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Where do Ciudad SWCD programs help our constituents?

South Valley

• Healthy Soils Program grants sponsorship

• Grow the Grower Program in collaboration with Bernalillo County Open Space

• Support for the Friends of Valle de Oro Backyard Refuge Program

North Valley

• Healthy Soils Program grants sponsorship

• Candelaria Nature Preserve management in collaboration with Albuquerque Open Space

East Mountains

• Bi-annual Green Waste Days in collaboration with Bernalillo County

• Forest thinning cost-share program for public and private landowners

• Free reflective house numbers program in collaboration with Bernalillo County

• Wildfire preparedness and defensible space education

Westside

• Arroyo Classroom 3rd grade in-class arroyo safety program

• Watershed Stewards senior education and engagement program

Bosque

• Invasive plants removal and native plants restoration

• Participation in Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program

District-wide

• RiverXchange 5th grade in-class/field trip education program

• Rolling Rivers watershed education demonstration trailer

• Residential rainwater harvesting education in collaboration with Bernalillo County

• Apprentice Technical Assistants Program for soil health assessments

• Participation in the Middle Rio Grande Stormwater Quality Team

• Participation in the the MRCOG Water Resources Board

• Participation in the Arid Low-Impact Development Coalition

Issues and Answers interview (2021) with Diane Kinderwater on KCHF-TV (click here)