Hike with Camino Real Academy students: Mr. Bass’s Fourth-Graders, Oct. 9, 2014
Our third field trip with Camino Real Academy Students was another bilingual group, Mr. Bass’s Fourth graders – 23 kids, five or six parents or grandparents, Mr. Bass and Miss (now Mrs.) Jones. There was some trailhead excitement right off the bat as we encountered a...
Hike with Camino Real Academy students: Mr. Gorman’s 4th- and 5th-Graders, Oct. 1, 2014
Our second field trip with Camino Real Academy took place on Oct. 1, 2014, with Mr. Gorman’s 4th- and 5th-Graders. Once again, after orientation at the trailhead map, we hiked up to the rock shelf...
Dale Ball Trails Re-Route, Day # 2: Oct. 14, 2014
Seven volunteers joined the Trail Volunteer Coordinator to continue work on a re-route of the Dale Ball Trails above Junction 29, on land owned by The Nature Conservancy. The trail is now complete from the acequia crossing up, but we are still working on the arroyo...
Dale Ball Trails Re-Route, Oct. 7, 2014
Nine volunteers joined the Trail Volunteer Coordinator to start work on a re-route of the Dale Ball Trails above Junction 29, on land owned by The Nature Conservancy. This is our first trail-building job under our contract with the City of Santa Fe. It is a tricky...
La Tierra Trails Work Day, Sept. 30, 2014
Six volunteers joined SFCT’s “City Trail Volunteer Coordinator” at the Calabasas Trailhead to conduct maintenance work between Junctions 1 and 7 and between Junctions 1 and 2 in La Tierra Trails. The work consisted primarily of de-berming and...
Atalaya Trail Work Day, Sept. 23, 2014
Three volunteers met with SFCT staff to assess and address erosion from recent rainfalls on the lower parts of the Atalaya Trail, which SFCT has adopted in agreement with Santa Fe National Forest. Starting at the “trailhead” at the Camino de Cruz Blanca...
Dale Ball Trails Special Project, Sept. 10, 2014
Seven volunteers joined the Volunteer Coordinator at the Dale Ball Trail crossing of Hyde Park Rd. for a special project: to improve the crossing of the Canada Ancha between Junctions 10 and 11. There is long-term interest in a more permanent solution to this...Dale Ball Day: March 7, 2014
Dale Ball Day was a success! We started the afternoon at the “Corral” trailhead with a personal recognition of Dale and Sylvia Ball’s contributions to the preservation of open space and trails in and around Santa Fe. Also receiving recognition were...Upcoming Events
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Vámonos – Take a Walk on the Sou... @ Southside Library
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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 a Walk on the[...]
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Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room 
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Meet at the Railyard Park Community Room for a slow bicycle ride on Santa Fe’s major paved trails and the mellow streets that connect them. Learn some of the history behind the Rail, River, and[...]
11:00 am Love Your Watershed Day @ DeVargas Park
Love Your Watershed Day @ DeVargas Park 
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Hosted by the Santa Fe Watershed Association and the City of Santa Fe at De Vargas Park. Santa Fe Conservation Trust will have a table. Stop by to say hello. Lots of music, fun, and[...]
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8:00 am “What’s that bird?” @ Dovetail
“What’s that bird?” @ Dovetail 
May 17 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Join SFCT for an eBird/ Merlin learning session designed to teach participants how to effectively use the eBird and Merlin platforms to record their bird sightings – contributing to a vast citizen science database that helps[...]
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8:00 am Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Dovetail
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Dovetail 
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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[...]