Endangered Species Santa Fe Cholla (Cylindropuntia viridiflora)
Santa Fe Cholla (Cylindropuntia viridiflora) A very rare cactus found only in the wild in three areas between Santa Fe and Chimayo will have a new home thanks to Daniela Roth, NM’s endangered plant program coordinator, the Santa Fe Institute, and the Santa Fe...
Partnership protects important lands in the Galisteo Basin Preserve
Santa Fe Conservation Trust and the Commonweal Conservancy have completed the permanent conservation of 315 acres of significant natural lands in the Galisteo Basin, furthering the protection of one of the largest undeveloped areas south of Santa Fe. Considered among...
Can you spot the critter in the photo?
Piñon needle scale
My piñon trees have piñon needle scale. Do yours? The spots are a protective covering over the scale insects. This covering protects them from the weather and many insecticides. The insects feed by drinking the sap from the needles. This insect does not kill the tree...
SFCT Wins the Mayor’s Sustainability Award
Mayor Javier Gonzales’s last award ceremony took place on November 9th at La Fonda, where he gave out his Sustainability Awards. The Santa Fe Conservation Trust won first place in the Environmental Resilience category. With more than 36,000 acres under protection in...
A gift to the community
In December 2016, a very generous donor gave us 2.4 acres of land along the Santa Fe River. In effect, this generous gift to the SFCT was a huge gift to the community, as we will remove all the development rights from this property to preserve it as open space...Upcoming Events
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10:00 am La Tierra Trails Work Day @ La Tierra Trails, La Cuchara Trailhead
La Tierra Trails Work Day @ La Tierra Trails, La Cuchara Trailhead 
Nov 27 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Come help SFCT volunteers maintain La Tierra Trails on behalf of the City of Santa Fe. Bring work boots, long pants/shirt sleeves, sun protection, snacks, and water. I’ll bring the tools! La Cuchara Trailhead is[...]