Santa Fe Conservation Trust

Route 66 Centennial Cruise
2026-04-04 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver) | Plaza, Historic Plaza, Santa Fe NM
Join SFCT’s Trails Program Manager, Tim Rogers, on a FREE Community Cruise bicycle ride celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Route 66.
We will ride parts of Historic Route 66 (1926-37 alignment) as well as Adventure Cycling Association’s “Bike Route 66,” mostly in the greater downtown area, including stops at relevant historic sites. Meet at Plaza, 10 am, and we will start off on a loop partway toward Chicago. Or if you’re running late, catch us as we come back through the Plaza again at around 11 am for the L.A.-bound loop. Includes riding on roads and paved trails (10 miles with option for just 4).
*Participants will need to supply their own bicycle
For a pdf version of the flyer, please click here: Route 66 Centennial
Coming soon: Wayfinding signage to guide cyclists along parts of Bike Route 66 in Santa Fe, a small part of SFCT’s technical assistance to City Public Works to improve bicycle wayfinding throughout the area.

Dale Ball Trail Work Day
2026-04-08 09:00 - 12:00 | TBD
Please join us for a morning of trail work in Dale Ball Trails, meeting at Wilderness Gate Trailhead at 9 am, near the top of Camino Cruz Blanca. Due to limited parking at Widlerness Gate Trailhead, please consider parking at St. John’s Trailhead, or if you’re lucky Dorothy Stewart Trailhead, and walking up from there.

Bring work boots, long pants, water, and your favorite work gloves. We’ll bring the trail tools, and extra gloves if you need them. Let me know if you can make it, thank you.

Restoration Workshop: Erosion Control Structures
2026-04-11 09:00 - 15:00 | Dovetail, 268 Thornton Ranch Rd, Lamy, NM, 87540, United States
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 the tricks of the trade on how to build low-tech, process-based restoration techniques with rock and wood materials. These structures will kickstart plant and soil regeneration to reverse land degradation over time. We will address rock and brush dams, brush mattresses, log mats, wicker weirs, one rock dams, and media lunas. Participants will receive hands-on instruction on the construction of these simple structures, along with helping spread gravel to stabilize our new accessible trail.
The workshop will be from 9 am to 3 pm. Lunch will be provided.
Sandwich Options – Ham, Turkey, Veggie, or Vegan
Please wear long sleeves, long pants, sturdy work boots, a hat, suncreen and sunglasses. Bring a refillable waterbottle.
For more information, email melissa [@] sfct.org or call (505) 989-7019
REGISTER HERE: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/eventregistration/event/rwecsa/

La Tierra Trail Work Day - April 15
2026-04-15 09:00 - 12:00 | Camino la Tierra Mailboxes, 1088 Camino La Tierra, Santa Fe, NM, 87506, United States
Come help SFCT volunteers maintain La Tierra Trails. We will meet at the mailboxes on Camino La Tierra, about one-half mile north of Relief Route, and head to the west side of La Tierra Trails from there. Bring work boots, long pants/shirt sleeves, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. Tim Rogers and SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.

Insider Tour Star Party in the Galisteo Basin
2026-04-17 18:00 - 22:00 | NM
Insider Tour Star Party in the Galisteo Basin
Friday, April 17, 2026
6:00pm – 10:00pm
$175 per person, includes drinks and dinner

Join us for a celebration of our dark skies at a private home on conserved land in the Galisteo Basin. Gaze through multiple telescopes and learn from astronomers while enjoying drinks and a Cowgirl-catered dinner. Peter Lipscomb and friends will guide you on a journey through the night sky, exploring the moon, planets, their moons, glowing nebulae, and distant stars.

Dale Ball Trail Work
2026-04-22 09:00 - 12:00 | Sierra del Norte Trailhead
Please join us for a morning of voluntary work to help maintain Dale Ball Trails. Please bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. Tim Rogers and SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.

Insider Geology Tour near La Cienega
2026-04-23 09:30 - 14:00 | NM
Insider Geology Tour near La Cienega
Thursday, April 23, 2026
9:30 AM – 2:00 PM (approx.)
$175 per person, includes lunch and half-day tour
Currently Sold Out.
Please email blythe@sfct.org to join the waitlist.

Join local geologist Kirt Kempter for a geologic hike near La Cienega. We will hike approximately 3 miles, including a 400-foot descent into the Santa Fe River canyon. The landscape here is dominated by ancient and young volcanic features. The older volcanoes date back to ~26 million years ago, and include Cerro Seguro, the high point in the area. Younger basalt lavas, approximately 2.5 million years old, are related to the Cerros del Rio volcanic field. The rocks in the La Cienega area tell of volcanoes both ancient and young, plus the rise of the nearby Sangre de Cristo mountains. We will also review the local hydrology, discussing why many natural springs occur in the area. Participants should bring adequate water and hiking gear. Hiking poles recommended.

Dale Ball Trail Work Day
2026-04-29 09:00 - 12:00 | Cerro Gordo Trailhead, Cerro Gordo Rd. at Upper Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, NM, 87502, United States
Join volunteers at Cerro Gordo Trailhead at 9 am for a morning of trail maintenance work on the Dale Ball Trails. Please bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. Tim Rogers and SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.

¡Vámonos! Tuesday Southside - May 5
2026-05-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Santa Fe Public Library – Southside Branch, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM, United States
Tuesday May 5, 2026 Details:

¡Vámonos! is a free community walking series from May-October
Please park/meet at Southside Public Library parking lot
2 alternating routes at this location:

Out and Back from Library to SWAN Park via the Tierra Contenta Trail
Out and Back from Library on Tierra Contenta Trail eastward towards South Meadows Rd (we don’t go that far)

Please subscribe to our TEXT REMINDER service, walk reminders 24 hours before each walk. Text SFWALKS to 833-243-6033 to sign up!

La Tierra Trail Work
2026-05-06 09:00 - 12:00 | Camino la Tierra Mailboxes, 1088 Camino La Tierra, Santa Fe, NM, 87506, United States
Please join us at the Camino la Tierra mailboxes north of the Relief Route at 9 am to carpool up to do erosion control work in the northwest corner of La Tierra Trails. Thanks to a local homeowner who has offered use of their driveway!
Bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.

¡Vámonos! Saturday Hike - May 9
2026-05-09 09:00 - 11:00 | Galisteo Basin Preserve – Cottonwood Trailhead, 226 Thornton Ranch Rd, Lamy, NM, 87540, United States
Saturday May 9, 2026 Details: Hike at SFCT’s own DOVETAIL!

¡Vámonos! is a free community walking series from May-October
May 9 Location – Dovetail. Meet 226 Thornton Ranch Rd/Cottonwood Trailhead (we will walk into Dovetail from here)
Please subscribe to our TEXT REMINDER service, walk reminders 24 hours before each walk. Text SFWALKS to 833-243-6033 to sign up!

South Side Community Cruise
2026-05-09 10:00 - 13:00 | Santa Fe Public Library – Southside Branch, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM, United States
Join SFCT’s Trails Program Manager, Tim Rogers, on this FREE bicycle ride celebrating Bike Month – our first guided South Side Community Cruise in eight years. Meet at South Side Library, 6599 Jaguar Dr., at 10 am. If you drive please look for nearby on-street parking so we don’t fill up the library lot.
We will explore Santa Fe’s growing network of urban trails in the southwest part of town, including the newly-expanded Tierra Contenta Trail, the River Trail, and the Camino Real Trail, and how to connect them with each other on relatively “bike-friendly” roads. The ride will include a visit to Santa Fe Safe Routes to School Program’s “Family Bike Fiesta” at El Camino Real Academy where among other goings-on, the PTA will be serving food and drink concessions.
The full ride includes approximately eight miles of riding on paved trails, roads with bike lanes, and some easy dirt trails. Toward the end of the ride, participants can opt in to the Family Bike Fiesta at ECRA, which would mean returning by 1 pm, or they can easily close the loop earlier to return to the South Side Liibrary by noon.
Participants will need to supply their own bicycle.
Our last South Side Community Cruise was with students from The Masters Program in 2018.

La Tierra Trail Work Day
2026-05-13 09:00 - 12:00 | Camino la Tierra Mailboxes, 1088 Camino La Tierra, Santa Fe, NM, 87506, United States
Please join us at the Camino la Tierra mailboxes north of the Relief Route at 9 am to carpool up to continue erosion control work in the northwest corner of La Tierra Trails. Thanks to a local homeowner who has offered use of their driveway!
Bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.

¡Vámonos! Find A New Path Thursday - May 14
2026-05-14 17:30 - 18:30 | Spur Trail TH (off Falcon Way), Falcon Way, Santa Fe, NM 87508, Santa Fe, NM, 87508, United States
Thursday May 14, 2026 Details:

¡Vámonos! is a free community walking series from May-October
May 14 Location – Spur Trail Trailhead, on Falcon Way off of Rabbit Road (Community College District)
Please subscribe to our TEXT REMINDER service, walk reminders 24 hours before each walk. Text SFWALKS to 833-243-6033 to sign up!

SFCT's Bears Ears Camping Trip
2026-05-17 - 2026-05-22 | NM
The 2026 trip is sold out. If you are interested in joining a waitlist, please contact Brian Jensen at brian@sfct.org

Dale Ball and Dorothy Stewart Trail Work
2026-05-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Cerro Gordo Trailhead, Cerro Gordo Rd. at Upper Canyon Rd., Santa Fe, NM, 87502, United States
Please join us for a morning of trail work on Dale Ball Trails and the Dorothy Stewart Trail. We will meet at Cerro Cordo Trailhead at 9 am, hike down Upper Canyon Rd a quarter mile, and head up the Arroyo Polay to Junction 44 and beyond.
Please bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. Tim Rogers and SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.

¡Vámonos! Wellness Wednesday - May 20
2026-05-20 17:30 - 18:30 | Larragoite Park, 1450 Ave Cristobal Colon, Santa Fe, NM, United States
Wednesday May 20, 2026 Details:

¡Vámonos! is a free community walking series from May-October
May 20 Walk Location: Larragoite Park
2 alternating routes at this location:

Out and Back from Larragoite Park to the Red Caboose at edge of Railyard Park
Out and Back from Larragoite Park to Ashbaugh Park where we do a loop around the park

Please subscribe to our TEXT REMINDER service, walk reminders 24 hours before each walk. Text SFWALKS to 833-243-6033 to sign up!

Memorial Day - SFCT Office Closed
2026-05-25 | NM

Wednesday Trail Work Day - May 27
2026-05-27 09:00 - 12:00 | TBD
May 27, 2026 – Details TBD
Trail Volunteers – Please bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. Tim Rogers and SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.

¡Vámonos! Friday Walk with our Elders - May 29
2026-05-29 10:00 - 11:00 | Bicentennial / Alto Park, 1121 Alto St, Santa Fe, NM, United States
Friday May 29, 2026 Details:

¡Vámonos! is a free community walking series from May-October
May 29 Walk Location: Alto/Bicentennial Park & SF River Trail
1 route at this location:

Out and Back from Alto Park on the Santa Fe River Trail

Please subscribe to our TEXT REMINDER service, walk reminders 24 hours before each walk. Text SFWALKS to 833-243-6033 to sign up!

¡Vámonos! Tuesday Southside - June 2
2026-06-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Santa Fe Public Library – Southside Branch, 6599 Jaguar Dr, Santa Fe, NM, United States
Tuesday June 2, 2026 Details:

¡Vámonos! is a free community walking series from May-October
Please park/meet at Southside Public Library parking lot
2 alternating routes at this location:

Out and Back from Library to SWAN Park via the Tierra Contenta Trail
Out and Back from Library on Tierra Contenta Trail eastward towards South Meadows Rd (we don’t go that far)

Please subscribe to our TEXT REMINDER service, walk reminders 24 hours before each walk. Text SFWALKS to 833-243-6033 to sign up!

Wednesday Trail Work Day - June 3
2026-06-03 09:00 - 12:00 | TBD
June 3, 2026 – Details TBD
Trail Volunteers – Please bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. Tim Rogers and SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.

Rangeland Bullseye Monitoring Workshop
2026-06-05 08:00 | Dovetail, 268 Thornton Ranch Rd, Lamy, NM, 87540, United States
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 rangeland area. We will start with a general introduction to the principles of rangeland health and the monitoring of rangeland health conditions. We will review the NRCS Ecological Site Descriptions (ESD) and the ESD map for the area. After that, we will do a group demonstration of the Bullseye monitoring method together to demonstrate the methodology.
After the group demo, participants will work in small groups and complete Bullseye monitoring in three different areas. Groups will be led by experienced Bullseye monitoring volunteers and receive coaching during their Bullseye monitoring work. The day concludes with an overview of everyone’s findings and what this might mean for management recommendations for the property.
Participants are encouraged to download and read the book Bullseye! Targeting Your Rangeland Health Objectives by Kirk Gadzia and Todd Graham, Vs. 2, 2013. This field guide can be downloaded from the Quivira Coalition website (Bullseye! Targeting Your Rangeland Health Objectives – Quivira Coalition).
Participants need to be available for the entire workshop from 8 am to 3 pm. Lunch will be provided.
Sandwich Options – Ham, Turkey, Veggie, or Vegan
Please register here: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/eventregistration/event/bullseyemonitoringjune/

Wednesday Trail Work Day - June 10
2026-06-10 09:00 - 12:00 | TBD
June 10, 2026 – Details TBD
Trail Volunteers – Please bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. Tim Rogers and SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.

¡Vámonos! Wellness Wednesday - June 10
2026-06-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Larragoite Park, 1450 Ave Cristobal Colon, Santa Fe, NM, United States
Wednesday June 10, 2026 Details:

¡Vámonos! is a free community walking series from May-October
June 10 Walk Location: Larragoite Park
2 alternating routes at this location:

Out and Back from Larragoite Park to the Red Caboose at edge of Railyard Park
Out and Back from Larragoite Park to Ashbaugh Park where we do a loop around the park

Please subscribe to our TEXT REMINDER service, walk reminders 24 hours before each walk. Text SFWALKS to 833-243-6033 to sign up!

¡Vámonos! Saturday Hike - June 13
2026-06-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary, 1800 Upper Canyon Rd., NM, 87505, United States
Saturday June 13, 2026 Details:

¡Vámonos! is a free community walking series from May-October
June 13 Location – Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary at 1800 Upper Canyon Rd. NO DOGS PLEASE
“Take a Kid Hiking Day” in Santa Fe with nature scavenger hunt and paletas!
Please subscribe to our TEXT REMINDER service, walk reminders 24 hours before each walk. Text SFWALKS to 833-243-6033 to sign up!

Wednesday Trail Work Day - June 17
2026-06-17 09:00 - 12:00 | TBD
June 17, 2026 – Details TBD
Trail Volunteers – Please bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. Tim Rogers and SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.

¡Vámonos! Find A New Path Thursday - June 18
2026-06-18 17:30 - 18:30 | Genoveva Chavez Community Center (solar parking lot), 3221 Rodeo Rd, Santa Fe, NM, 87507, United States
Thursday June 18, 2026 Details:

¡Vámonos! is a free community walking series from May-October
June 18 Location – Arroyo de los Chamisos Trail From GCCC westward to Villa Linda Park
Please subscribe to our TEXT REMINDER service, walk reminders 24 hours before each walk. Text SFWALKS to 833-243-6033 to sign up!

Juneteenth Holiday - SFCT Office Closed
2026-06-19 | NM

Wednesday Trail Work Day - June 24
2026-06-24 09:00 - 12:00 | TBD
June 24, 2026 – Details TBD
Trail Volunteers – Please bring work boots, long pants, sun protection, water, and your favorite work gloves if you have them. Tim Rogers and SFCT will bring the trail tools and work gloves if you need them.
Please let Tim Rogers know if you plan to make it, thank you.
