Protecting Land, Trails, and Skies in Northern New Mexico

Saving Land. For Everyone. Forever.

New Mexico’s stunning, untouched landscapes—the life–supporting lands essential for healthy wildlife, clean air, pure water, and food–producing soils—are rapidly disappearing. The Santa Fe Conservation Trust is helping to create a network of natural, open lands in and around our communities, forever protected for all living creatures. By providing landowners with tools to place their lands into voluntary conservation status, we now oversee the protection of more than 45,000 acres in northern New Mexico.

The Santa Fe Conservation Trust partners with our community to keep northern New Mexico’s living lands and people flourishing together. We protect culturally and environmentally significant landscapes, ignite people’s passion for nature and enable the continual regeneration of our healthy place. We envision a future where everyone in northern New Mexico cherishes nature and works to preserve it for this and future generations.

We are a private non-profit organization, supported by the generosity of hundreds of people who share our passion- a healthy environment sustaining a healthy community. Learn more about the Santa Fe Conservation Trust and ways you can join us in our efforts to save the enchantment of Northern New Mexico.

Please consider making a donation today.

Upcoming Events

Oct
3
Tue
5:30 pm Vamonos Take a Walk on the South... @ Southside Library
Vamonos Take a Walk on the South... @ Southside Library
Oct 3 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Vamonos Take a Walk on the South Side @ Southside Library
Take a Walk on the South Side Southside Library to Arroyo Chamiso Trail Meet at 6599 Jaguar Dr
Oct
6
Fri
6:00 pm Stargazing in the Galisteo Basin
Stargazing in the Galisteo Basin
Oct 6 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Stargazing in the Galisteo Basin
Galisteo Basin Night Sky.  Photo by Tony Bonanno. Join us for a celebration of our dark skies at a private home on conserved land in the Galisteo Basin. Gaze through multiple telescopes, learn from astronomers[...]
Oct
7
Sat
9:30 am Vamonos Hike – Pecos Nat’l Monument @ Pecos National Historical Park
Vamonos Hike – Pecos Nat’l Monument @ Pecos National Historical Park
Oct 7 @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Vamonos Hike - Pecos Nat'l Monument @ Pecos National Historical Park
Saturday, October 7, 9:30 AM – 1 PM Free Event, bus transportation provided Join us for a beautiful hike through the Pecos National Monument on the South Pasture Loop dirt trail, 3.8 miles. No dogs,[...]
Oct
12
Thu
5:30 pm Vamonos – Find a New Path @ Rabbit Rd Trailhead
Vamonos – Find a New Path @ Rabbit Rd Trailhead
Oct 12 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Vamonos - Find a New Path @ Rabbit Rd Trailhead
Find a New Path Rail Trail @ Rabbit Rd Trailhead Meet at 249-251 Rabbit Rd
Oct
18
Wed
5:30 pm Vamonos Wellness Walk @ Larragoite Park
Vamonos Wellness Walk @ Larragoite Park
Oct 18 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Vamonos Wellness Walk @ Larragoite Park
May 24 – Wednesday @ 5:30 PM Wellness Walk Acequia Trail from Larragoite Park to Railyard Park Meet at 1464 Cristobal Colon June 21 – Wednesday @ 5:30 PM Wellness Walk Acequia Trail from Larragoite[...]

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News

Trail Work in 2021

Trail Work in 2021

It was a busy year of trail work for the Santa Fe Conservation Trust and our partners with the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe, the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society, New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors, the Boy Scouts of America, and other volunteers. Starting under a...

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International Walk-to-School Day, Oct. 6, 2021

International Walk-to-School Day, Oct. 6, 2021

SFCT worked with several local schools to promote International Walk-to-School Day on Oct. 6, 2021.  The main event was a procession from the Santa Fe Public Library's South Side Branch up the Arroyo Chamiso Trail in Tierra Contenta to Cesar Chavez Elementary School,...

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SFCT is Hiring!

SFCT is Hiring!

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST This position has been filled Santa Fe Conservation Trust (SFCT) seeks a communications and social media specialist to help in the promotion of its Safe Routes to School project, as well as other community programs geared toward...

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Two great Autumn events for you

Two great Autumn events for you

As you have probably noticed, the pandemic forced us in the planning stages last winter to hope and pray that the coronavirus would subside enough for us to host our events this Fall.  Everything looked pretty promising in late Spring, but then the delta variant came...

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Let’s Get Together After Labor Day

Let’s Get Together After Labor Day

Welcome to the last weekend of summer, as some like to refer to Labor Day Weekend. I am not quite sure where the summer went. Somehow coming out of the pandemic has been trying: trying to restart programs that were fallow last year; trying to get back to normal;...

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2020 Annual Report

2020 Annual Report

SFCT's 2020 Annual Report / 2021 Newsletter is hot off the press! Inside, learn about climate change action and our part in it, updates on our mission programs, and much more. Click on the image or HERE to download the PDF.

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