By Toribio Garcia, NMAA Staff On April 12, 2016 State Engineer Tom Blaine participated in the annual Acequia cleaning in the community of Jemez Springs. Under the direction of Mayordomo Gilbert Sandoval, the Acequia cleaning began at the compuerta of … Continued
Confronting Climate Change in New Mexico: Preparing the state for a hotter, drier future. A New Report by the Union of Concerned Scientists Wednesday April 27, 2016 10:00 – 12:00am Nambe Community Center, Nambe Guest Speaker from … Continued
The 11th Annual Owingeh Ta Seed Exchange "Remedios de la Tierra/Medicines of the Earth" was a healing and festive gathering of family, seeds, prayer, music and unity among the land based people of New Mexico. This year, Nambe Pueblo … Continued
By Enrique Romero, New Mexico Legal Aid Since 2003, acequia communities have the ability to keep decision making power over water transfers local. Many of New Mexico's 800-plus acequias have adopted a water transfer bylaw – a statutory requirement … Continued
The New Mexico Acequia Association (NMAA) invites you to join acequia leaders from throughout the state for an Acequia Legislative Summit and Funding Strategy Meeting. The NMAA is a statewide, membership-based organization dedicated to promoting acequias and agriculture through … Continued
On March 22nd 2016, 2nd and 3rd graders from La Tierra Montessorri Charter school learned the hard work of cleaning the acequias, growing healthy food for our families, and the role of the Mayordomo. Students were accompanied by instructors Roger Montoya and … Continued
This spring, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is featuring stories from the field that highlight how organizations and the farmers they serve are building more sustainable food and farm systems with support from federal programs. This week's post provides an … Continued
Acequias Research Connects Water and Community By Quita Ortiz Cultural landscapes illustrate the links between people and the physical environment in which they live. Throughout the world humans have developed a relationship with their surrounding natural environment and the … Continued
DFA Quarterly Reports Due April 30th The first quarter of the year ended March 31st. All tier 2 and above acequias must submit quarterly reports to DFA (to which ever budget analyst you have been assigned). If … Continued
RIO DE LAS GALLINAS ACEQUIA ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION TO THE LAS VEGAS CITY COUNCIL March 16, 2016 In 2004 the Supreme Court overturned the ruling that recognized the Pueblo Doctrine and remanded the case to District Court with instructions to … Continued