In this update, CESOSS invites you to the 2026 Valle de Atrisco Acequia Limpia on Saturday, February 28th from 9am-12pm! RSVP at cesoss.org/events We also present the winter edition of La Voz, where we urge you to remember the importance of rest, recovery, & resilience during invierno before we return as the Huitzilin, as the blue Hummingbird, does in primavera. Did we mention...? Our own Jorge Garcia, CESOSS Executive Director, will take part in a Q&A panel after the showing of the “Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico” documentary at UNM's Utton Center on Monday, March 2nd 5pm. Thank you for your commitment to land, water, and people. |
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2026 Valle de Atrisco Acequia Limpia Calling All Volunteers! | | Help keep our beautiful rural Valle de Atrisco clean - join us for our annual Acequia Clean Up! Maintaining Our Land: Pick up trash & help clear our acequias to prepare the waterways. Local Connection: Connect with your local community while enjoying nature. For the Whole Family: Activities and roles for all! What to Bring: Layers fit for the weather, trash pickers, work gloves, rakes, and your water bottle. Saturday, February 28, 2026 from 9am - 12pm RSVP & Choose Your Location Armijo Acequia Potluck @ La Plazita Institute 1pm | | |
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| | The Winter edition of La Voz invites us to remember the importance of rest, recovery, & resilience during invierno. Call your reps, clean your acequia, & express gratitude for energy, survival, & purpose. Let us return in the spring as the huitzilin (hummingbird) does. Read more about House Bill 21, Coming Home to New Mexico and the symbolism of Huitzilin, the collective ownership of trash, and the Rio Grande Compact. | | |
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"Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico" Documentary + Q&A Monday March 2, 2026 from 5 - 6:30pm | | Join the Utton Center for a showing of the “Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico” documentary, followed by a Q&A with interviewees. This documentary follows the Rio Grande from just below the Colorado state line to Elephant Butte Irrigation District and discusses water management in the face of increasing aridification. Panelists will include Martha Cooper, John Fleck, Jorge Garcia, Phil King, Stephanie Russo Baca, and Paul Tashjian. | | |
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