NMAA is excited to announce a new funding source for acequia infrastructure, the Acequia and Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund (ACDIF)! This fund is the result of legislation that passed in the 2019 legislative session (sponsored by the late Senator Carlos … Continued

by Jaimie Park, Policy Coordinator & Paula Garcia, Executive Director The NMAA has given several presentations to legislative committees in recent months covering topics related to drought, water sharing, climate change, infrastructure, cannabis, and water transfers/leases. Presentations included background information, … Continued

By Emily Arasim & Donne Gonzales, NMAA Youth Education Co-Coordinators Despite the changes and challenges caused by the pandemic, our youth education team has continued to be hard at work connecting youth and families across the state with learning opportunities … Continued

by Serafina Lombardi, NMAA Director of Programs The refrain of many in our acequia communities is “Sembramos con fe”, we plant with faith. Many of us pray to San Isidro for rain, and trust the wisdom of the land and … Continued

by Paula Garcia, NMAA Executive Director & Jaimie Park, NMAA Policy Coordinator Following the 2021 statewide legalization of recreational cannabis in New Mexico, it is important that acequias be prepared for potential cannabis production in their communities. While the future … Continued

by Emily Arasim, NMAA Youth Education Coordinator & Program Assistant As we come to the close of another exceptionally dry season, acequieros across the state continue to ask each other and the land itself for guidance on how to deal … Continued

By Donne Gonzales, NMAA Farm Trainer Please join us in celebrating our 2021 cohort of Los Sembradores Farm Apprentices. The group began their work together in mid-February and will complete their nine months of learning in November. Currently, the Sembradores … Continued

by Emily Arasim, NMAA Youth Education Coordinator & Program Assistant The New Mexico State University (NMSU) College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences recently published a new study which was over a decade in the making – “Acequias of the … Continued

by Paula Garcia, NMAA Executive Director The year 2021 started with a dismal outlook for Spring runoff. A light year of snowpack promised little in the way of snowmelt and acequias braced for a very dry irrigation year. In May, … Continued

2021 ACEQUIA ART AND PHOTO CONTEST – SUBMISSIONS DUE NOVEMBER 30th, 2021! Submit your photos and art to the 2021 NMAA Acequia Art & Photo Contest and show us what acequia culture means to YOU! Prizes for ADULTS (19 years … Continued