Protecting Land, Trails, and Skies in Northern New Mexico

Saving Land. For Everyone. Forever.

New Mexico’s stunning, untouched landscapes—the life–supporting lands essential for healthy wildlife, clean air, pure water, and food–producing soils—are rapidly disappearing. The Santa Fe Conservation Trust is helping to create a network of natural, open lands in and around our communities, forever protected for all living creatures. By providing landowners with tools to place their lands into voluntary conservation status, we now oversee the protection of more than 46,000 acres in northern New Mexico.

The Santa Fe Conservation Trust partners with our community to keep northern New Mexico’s living lands and people flourishing together. We protect culturally and environmentally significant landscapes, ignite people’s passion for nature and enable the continual regeneration of our healthy place. We envision a future where everyone in northern New Mexico cherishes nature and works to preserve it for this and future generations.

We are a private non-profit organization, supported by the generosity of hundreds of people who share our passion- a healthy environment sustaining a healthy community. Learn more about the Santa Fe Conservation Trust and ways you can join us in our efforts to save the enchantment of Northern New Mexico.

Please consider making a donation today.

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

May
10
Sat
10:00 am Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
May 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
Meet at the Railyard Park Community Room for a slow bicycle ride on Santa Fe’s major paved trails and the mellow streets that connect them. Learn some of the history behind the Rail, River, and[...]
11:00 am Love Your Watershed Day @ DeVargas Park
Love Your Watershed Day @ DeVargas Park
May 10 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Love Your Watershed Day @ DeVargas Park
Hosted by the Santa Fe Watershed Association and the City of Santa Fe at De Vargas Park. Santa Fe Conservation Trust will have a table. Stop by to say hello. Lots of music, fun, and[...]
May
17
Sat
8:00 am “What’s that bird?” @ Dovetail
“What’s that bird?” @ Dovetail
May 17 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
“What’s that bird?” @ Dovetail
Join SFCT for an eBird/ Merlin learning session designed to teach participants how to effectively use the eBird and Merlin platforms to record their bird sightings – contributing to a vast citizen science database that helps[...]
Jun
7
Sat
8:00 am Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Dovetail
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Dovetail
Jun 7 @ 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Dovetail
A Collaborative Learning Workshop by Melissa Houser of Santa Fe Conservation Trust and Jan-Willem Jansens of Ecotone Landscape Planning, LLC. During this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to conduct a Bullseye Survey of a[...]
Jul
19
Sat
8:00 am Restoration Workshop: Juniper Re... @ Dovetail
Restoration Workshop: Juniper Re... @ Dovetail
Jul 19 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Restoration Workshop: Juniper Removal @ Dovetail
A Collaborative Learning Workshop by Melissa Houser of Santa Fe Conservation Trust and Jan-Willem Jansens of Ecotone Landscape Planning, LLC. During this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to use slash and wooden posts from[...]

News

News

Stakeholder Notification

Stakeholder Notification

In 2014, Santa Fe Conservation Trust (SFCT) applied for and was awarded national accreditation through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA).  This accreditation must be renewed every five years, so SFCT is...

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Trail Work in 2024

Trail Work in 2024

Santa Fe Conservation Trust organized 42 outings with volunteers in 2024 to scope out, design, build and, most frequently, maintain public trails.  Typically meeting on Wednesday mornings, volunteers totalled over 660 hours worked, including 475 hours on City-owned...

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SUN Success

SUN Success

The Stand Up For Nature fundraiser was a huge success on Saturday night. We had a full house of 350 people at the Farmers' Market Pavilion ready to listen to Bill McKibben and eager to support our work. We were humbled by the incredible response and will share...

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2023 Annual Report & 2024 Newsletter

2023 Annual Report & 2024 Newsletter

From the Executive Director 2023 was our 30th anniversary at SFCT, and what a year it was! We wanted to offer as many gatherings as we could to give you the opportunity to learn about and participate in our work. We had two free star parties, a host of Insider Tours,...

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Tour de Mural: The Outliers

Tour de Mural: The Outliers

On May 11, 2024, SFCT's Trails Program Manager Tim Rogers led over twenty cyclists on a tour of outlying murals, starting and ending at the Railyard Community Room.  It was also a great excuse to visit lesser-known trails, alleys, and short cuts along the way!  Here...

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Publications

2022 Annual Report

2022 Annual Report

SFCT 2022 Annual Report / 2023 Newsletter Explore all the activities the Santa Fe Conservation trust is engaging in (with your help!), including work on the Conservation Homestead, new properties under conservation easement, trail work and new community engagement...

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

May
10
Sat
10:00 am Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
May 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
Meet at the Railyard Park Community Room for a slow bicycle ride on Santa Fe’s major paved trails and the mellow streets that connect them. Learn some of the history behind the Rail, River, and[...]
11:00 am Love Your Watershed Day @ DeVargas Park
Love Your Watershed Day @ DeVargas Park
May 10 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Love Your Watershed Day @ DeVargas Park
Hosted by the Santa Fe Watershed Association and the City of Santa Fe at De Vargas Park. Santa Fe Conservation Trust will have a table. Stop by to say hello. Lots of music, fun, and[...]
May
17
Sat
8:00 am “What’s that bird?” @ Dovetail
“What’s that bird?” @ Dovetail
May 17 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
“What’s that bird?” @ Dovetail
Join SFCT for an eBird/ Merlin learning session designed to teach participants how to effectively use the eBird and Merlin platforms to record their bird sightings – contributing to a vast citizen science database that helps[...]
Jun
7
Sat
8:00 am Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Dovetail
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Dovetail
Jun 7 @ 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Dovetail
A Collaborative Learning Workshop by Melissa Houser of Santa Fe Conservation Trust and Jan-Willem Jansens of Ecotone Landscape Planning, LLC. During this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to conduct a Bullseye Survey of a[...]
Jul
19
Sat
8:00 am Restoration Workshop: Juniper Re... @ Dovetail
Restoration Workshop: Juniper Re... @ Dovetail
Jul 19 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Restoration Workshop: Juniper Removal @ Dovetail
A Collaborative Learning Workshop by Melissa Houser of Santa Fe Conservation Trust and Jan-Willem Jansens of Ecotone Landscape Planning, LLC. During this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to use slash and wooden posts from[...]

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