Galisteo Basin Preserve, one of the focus areas of the Trust for conservation

New Mexico’s stunning, untouched landscapes—the life–supporting lands essential for healthy wildlife, clean air, pure water, and food–producing soils—are rapidly disappearing. The Santa Fe Conservation Trust is helping to create a network of natural, open lands in and around our communities, forever protected for all living creatures. By providing landowners with tools to place their lands into voluntary conservation status, we added eight properties totaling 2,027 acres to our portfolio in 2009. We now oversee protection of more than 33,000 acres in northern New Mexico.

We’re also partnering with the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market, the Permaculture Credit Union, and other non–profits to ensure our work reaches across socioeconomic and cultural groups. Together, we’re making conservation affordable for small–scale farmers—the people who provide the locally grown, organic foods vital to our region’s food security.

We’re your local land trust, dedicated to preserving the spirit of place among the landscapes of northern New Mexico. We protect open spaces and critical wildlife habitat, create trails, and protect the traditional landscapes of our diverse cultures.

Our founding director, Dale Ball, created the trail system named in his honor and under the guidance of our Director Emeritus, Stewart Udall, we began the Santa Fe Rail Trail creation process.

We are a private non-profit organization, supported by the generosity of hundreds of people who share our passion- a healthy environment sustaining a healthy community. Learn more about the Santa Fe Conservation Trust and ways you can join us in our efforts to save the enchantment of Northern New Mexico.