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

Reprinted from the Taos News   Earlier this year, the Taos Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) received a grant for more than $37,000 from the New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) to put Taos youth to work mapping and … Continued

  Congratulations to the 50 acequias, from the Mimbres in Grant County to Rio Pueblo in Taos, who worked with NMAA staff to complete ICIPs – Infrastructure and Capital Improvement Plans. It is inspiring to see and experience the vision … Continued

My name is Anthony Heredia, and I am a part of Sembrando Semillas in Mora. This year myself and other youth from Sembrando Semillas were able to attend "Rooted In Community Youth Summit" to represent NM Acequia Association, acequia youth, … Continued

 Photo taken by NMAA Staff María Gallegos was born and raised in the beautiful Red Earth mountains of rural San Miguel county.  She is the second eldest of nine siblings.  Her family owns a farm in Puerto de Luna, NM. … Continued

By Enrique Romero, NM Legal Aid Photo by Rita Topete   Q: "Part of our acequia is on a pipeline. A valve cover broke and flooded an area that is not irrigable land. Our Mayordomo shut off the water but … Continued

We the people of the acequias, will gather at the 2016 Congreso de las Acequias in Taos NM to declare our inter-generational plan for the future of acequias in the state of New Mexico, and continue to counter the economic, … Continued

Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:00am-5:00pm Chama Senior Center, Chama, NM (between Lowe's Supermarket & Chevron)   Workshop Topics include:  State & county laws and liabilities pertaining to prescribed burning  Smoke management requirements  Weather issues related to burning  Burn plan requirements … Continued