(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
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