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

May
30
Fri
10:00 am Vámonos – Walk With Our Elders F... @ Bicentennial / Alto Park
Vámonos – Walk With Our Elders F... @ Bicentennial / Alto Park
May 30 @ 10:00 am
Vámonos - Walk With Our Elders Friday @ Bicentennial / Alto Park
2025 Friday Walk Dates May 30 – Friday @ 10amWalk With Our EldersBicentennial/Alto Park to SF River TrailMeet at 1121 Alto St/Behind MEG CenterHike Info: Easy; ADA JUNE 27 – Friday @ 10amWalk With Our[...]
May
31
Sat
9:00 am Vámonos – Saturday Hike @ Saturday Hikes Change Each Month!
Vámonos – Saturday Hike @ Saturday Hikes Change Each Month!
May 31 @ 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 @[...]
Jun
4
Wed
5:30 pm Vámonos – Wednesday Wellness Walk @ Larragoite Park (Agua Fria Side)
Vámonos – Wednesday Wellness Walk @ Larragoite Park (Agua Fria Side)
Jun 4 @ 5:30 pm
Vámonos - Wednesday Wellness Walk @ Larragoite Park (Agua Fria Side)
2025 Wednesday Walk Dates May 21 – Wednesday @ 5:30pmWellness WalkAcequia Trail from Larragoite Park to Railyard ParkMeet at 1464 Cristobal ColonHike Info: Easy; ADA JUNE 4 – Wednesday @ 5:30pmWellness WalkAcequia Trail and Ashbaugh[...]
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[...]
Jun
10
Tue
6:00 pm Vámonos – Take a Walk on the Sou... @ Southside Library
Vámonos – Take a Walk on the Sou... @ Southside Library
Jun 10 @ 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[...]

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