EENM Member Organizations increase opportunities for engaging and meaningful outdoor and environmental education experience
The ABQ BioPark is comprised of a zoo, aquarium, botanic garden, and Tingley Beach Aquatic Conservation Park. Between these four facilities staff work together to foster meaningful connections between people and nature.
Celebrate Planet Earth is a community website for children, families, clubs, classrooms, and schools that love and protect the earth.
Collins Lake Outdoor School
Collins Lake Outdoor school is a charter school in focusing on outdoor education and special needs students.
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions offers unique expeditions rooted in the culture and landscape of the American Southwest. Our programs offer an opportunity to immerse yourself in the majestic land and cultural heritage of the American Southwest. At the Gulch, we’ll inspire you with all of the places we explore, we will take you on world-class backpacking and hiking trails, connect you with hands-on science and nature, and engage you in the art and culture of the Southwest.
The mission of the Leopold Writing Program is to inspire an ethic of caring for our planet by cultivating diverse voices through the spoken and written word. The Leopold Writing Program seeks effective and inclusive ways to engage the current and next generation of citizen leaders in the urgent conversation to address changing realities brought about by climate disruption, biodiversity loss, growing demand for fresh water, and other global conservation issues.
New Mexico Public Education Department
The New Mexico Public Education Department partners with educators, communities, and families to ensure that ALL students are healthy, secure in their identity, and holistically prepared for college, career, and life. Students in New Mexico are engaged in a culturally and linguistically responsive educational system that meets the social, emotional, and academic needs of ALL students.
The Railyard Park Conservancy is a small nonprofit that provides community stewardship for the horticultural care, educational programming and public art in Santa Fe’s 11-acre Railyard Park.
River Source was started in 1997 by Rich Schrader to initiate watershed resilience projects with significant public participation for long-term and community-based stewardship as an outgrowth of his learning at University of New Mexico’s Community and Regional Planning Program. Initially a sole proprietorship, in 2004 River Source became a mission-driven S-corporation that has been supported by a long-term fiscal sponsor that is a 501c3 non-profit educational organization.
Talking Talons Youth Leadership
Talking Talons Youth Leadership is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) youth development organization working to transform generations of environmental leaders through experiences with nature. Our youth leadership curriculum is nationally recognized and is proven effective in enhancing the lives of its young participants by instilling a sense of civic duty, providing a mission that youth can believe in, and teaching skills that will benefit a lifetime.
Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District
The Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District (District) was formed on May 1, 1947, and is a unit of New Mexico Government being a political subdivision of the State. The District operates under the Soil and Water Conservation District law of the 27th legislature of New Mexico and was revised by the Soil and Water Resources Act of 1978. The District encompasses 1,438,000 acres, including all of Valencia County, a small portion of northern Socorro County, Isleta Pueblo, and Laguna Pueblo. Under New Mexico law, the District is responsible for the conservation and sustainability of natural resources such as agriculture, soils, water, plants, and animals.
Worms and Wildflowers Nature School
Worms and Wildflowers Nature School
Outdoor early childhood education is a small group environment. Our farm and nature school is located on a private three-acre property in White Rock, New Mexico. Gardening, food production, animal care, and nature play are central to our curriculum. We are inspired by forest school principles, play-based education, and celebrations of the seasons.