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SFCT E-Newsletter 05-21-2020

May 22, 2020 | Conserving Land, Events, Press Releases

We are heading into Memorial Day weekend, which celebrates the men and women who died while serving our country. This weekend, let’s also remember the over 96,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19, which feels like the fight of our lives right now. I have never...

La Tierra Trail Work Days, May and June, 2020

May 15, 2020 | Trails

City trail volunteers turned their attention to La Tierra Trails in May, continuing to meet in small groups with the Trails Program Manager. On May 13 and 20, volunteers built several dips and grade reversals to direct storm drainage out of the gullied,...

SFCT E-Newsletter 05/15/2020

May 15, 2020 | Events, Press Releases

This was a tough week with the cancellations of the Santa Fe Opera, the Chamber Music Festival and the Bandstand—this, after all the major summer markets had already announced closures. It really hit home this week that the City is going to be hammered financially,...

SFCT E-Newsletter 05/08/2020

May 8, 2020 | Events, Press Releases

I decided to update my photo this week. I am confronting my discomfort with wearing a face mask! It made me furious the first time I put one on, and I also noticed how self-conscious I felt. But going into a pandemic angry isn’t really the best prescription for a...

SFCT E-Newsletter 05/01/2020

May 1, 2020 | Events, Press Releases

I think you are going to like the Banff film we chose for today’s email: The River’s Call. It resonated with me when the narrator said that kayaking is “the art of being yourself in a crappy situation.” We are pretty blessed because we don’t really have to...

Self-Guided Earth Day Acequia and River Cruise

Apr 28, 2020 | Trails

In April 2020, SFCT worked with the Railyard Park Conservancy and other partners to celebrate Earth Day in times of coronavirus. From Earth Day on April 22 through the end of the month, SFCT encouraged Santa Feans to participate in the Self-Guided Earth Day Acequia...

CARES Act brings changes to charitable giving

Apr 24, 2020 | Press Releases, Uncategorized

As part of the CARES Act, changes to tax benefits were made to incentivize charitable giving. $300 Cash Contribution Deduction. Beginning in 2020 and each year thereafter (this is not limited to only 2020), individuals can take a $300 above-the-line deduction for cash...

SFCT E-Newsletter 04/24/2020

Apr 24, 2020 | Events, Press Releases

This week was my mom’s birthday, so it was bittersweet to celebrate without touching, while wearing masks to drop off cards and presents and then congregating as a family on the computer screen! It made it easier knowing that every family and every person is going...

SFCT E-Newsletter 4/17/2020

Apr 17, 2020 | Events, Press Releases, Uncategorized

Santa Fe continues to flatten the curve. Good work everyone! We’ve got to keep social distancing and stay at home for a while because the numbers continue to climb throughout our beloved New Mexico. I am not sure about you, but I started feeling a bit down in...

SFCT E-Newsletter 4/8/2020

Apr 8, 2020 | Press Releases

We just wanted to send out some love to all of you who are doing such a great job of social distancing and staying at home right now in support of our healthcare providers, health facilities and the most vulnerable among us. It is clear that this could go on for a...