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 46,000 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

Upcoming Events

May
10
Sat
10:00 am Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
May 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
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[...]
May
17
Sat
8:00 am “What’s that bird?” @ Galisteo Property
“What’s that bird?” @ Galisteo Property
May 17 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
“What’s that bird?” @ Galisteo Property
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[...]
Jun
7
Sat
8:00 am Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
Jun 7 @ 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
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[...]
Jul
19
Sat
8:00 am Restoration Workshop: Juniper Re... @ Galisteo Property
Restoration Workshop: Juniper Re... @ Galisteo Property
Jul 19 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Restoration Workshop: Juniper Removal @ Galisteo Property
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 use slash and wooden posts from[...]
Aug
30
Sat
8:00 am Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
Aug 30 @ 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
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[...]

News

News

Join us for this free and informative chat

Join us for this free and informative chat

This Wednesday, March 31 at 6:30pm FREE EVENT!Join these two outspoken NM conservation advocates, activists, and change-makers as they discuss answers to the questions below and to your questions as well!  Kevin is Executive Director of the Southwest Environmental...

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SFCT is Hiring!

SFCT is Hiring!

CONSERVATION SPECIALIST Santa Fe Conservation Trust (SFCT) seeks a detail-oriented, creative, collaborative, and experienced professional to manage the acquisition of lands and conservation easements and to assist with the stewardship of those already in SFCT’s...

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Instructions on Not Giving Up

Instructions on Not Giving Up

Tomorrow is the first day of spring.  What a relief!  This wasn't the easiest winter to live through.  Slow down for a minute to take this moment in.  Here's a poem to set the tone for the change in seasons.  Instructions on Not Giving Up Ada Limón -1976- More than...

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Let’s Discuss Some Solutions

Let’s Discuss Some Solutions

Hard to believe that a whole year has gone by since the coronavirus shut everything down.  Last year at this time, we had to cancel the Banff Mountain Film Festival at the Lensic, move home for what we thought would be just a month or so, and start the hard process of...

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Learn how conservation impacts our biggest challenges

Learn how conservation impacts our biggest challenges

Last December, almost 80 people tuned in for our earthLINES Online Chat with authors Laura Paskus and Bill deBuys about climate change in the southwest.  We've scheduled another earthLINES Online Chat for Wednesday, March 31 at 6:30 pm, and I hope you will join us! ...

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

We just wanted to wish you a happy Valentine's Day weekend, which looks like it is going to be cold and snowy.  What better time than to hunker down with your beloveds and watch some Banff films?    See the information and link below.  A small percentage of your...

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Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

May
10
Sat
10:00 am Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
May 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Acequia and River Cruise @ Railyard Park Community Room
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[...]
May
17
Sat
8:00 am “What’s that bird?” @ Galisteo Property
“What’s that bird?” @ Galisteo Property
May 17 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am
“What’s that bird?” @ Galisteo Property
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[...]
Jun
7
Sat
8:00 am Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
Jun 7 @ 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
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[...]
Jul
19
Sat
8:00 am Restoration Workshop: Juniper Re... @ Galisteo Property
Restoration Workshop: Juniper Re... @ Galisteo Property
Jul 19 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Restoration Workshop: Juniper Removal @ Galisteo Property
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 use slash and wooden posts from[...]
Aug
30
Sat
8:00 am Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
Aug 30 @ 8:00 am – 3:30 pm
Bullseye Monitoring Workshop @ Galisteo Property
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[...]

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