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Newsletters

Our Newsletter is published twice a year. The latest edition (summer/fall 2006) can be downloaded here:

Watershed Restoration Action Strategy

The Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) is the basic document for understanding the history and current status of our river and watershed. Written in 2001 by Paige Grant (founder of the Santa Fe Watershed Association), the report was formally issued in 2002 and continues to serve as the primary reference for understanding our watershed.

  • Santa Fe Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) (2.7 Mb PDF)

Upper Watershed Environmental Status

As part of the US Forest Service thinning project in the upper watershed (also called the "municipal watershed" since the water supply for Santa Fe City is derived from the run-off), an Environmental Impact Assessment was prepared. This document provides a rare overview of environmental conditions in the upper watershed. The report can be downloaded here:

Technical Advisory Group (TAG)

Reports for SF Municipal Watershed Thinning SFWA's participation in the SF Municipal Watershed Thinning Project was funded by a federal 319 grant from January 2001 to July 2004. The "final report" under that grant is complete as of September 21, 2004. To view the "319 Final Report" summarizing monitoring of the forest treatments through the summer of 2004 click on these links:

  • Cover and Executive Summary (323 KB)
  • Map of Treated and Untreated Areas SF Municipal Watershed, Summer 2004 (876 KB)
  • 319 Final Report (4.7 MB)
  • 319 Final Report: Attachment A (457 KB)
  • 319 Final Report: Attachment B (110 KB)
  • 319 Final Report: Attachment C (482 KB)
  • 319 Final Report: Attachment D (282 KB)
  • 319 Final Report: Attachment E (569 KB)

Adopt-the-River

  • Adopt the River Summary (162 Kb)

River Reaches and Who Sponsors Them (Sponsor and Stewards)

Sponsors financially invest in the Santa Fe Watershed Association's efforts to clean up and improve the river. Stewards invest sweat equity in the river by collecting trash monthly, helping to manage vegetation, and keeping an eye on erosion.

  • Upper Canyon--Sponsor: Canyon Neighborhood Association Steward: Up for adoption!
  • Camino Pequeno--Up for adoption!
  • Acequia Madre--up for adoption!
  • Patrick Smith to Palace Avenue--Sponsor: McCune Charitable Foundation and stewarded by Barbara and Tobey King
  • Palace Avenue to El Alamo--Sponsored by the McCune Charitable and stewarded by Dr. Charles Gibbs
  • El Alamo to Camino Escondido--Up for adoption by a sponsor and stewarded by Dr. Charles Gibbs
  • Camino Escondido to Delgado Street--Sponsored by Karen Walker Real Estate and stewarded by Dr. Charles Gibbs
  • Delgado Street to Paseo de Peralta--Sponsored by the Inn on the Alameda and stewarded by Dr. Charles Gibbs
  • Paseo de Peralta to Brothers Lane Bridge--Sponsored by El Castillo Retirement Residences and stewarded by Dr. Charles Gibbs
  • Brothers Lane Bridge to Old Santa Fe Trail--Sponsored by the Inn and Spa at Loretto and stewarded by the Santa Fe Garden Club
  • Old Santa Fe Trail to Shelby Street--Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Santa Fe and stewarded by the State Land Office
  • Shelby Street to Don Gaspar Avenue--Sponsor by LongView Asset Management and stewarded by the Building Commission of the State Supreme Court
  • Don Gaspar Avenue to Galisteo Street--Sponsored by the Inn of the Governors and stewarded by Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Nothern New Mexico
  • Galisteo Street to Sandoval Street--Sponsored by the Santa Fe School of Cooking and stewarded by St. Elizabeth's Shelter
  • Sandoval Street to Guadalupe Street--Sponsored by Los Alamos National Bank and stewarded by the Rotary Club of Santa Fe
  • Guadalupe Street to DeFouri Street--Sponsored and stewarded by Outside Magazine
  • DeFouri Street to Closson Foot Bridge--Sponsored partially by the Sierra Club and stewarded by the Sierra Club
  • Closson Foot Bridge to Boys & Girls Club--Sponsoredn by Sheehan, Sheehan and Stelzner, P.A. and stewarded by the Sierra Club
  • Boys & Girls Club to St. Francis Drive--Sponsored by Watershed West and stewarded by the Sierra Club
  • St. Francis Drive to 2nd Pedestrian Bridge west--Sponsored and stewarded by the Rain Catcher
  • 2nd to 3rd Pedstrian Bridge, West of St. Francis Drive--Sponsored and stewarded by La Montanita Coop Food Market
  • 3rd Pedestrian Bridge to Camino Alire--Sponsored by Turtle Mountain and up for adoption by a steward!
  • Camino Alire to Ricardo Street--Up for adoption by a sponsor and stewarded by the Bosque del Torreon Steward Group
  • Ricardo Street to Calle Don Jose--Up for adoption by a sponsor and stewarded by the Rio Vista Steward Group
  • Calle Don Jose to Camino Carlos Rael--Up for adoption by a sponsor and stewarded by the Frenchy's Field Park Steward Group