached flyer with any other educators that you think may be interested. We hope you can join us!

Best,
Julie

Bosque Education Guide Workshop (Community Event)
2026-01-17 09:00 - 16:30 | Valle del Oro Wildlife Refuge, 7851 2nd St SW, Albuquerque, NM, 87105, United States
The Bosque Education Guide Workshop
Saturday, January 17, 2026
9 a.m. – 4: 30 p.m. Location: Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
The Bosque Education Guide is an interdisciplinary curriculum about the Middle Rio Grande Valley ecosystem. The curriculum provides classroom-based and field activities for students grades K-12. For the central activity, students construct a model of the Middle Rio Grande and then manipulate the paper and cloth pieces to demonstrate human impacts over the last two hundred years. Later, they “restore” the ecosystem. Newly updated activities include Next Generation Science Standards/NM STEM Ready! Science Standards.
The curriculum is downloadable on the website:
http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/educational-resources/sections/bosque-education-guide

Features of the Bosque Education Guide curriculum

Over 700 pages of K-12 activities; many now NM STEM Ready!/NGSS aligned
Spanish materials available for download
Background and appendices for teachers
Suggestions for service learning in the bosque
Topics include:

Field Activities
The geology of the valley, surface and groundwater
Demands on the river’s water budget
Flora & fauna of the valley
Natural history & human influence
Fire in the bosque
Energy and matter in ecosystems
Bird migration

Workshop information/Registration
https://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/events/bosque-education-guide-workshop-3
Workshop activities will occur indoors and outdoors. Participants should dress in comfortable clothing for the weather that day, warm jacket, good walking shoes, and hat. Bring a sack lunch and water bottle.
Workshop fee: $25 includes curriculum and binder (700+ pages), laminated kit, expert facilitator guides and refreshments.
Registration: https://my.nmculture.org/49797/52654:
Refund Policy: Registration is refundable up to one-week prior to the workshop.
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge is located at 7851 2nd St SW, Albuquerque 87105.
Five miles south of downtown. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/valle-de-oro
Questions: Tish Morris– tish.morris11ATgmail.com; Sivan Gordon-Buxbaum at RGNC 505-344-7240; Sivan.Buxbaum@emnrd.nm.gov; Dakota Dominguez at VdO 505-328-9876; dakota_dominguez@fws.gov

Water & AI in NM for Students (Community Event)
2026-01-31 09:00 - 15:00 | Bosque School, 4000 Bosque School Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87120, United States
On Saturday 10 January 2026 Bosque School (Albuquerque) is hosting a one day AI and Data Centers focused workshop, specifically for young people, especially high school students, but other young people will be welcome too. Specifically it will be about exploring both the potential benefits of those facilities as well as their energy, water, and other environmental needs especially as they relate to competing interests in New Mexico including agriculture, wildlife, and fisheries. The workshop will involve hands-on and participatory opportunities for young people to learn about and form their own opinions about these topics.

This FREE event is from 9am – 3pm and lunch and snacks are provided. Any student can participate but the conversation and activities are geared towards a high school audience. To register, email Kim.fike@bosqueschool.org.

Seeds and Soil Workshop (Community Event)
2026-02-26 14:00 - 16:00 | NM
A virtual workshop for educators, librarians, and out-of-school time providers (2 CEU hours).
Come learn how to plant seeds of STEM with your students! You’ll get your hands dirty and design your own seed through the engineering design process. You’ll immediately be able to apply these ideas with your students!
Register here: https://forms.gle/fMpHgAtFvKQ9eEvi9
