SFCT E-Newsletter 1/15/2021

SFCT E-Newsletter 1/15/2021

Photo: Puerto Nambé in the Pecos Wilderness, circa 2003. Credit: © Scott Swearingen 2020 was an unusual year that forced us at SFCT to pivot on a dime and be as responsive as we could be to changing circumstances.  You came right along with us, and I cannot thank you...
SFCT E-Newsletter 12/18/2020

SFCT E-Newsletter 12/18/2020

As we approach the holidays, it is nice to take a minute to reflect on this long and challenging year.  Like every nonprofit, we’ve had our share of pandemic upheavals, but I couldn’t be prouder of our wonderful staff, who never complained and just kept up...
Better Ways – Join Us Tomorrow!

What do we do with Nude Mountains?

“What do you do with your grief?  What do you do with your loss? . . . What do we do with species going extinct? What do we do with nude mountains?” – excerpt from AT THE PRECIPICE DECEMBER 9   ∙   6:30PM We hope you marked this unique and very special...
E-News – Banff and other Thanksgiving Treats!

E-News – Banff and other Thanksgiving Treats!

Happy Thanksgiving to you!  I am writing this in anticipation of being a little heartbroken on the day, because my family members, even though we all live here, are celebrating it separately from each other.  We will be on the phone with each other, for sure, and I am...
E-News – Banff and other Thanksgiving Treats!

E-News – Two Great Programs to Keep You Company

I am hoping that this email will bring a little joy into your lives as we shelter in place for a while to try to get the coronavirus under control.  How about some Banff films to add a little excitement to your couchsurfing?  Get ready because the Banff Virtual World...
E-News – Birds, Biodiversity & Big Ideas

E-News – Birds, Biodiversity & Big Ideas

These are such disturbing times, made even worse lately by the news that there is a huge die-off of birds happening throughout New Mexico and portions of Colorado.  Scientists aren’t sure at this point what’s causing it, except to say that the birds they...
In Memory: Bud Kelly

In Memory: Bud Kelly

1921 – 2020   Bud (Daniel T.) Kelly, Jr. was born in 1921 in Santa Fe.  His family owned and operated Gross, Kelly and Co., one of the largest railroad general mercantile companies in the southwest.  Bud was one of six children.  When he was an infant, his...