Save the Date! 13th Annual Congreso de las Acequias
ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH.
ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5TH.
The symposium “Acequias and the Future of Resilience in Global Perspective,” will take place on March 2nd & 3rd, 2013, and will be held at the Las Cruces Convention Center in Las Cruces, NM. It will feature a day and … Continued
Enter your photograph and you could win a $200 prize and your photo will be featured in a 2013 acequia calendar! In light of the New Mexico Centennial, we are asking for unique photos that capture New Mexico’s history as … Continued
Fred Waltz (at left, standing) at a Rio de las Gallinas Annual meeting. By Janice Varela NMAA staff were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Fred Waltz of Taos. Fred was an excellent, hard-working attorney, a delightful, generous … Continued
By Donne Gonzales This summer I attended an Escuelita de las Acequias encuentro hosted by NMAA. It was a very motivating and fun experience. Being a youth participant there was really amazing. I always feel like I want to make … Continued
By Adam Casados Hello to all my fellow New Mexico Acequia Association members. I am proud to announce that I have been accepted into the FoodCorps Service. The goal of FoodCorps is to give America's youth knowledge, engagement, and access … Continued
By Quita Ortiz The New Mexico Acequia Association has spent the past two decades working to strengthen acequia governance. We have worked with over 350 acequias in recent years on matters ranging from bylaws to infrastructure and in the process … Continued
The New Mexico Acequia Commission currently has a job opening: Scope of Work. The Contractor shall perform the following work: Represent the New Mexico Acequia Commission before relevant legislative committees and state and federal agencies; work with the Commission to … Continued
"Weaving our Rio Grande Communities Together" A Conference Hosted by Communities for Clean Water This two-day event will feature the following: Community Water Forum: Buckman Water Projects and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) – Santa Fe Convention Center, Thursday, July … Continued
By Quita Ortiz Mayordomos play a legendary role in the acequia, displaying a distinguished knowledge of their acequia and its surrounding community. From the watershed that nurtures the course of the stream eventually reaching the acequia diversion, to the last … Continued