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Apr 16, 20201 min read

Slide Show: RFdTC Platica November 2019 - Report

See the 2019 Platica Report as a slide show here: (click below to enlarge to full screen)

Mar 31, 20201 min read

DAM IT! WHY BEAVERS MATTER (VIDEO)

While your quarantined away saving the lives of your community members, take about thirty minutes with this fun video to learn about...

Mar 12, 20201 min read

From Fallow to Pollinator Habitat

You are invited to join us for this informative, on-site demonstration workshop that will be useful for anyone wishing to keep their land...

Mar 9, 20201 min read

Fruit Tree Grafting and Orchard Care Hands-On Workshop

Fruit Tree Grafting and Orchard Care Workshop at Rio Fernando Park - March 14, 2020!!

Mar 9, 20201 min read

KNOW YOUR ENEMY! COMMUNITY LECTURE AND TOUR OF WEEDS IN TAOS COUNTY

KNOW YOUR ENEMY! COMMUNITY LECTURE AND TOUR OF WEEDS IN TAOS COUNTY It’s the forest fire you can’t see! FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2020

Feb 26, 20201 min read

Nature's Reservoir Builders - Rio Fernando Collaborative Speaker Series

The age of big dams is over. Communities throughout the country are looking for new ways to slow down, clean and store water. How does...

Jan 28, 20201 min read

Noxious and Invasive Weeds - Rio Fernando Collaborative Speaker Series

What is a noxious weed? What is an invasive species? What kind of impacts do they have on the health of our ecosystems? How and when do...

Dec 19, 20192 min read

Restoring the Río Fernando de Taos

Staci Matlock, Editor, Taos News November 22, 2019 The Río Fernando de Taos is a thin wisp of a river by many standards. But it is an...

Dec 5, 20191 min read

Rio Fernando de Taos Watershed Based Plan - Public Comment Deadline

Rio Fernando de Taos Watershed Based Plan - Public Comment Deadline Dec 16, 5:00 PM We want to hear from you! The Rio Fernando Watershed...

Nov 21, 20192 min read

Taos News: Group Looks for Ways to Clean Up Rio Fernando

From the Taos News: Thursday, November 21, 2019 By Staci Matlock editor@taosnews.com The Río Fernando de Taos - one of the main rivers...

Apr 4, 20191 min read

Surface Fire to Crown Fire: Fire History in the Taos Valley Watersheds, New Mexico, USA

Please read the fascinating final version of the Taos Fire History paper, authored by Lane B. Johnson and Ellis Q. Margolis, here!...

Mar 26, 20193 min read

Collaborative Receives EPA Cooperative Problem-Solving Grant!

The Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program provides funding to support community-based...

Mar 26, 20193 min read

Restoring a Broken River: The Rio Fernando de Taos Watershed

First Published by Green Fire Times, November 29, 2018 By Shannon Romeling Dry sections, E. coli bacteria, fire risk, sedimentation,...

Mar 25, 20191 min read

Beavers, More on Beavers

Listen to Cultural Energy's recording of RFdTC's November Beaver and Wetland lecture, here: http://culturalenergy.org/listenlinks.htm To...

Mar 25, 20191 min read

Beaver: A Willing Ally in a Drying World (Defenders of Wildlife)

RFdTC was pleased to host a lecture on nature's reservoir builders (wetlands and beavers), in November of 2018. This event was open to...

Nov 15, 20181 min read

Nature's Reservoir Builders: Wetlands and Beavers

The Rio Fernando de Taos Revitalization Collaborative to host a free panel discussion with Maryann McGraw, Wetlands Program Coordinator,...

Oct 4, 20181 min read

Amigos Bravos to hold training for water quality testing

Amigos Bravos will host a public water quality monitoring training on Sept. 14 at 5:30pm in the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative...

Oct 3, 20182 min read

Town of Taos recommits to revitalizing historic Acequia Madre del Rio Pueblo de Taos

by Fritz Hahn The Taos News, 3/30/2017 The Town of Taos is a parciante on the Acequia Madre del Rio Pueblo de Taos. Under the direction...

Oct 3, 20181 min read

Taos News - Amigos Bravos: Our work to restore the Río Fernando

by Joe Zupan I would like to take this opportunity to describe the work of Amigos Bravos and other entities to improve the Río Fernando...

Aug 15, 20181 min read

Rio Fernando Park: Nature for Wellness - The Taos News

News Article on Rio Fernando Park "Walk in the Park" from April 26, 2018 - by Cindy Brown Although the Rio Fernando Park sits close to...