In acequia country, Fall is a time for harvesting crops, enjoying the changing colors, picking pinon, and stacking firewood for the winter. In many acequias, it is also time for acequia annual membership meetings. While the sacando la acequia (cleaning … Continued

Opening circle and Fall Equinox Altar offerings -Photo taken by Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff   On September 23, 2016 Las Comadres de Las Acequias, NMAA'sWomen's Leadership Caucus, gathered at the historic Los Luceros Ranch in Alcalde, NM.  This gathering was … Continued

Los musicos de nuestra agua! 2013 Congreso de las Acequias at Bishops Lodge in Santa Fe, NM -Photo taken by Seth Roffman This November marks the 17th annual Congreso de las Acequias, the largest statewide gathering of acequias in New … Continued

(Acequia Name) _______________________________________ RESOLUTION NO. ___ WHEREAS, the _________________________________ met for its Regular Membership meeting on ___________________ at ______________________; and WHEREAS, Section 10-15-1(B) of the Open Meetings Act (Sections 10-15-1 to 10-15-4, NMSA 1978) states that, except as may be … Continued

Attention Tier 2 Acequias, your 3rd quarter budget report is due to DFA by September 30th 2016. DFA does not have a required form for quarterly reporting and acequias can submit their own format that must show how actual revenue … Continued

All acequias who have completed an ICIP or otherwise identified infrastructure improvement needs please, contact NMAA immediately for assistance completing the RCPP application for funding and technical assistance. Applications are being accepted for the New Mexico Acequia Rehabilitation 2016 RCPP … Continued

We are pleased to let you know about the next phase of public engagement in the Forest Plan Revision process for the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). Attached is a letter from Joseph Norrell, the Deputy Forest Supervisor, describing upcoming … Continued

By Miguel Santistevan for the New Mexico Acequia Association   Acequia irrigation practices originated in the highlands of Central Asia over 10,000 years ago and later traveled to places like India and the Middle East. As acequias were established in … Continued

By Juliet Garcia, NMAA Staff   On Sunday, July 24th 2016, many participants of the Sembrando Semillas group met at my home in Chamisal for an herb walk. John Duncan, who taught Wild Food /Wild Medicine at the University of … Continued

By Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff    This summer, New Mexicans were exposed to intense rainfall during the monsoon. However, climate projections across the United States suggest that even as total annual precipitation decreases in places like the Southwest, the heaviest … Continued