FREE Healthy Soils Workshops 2025
The Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District (VSWCD) is providing free workshops for farmers and home gardeners interested in learning about healthy soil strategies and technical assistance programs. We will be hosting outreach workshops, field days, technical training, and conservation planning from January through April at different locations in the Valencia Soil and Water District. […]
Learn How to Regenerate Soils! – Mar. 15, Jarales, 10a-1p
Join us for a special Farmer Field Day in Jarales. See how you can use healthy soil strategies to regenerate a site devastated by the Belen floods in 2018. Some of the demos include: Compost methods – Soil Testing – Raised Bed Gardening – Cover Cropping FOOD – PRESENTATIONS – COMMUNITY 🗓️ 10am – 1pm […]
Tree NM looking for volunteers on Mar. 15, 2025
Learn about tree planting specific to our region of NM while helping your community plant needed trees. Refer to latest event flyer in Meadow Lake and Spring Tree Planting Events below: SPRING 2025 PLANTING SCHEDULE Feb 1(Statewide) Las Cruces Planting #1- DONE Feb 22 (Statewide) Truth or Consequences- Done Mar 8 (ABQ) Delamar/Los Griegos- click […]
Free BIOCHAR Workshop at Whitfield 2/21/25, 9-11A
Come get Fired Up! 🔥🔥 Learn how to create biochar and the benefits of using it in your garden and farm. We will be using the Ring of Fire Kiln, charging the biochar, and spreading the black gold at the workshop. This is a FREE Event open to the public. Location: Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area […]
Valencia SWCD Special Board Meeting with FOW Agenda Feb. 4, 2025
USDA Announces the Application Deadlines for Conservation Program Funding in New Mexico for FY 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing is announcing the application deadlines for conservation program funding in New Mexico. The deadline for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), EQIP Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC), and the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) is November 8, 2024. The deadline for the Conservation Stewardship […]
2025 NMDA Healthy Soils Financial Assistance Programs
Jan. 17, 2025 Dear Healthy Soil Program stakeholder: This week, we launched our online application for NMDA’s Healthy Soil Program grants. The online application is where you’ll describe your project clearly and thoroughly, as well as upload the documents you’re required to produce in order to apply for a grant (images of your project site, […]
Whitfield named Best of Valencia County in 2024!
Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area has been awarded best outdoor recreation area by Valencia County News-Bulletin. We’re grateful for the honor and strive to maintain that privilege!
