Welcome to the Santa Fe Watershed Association
The Santa Fe Watershed Association (SFWA) works to return the Santa Fe River to a living river, from Lake Peak to the Rio Grande, balancing human uses with natural resource protection and restoring the heart to our community.News and Announcements
Upcoming River Activities
May is an important month for our river, with a river blessing at Agua Fria on May 15, and the Second Annual Santa Fe River Festival (at Alto Park) on May 31. Will we also have our annual fishing derby on May 17 as part of Community Days? Stay tuned!
Make this THE YEAR OF OUR RIVER !
This is the year to revive our river! Our reservoirs are full, city leaders are supportive, the public is behind it. There has never been a more opportune time to being our river back to life. One year after being declared the Most Endangered River in America, we can turn the picture around. We need to take two simple steps:
Recent Events at the Watershed Association
March 22 (World Water Day). A Dialogue for religious and business leaders considered the common interest these two sectors have in restoring the Santa Fe River. It is both a religious/ethical issue, and a management/investment issue. Together, these two central pillars of our community can help enormously in generating awareness and commitment to save our river.
Santa Fe River Town Hall Meeting
Over a hundred community members gathered to share their ideas about restoring the Santa Fe River.
Living River Initiative
The Santa Fe Watershed Association invites your support and participation in reviving the Santa Fe River from the dry ditch that we see today to a flowing, vibrant perennial stream that brings life to our community.
New Report on Environmental Flow
The Santa Fe Watershed Association is pleased to release a report entitled, An Overview of Environmental Flow Policies in New Mexico and Surrounding States by Alexandra Kleyman, who was an intern with SFWA this past summer. The report surveys water policies in other communities of New Mexico (e.g., Ruidoso) and in Texas, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and Utah. There is even a case study of a watershed in Spain to show a comparison with European water policies.