Once again we will offer PLACE BY PLACE: A NEW KIND OF NATURE WRITING at Rio Fernando Park in Taos in May 2019. Writing has long been a means of exploring, connecting & understanding the natural world. Nature writing provides an opportunity to build a sense of place within a... Read More
The New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps is back at the Taos Land Trust for 2019!!! WOOOHOOO! The YCC program kicks off its second year with the Taos Land Trust at Rio Fernando Park with another round of important land stewardship tasks, engaging educational opportunities, and the fun of working with... Read More
Last week, on a blustery spring day at Rio Fernando Park, students assembled in teams from Taos High School and Peñasco High School to compete against one another in applied environmental knowledge. Sponsored locally by Taos Soil and Water Conservation District and hosted by the Taos Land Trust, the national Envirothon competition celebrates its... Read More
Picture a park. You may envision a playground or people walking their dogs. Maybe you even think of a river or a lake. But did you imagine a student testing the water quality of that river? Setting up animal cameras? Mapping vegetation types? All of this and more takes place... Read More
It may in fact be almost March but its still a new year. And for those of you still hanging on desperately to your New Year’s resolution to read MORE books and read BETTER books we’re here to help. After some painstaking and heart-wrenching research here in the Taos Land... Read More
From a competitive pool of nationwide applicants, the Safe Routes to School National Partnership has selected the Taos Land Trust to join Safe Routes to Parks Activating Communities, a technical assistance program focused on improving safe and equitable local park access. As part of the program, Taos, New Mexico will be among ten diverse communities... Read More