Mission, Vision & Values

Mission

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.

Vision

We envision a future where everyone in northern New Mexico cherishes nature and works to preserve it for this and future generations.

Opening the Door of Conservation to Everyone

The Santa Fe Conservation Trust actively fosters an organization and conservation movement that is
intentionally diverse, equitable and inclusive.  We look to nature as our guide, working to support and
connect a human ecosystem that is equally complex, resilient, thriving and full of variety.

We acknowledge that land in northern New Mexico carries with it a complicated history that includes
successive and ongoing waves of displacement and dispossession. We also acknowledge that land
conservation and the environmental movement have historically underrepresented a diversity of people
who cherish the natural world and want to protect it.

Looking forward, we aspire to create a better future by building a representative, engaged and
passionate conservation community dedicated to keeping Northern New Mexico’s living lands and
people flourishing together. To that end, we focus our programs, policies and plans on providing
equitable access to nature for everyone in our community and creating opportunities for inclusion. We
recruit, hire, retain, and promote a diverse staff.  And we recruit board members who represent the
lived experiences of the people we serve to ensure the diverse viewpoints of our community inform our
decisions and actions.

The Santa Fe Conservation Trust recognizes that this long-term commitment is an ongoing process that
requires continuous learning, growth, monitoring and improvement.


The Santa Fe Conservation Trust (The Conservation Trust) was founded in 1993 and received its 501(c) (3) status in December of 1993. The 501(c) (3) designation is a Federal IRS designation which means that people may donate to The Conservation Trust and receive a tax deduction.

Upcoming Events

Jul
5
Sat
10:00 am Tour de Sequoia @ Railyard Park Community Room
Tour de Sequoia @ Railyard Park Community Room
Jul 5 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tour de Sequoia @ Railyard Park Community Room
Meet at the Railyard Park Community Room for a slow bicycle ride visiting over twenty sequoia trees living in and around downtown Santa Fe.  This “community cruise” bike ride is part of Santa Fe’s “Summer[...]
Jul
8
Tue
6:00 pm Vámonos – Take a Walk on the Sou... @ Southside Library
Vámonos – Take a Walk on the Sou... @ Southside Library
Jul 8 @ 6:00 pm
Vámonos - Take a Walk on the Southside @ Southside Library
2025 Tuesday Walk Dates May 6 – Tuesday @ 6pmTake a Walk on the South SideSouth Side Library to Tierra Contenta TrMeet at 6599 Jaguar DriveHike Info: Easy; ADA June 10 – Tuesday @ 6pmTake[...]
Jul
12
Sat
9:00 am Vámonos – Saturday Hike @ Saturday Hikes Change Each Month!
Vámonos – Saturday Hike @ Saturday Hikes Change Each Month!
Jul 12 @ 9:00 am
Vámonos - Saturday Hike @ Saturday Hikes Change Each Month!
2025 Saturday Hike Dates May 31 – Saturday @ 9amVámonos Hike – Dovetail, A SFCT PropertyLearn about SFCT’s land restoration projectsMeet at 226 Thornton Ranch Road/Cottonwood THHike Info: Moderate; Dirt JUNE 21 – Saturday @[...]
Jul
17
Thu
5:30 pm Vámonos – Thursdays – Find A New... @ Thursday Walks Change Each Month!
Vámonos – Thursdays – Find A New... @ Thursday Walks Change Each Month!
Jul 17 @ 5:30 pm
Vámonos - Thursdays - Find A New Path! @ Thursday Walks Change Each Month!
2025 Thursday Walk Dates May 8 – Thursday @ 5:30pmFind A New Path!Arroyo Chamisos Trail from GCCC to Camino Carlos ReyMeet at GCCC Solar Parking Lot – East End / 3221 Rodeo Rd.Hike Info: Easy;[...]
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[...]