Quivira Events:
NOMINATE YOUR FAVORITE LAND STEWARD FOR A $20,000 AWARD! BURCH AWARD DEADLINE, SEPTEMBER 1.
Quivira Coalition memberships renew September 1. Renew online:
http://quiviracoalition.org/Join_Donate/index.html
Outdoor Classroom - Landscape Restoration Treatments for Wildlife Habitat Enhancement on Cañon Bonito Ranch: September 15 (Saturday).
Participants will walk the restored uplands and riparian areas with
owner and manager Mike Reardon, rangeland health specialist
Kirk Gadzia and riparian restoration specialist
Bill Zeedyk.
During this extensive ranch walk-about, participants will see firsthand
the inspiring results from 15 years of restoration.Topics covered will
include: invasive juniper tree removal and landscape sculpting; when and
how to use prescribed fire; planned livestock grazing and the benefits
of animal impact; creek and wet meadow restoration practices using
Zeedyk techniques; riparian brush clearing; water harvesting from ranch
roads (road relocation and rolling dips); monitoring for rangeland
health; photo monitoring; and mapping. Location: east of Wagon Mound,
New Mexico. Cost $45.
LUNCH AND REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED. Click
here to register and for more informaiton.
FREE WORKSHOP - Preparing for and Adapting to Drought in Northern New Mexico: Fri-Sun, September 28-29. The
Quivira Coalition has partnered with Ecotone and the New Mexico
Environment Department, Surface Water Quality Bureau, to offer a two-day
workshop with the New Mexico Watershed Forum. Experts and landowners
will offer information on adaptation to rapid changes in climate,
practical land stewardship solutions, available funding sources and
available technical resources. The workshop will include two afternoon
field trips and time for group discussions. Participation is limited to
40 people. Location: Juniper Hill Center for Sustainable Agriculture in
Las Vegas, New Mexico. Register on our website;
Land and Water/Restoration Workshops.
November 9 San Clemente, New Mexico,south of Albuquerque, near Los Lunas.
Mingling on the Range
- A Benefit Dinner for Quivira's New Agrarian Program at the home of
Sandra Postel and Virginia Smith, the Bar Lazy S Ranch,6:00-8:30 pm.
Please join us for an evening of James Ranch artisan cheese, wine and an
informal dinner. Limited
Reservations
will be accepted until October 30 or until capacity is met. $100 per
person. Additional donations are welcome. Quivira New Agrarian Program:
providing apprenticeship opportunities for young people passionate about
a career in sustainable agriculture.
EVENTS offered by other organizations:
[Please note contact information provided for questions and/or registration.]
2012 New Mexico Watershed Forum Workshops – Dates & Places. The New Mexico Watershed Forum is
going on the road in 2012! Please consider attending one or more of
these workshops on watershed management and restoration topics.
For more information, including a
printable schedule and the latest updates, please visit
www.nmenv.state.nm.us/swqb/wps/2012WatershedForum
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Santa Fe – Sept. 21st and 22nd: Caring for Arroyos in your Neighborhood. Register with Felicity Broennan at (505) 820-1696 or e-mail her at: felicity@santafewatershed.org or go online: www.santafewatershed.org;
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Pecos - Sept. 26th & 27th: A Changing Landscape: The Pecos Watershed and its Future. Register with Lexy St. James at (505) 757-3600 or e-mail her at: upwa@pecoswatershed.org
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Las Vegas - Sept. 28th & 29th: Preparing for and Adapting to Drought in Northern New Mexico. Register with Molly Walton at (505) 820-2544, ext. 6# or e-mail her at: mwalton@quiviracoalition.org
Southwest Grassfed Livestock Alliance announces its
Whole Ranch Planning Series. For a detailed description of the course, fees and the ranches we will visit,
http://www.grassfedlivestock.org/misc/Whole%20Ranch%20Planning%202012-2013Final.pdf.
Grassfed Exchange Conference, September 20 - 22, 2012 in Norfolk, NE.
FREE Volunteer Workshop on Mesteño Draw, Saturday, September 22 with riparian restoration specialist, Bill Zeedyk. For more information and to register, contact Joan Bybee at
joan.bybee@gmail.com.
Audubon New Mexico Presents: Southwest Women in Conservation 2012.
Saturday, September 29th, 10am-1:00pm. Randall Davey Audubon Center and
Sanctuary, Santa Fe, New Mexico. For more information contact Maryam
Miller at
mmiller@audubon.org.
Watershed Restoration: The Cutting Edge. Catching, Sinking, Storing and Using Water Where it Falls.
October 6-7. Ampersand Sustainable Learning Center. Cerrillos, New
Mexico. With: Brad Lancaster, Bill Zeedyk, Craig Sponholtz, Steve Carson
and Amanda Bramble. $35/person.
www.ampersandproject.org
