Stand Up for Nature
October 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Pavilion
Join us on Saturday, October 4, at the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market Pavilion as four extraordinary voices—Ambassadors Tom Udall and Ken Salazar, former Cochiti Pueblo Governor Regis Pecos, and historian Dr. Sara Dant (see their bios below)—come together for a powerful night of conversation about hope, history, and the path forward for our beloved West and the land we love.
On this fun-filled and hopeful evening, we will share great drinks and food from Tumbleroot, Second Street Brewery, Gruet, and Cowgirl while enjoying live music by Swing Soleil. This festive occasion is dedicated to raising support and awareness for SFCT’s mission and our collective passion for nature and the outdoors.
This is a call to Stand Up for Nature when it needs us the most!
We also invite you to be ready to raise a paddle in support of conserving land in northern New Mexico. Deck yourself out in this year’s Flora and Fauna of the West theme. Think animal prints, floral patterns, festive accessories, or nature’s often breathtaking color palette—go wild, be subtle, have fun, and win the prize for best dressed!
Dr. Sara Dant is a Brady Presidential Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Weber State University, specializing in environmental politics and western American history. She’s the author of Losing Eden: An Environmental History of the American West (2023) and served as advisor for Ken Burns’ The American Buffalo documentary.
Regis Pecos is the former Governor of Cochiti Pueblo and served as the longest-serving Chief Executive of the New Mexico Office of Indian Affairs for 16 years. A Princeton graduate with advanced degrees from UC Berkeley and Harvard’s Kennedy School, he co-founded the Leadership Institute, an Indigenous Think Tank at Santa Fe Indian School.
Ambassador Ken Salazar recently served as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (2021-2025) and previously as Secretary of Interior under President Obama, leading the administration’s energy, climate, and conservation agenda. He made history as Colorado’s first Latino elected to statewide office and later, in 1972, as the first Latino Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate.
Ambassador Tom Udall brings over two decades of distinguished public service championing Native American interests and environmental protection. Most recently serving as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa (2021-2025), he previously represented New Mexico as Attorney General, U.S. Representative, and Senator.
Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors!
Atalaya Platinum Underwriting
Mary Laraia & Andrew Mooney
Lee Caldwell & Marcus Randolph
Galisteo Basin Gold
Sun Mountain Silver
Nancy & Jeff Pollock
Paul Relis & Fanny Pearce in Memory of Henry Carey
La Tierra Table
Chris Ford
Shelly & John Watson
