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River Source supports people living as good stewards of their watersheds by providing watershed science
River Source works to support people living as good stewards of their watersheds by:
- Educating youth and adults to understand watershed health and increase stewardship of land and water resources.
- Helping communities improve their watersheds through community-based planning, natural resource monitoring, and ecological restoration work that respects traditional and cultural land uses.
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Working with the team at the Wildfire Resiliency Training Center, our Watershed Crew members got certified as fire fighters, helped the USFS assess fire impacted campgrounds and help them reopen, and built amazing rock and wood structures to restore a highly visible and steep slope. The partnership with Forest Stewards Guild, the US Forest Service, and Hermits Peak Watershed Alliance was fantastic! See some of the work and hear the interns share what they learned!
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So grateful to the 25 crew members in the 2026 Watershed Academy, all the volunteers, the amazing partners such as the Cibola, Santa Fe, and Carson National Forests along with City of Santa Fe, Trampas Forest Council, Forest Stewards Guild, Wildfire Resiliency Training Center and many more non-profit, agency and landowner partners . Thanks to support from the Outdoor Recreation Division for NM, the Northern NM Youth Fund, the McCune Foundation, the Outdoor Equity Fund, Luna Community College, Wildfire Resiliency Training Center, City of Santa Fe, Pecos Historical National Monument, and many more working together to create critical job pathways for northern NM Youth.
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Day 2 on the Rio Santa Fe building more Zuni bowls to slow stormwater surges coming from outfalls that crank hard during heavy rains (go monsoons!). Thanks to City of Santa Fe, Urban Alchemy, and the great crew for our Santa Fe Watershed Academy!
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Stormwater is a resource and a source of tremendous flow surges that need to mitigated.... glad to partner with the City of Santa Fe River and Watershed staff to do this project near Patrick Smith Park
07/14/2026
Thanks to Northern New Mexico College for hosting our Watershed crew in 2025 and learning with Lina Alegre who led the stormwater harvesting programs outside the historic buildings!
07/06/2026
For the first time one week ago to the day all members of the four youth crews in the Watershed Academy got to raft, many for the first time ever. We had a blast -- shout out to Far Flung Adventures and the Outdoor Equity grant program that makes these experieces accessible to people from diverse backgrounds!!!
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Shout out to intern Jesus Horta who learned with us, Mori, Julie and so many others to have at the Santa Fe Watershed Association. Now he still seeks learning, can share very skillfully and educational settings, and is leading with such courage and curiosity!
07/02/2026
Peñasco and Santa Fe crews monitored pre-restoration conditions at a fen wetland (artesian pressure pushes water up and creates a peat bog) in the Zuni mountains in partnership with Cibola National Forest, New Mexico Environment Department and the Forest Stewards Guild. I see several watershed superheroes coming out of this group already!!!
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06/26/2026
Just before seeking to find the rare Bog Violet, the Watershed crews from Las Vegas, Pecos and Santa Fe meet up at Holy Ghost, in search of the main food source for the endangered Silver Spot Butterfly. Thanks to the great work of the Santa Fe National Forest for the materials to train these to keep an eye on the small things and all things connected to protect our watersheds. So honored to work with and learn along these amazing youth!
U.S. Forest Service-Santa Fe National Forest
NM Outdoor Recreation Division
06/23/2026
We are always so honored to work with wonderful crew members like those from Pecos and Peñasco and to come close to amazing critters!
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Santa Fe, NM
87505