- Phone: 505-988-3867
- Email: nm@tnc.org
-
Follow
Make a Difference in New Mexico
For more than 40 years, people like you have helped The Nature Conservancy protect more than 1.5 million acres of New Mexico’s forests, rivers and grasslands. We’re building on a conservation legacy to help solve today’s biggest conservation challenges from climate change and habitat loss to protecting clean water. Together we’re stronger!
Places We Protect
New Audio Tour: Download Your Personal Tour Guide for a Popular Preserve
Explore Santa Fe Canyon Preserve—525 acres of open space with a thriving bosque of cottonwood and willow trees, hiking trails, more than 140 species of birds and the original route of the Santa Fe River.
Photo Essay
New Mexico Gila Preserve Trail Cam Slideshow
Check out these trail camera photos from Gila River Preserve!
Feature
Fire: A Prescription for Ecosystem Health
A century of fire suppression has made forests vulnerable to extreme fires. With funding from the Inflation Reduction Act, TNC and the U.S. Forest Service conducted a prescribed fire in New Mexico.
Feature
Future Forests: Living with Fire
Wildfire season is here. Check out what experts said about hope, fire and forest health at a community discussion in Taos.
Conservation Highlight
Our Gila River Conservation Work
Latest Stories
Wetland Jewels: The La Jara Restoration Project
TNC's work to restore the La Jara wetlands in the headwaters of the Rio Fernando de Taos is key to fostering resilient ecological, recreational and community systems in New Mexico.
Podcast on the next generation of Indigenous fire practitioners
Listen to the insights from those who gathered at this year’s Indigenous Peoples Burning Workshop.
Plant These Trees to Help Battle Climate Change Across New Mexico
Find and plant the trees that use less water and can better withstand global warming in your neighborhood.
Hundreds of Buffalo Return Home to Indigenous Communities in Movement Toward Healing Lands and Cultural Relationships
More than 800 buffalo, also known as American bison, will return to ancestral grazing lands across the United States this fall as part of a multi-state, Indigenous-led movement.
We Can’t Save Nature Without You
Sign up to receive monthly conservation news and updates from New Mexico. Get a preview of New Mexico’s Nature News email.
Places We Protect
See the Places We Protect in Your Community
The Nature Conservancy is working across New Mexico to protect wildlife, rivers, lakes, and wetlands for people and nature.
In the News
A Recreational Gem, 15 Minutes from Urban Area, Offers Beauty, Calm
The Harvey Jones Channel utilizes bioswales, a nature-based solution, and interpretive signs that share the significance of this place for people, water and wildlife.
Wildlife Refuge Expansion Reignites Land Conservation Debate in Eastern New Mexico
TNC supports the expansion of a national wildlife refuge that can provide critical habitat for species like endangered lesser prairie chickens.
Strengthening Sovereignty through Collaboration & Community
Building fences can strengthen bonds for a stronger community. See how we’re working with local partners.