Santa Fe Conservation Trust

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Jul 31, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$302,602

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

In partnership with santa fe county, sfct recently completed a very important trail connection, along with creating 50 acres of new open space, called the la piedra trail. This trail connects the dale ball trails with little tesuque creek, an area with trails accessing the santa fe national forest that lead to the high alpine peaks above the city. Sfct designed and built the trail, worked with private land owners to acquire the necessary land and created a whole new area for outdoor recreation for the community. Sfct trails program (a new partnership with the trails alliance of santa fe and the city and county of santa fe) supports the development of a well planned and well maintained regional public trail network. Working together with trail stakeholders - agencies, ngo's, businesses, policy-makers, neighborhoods, landowners, and user groups - to coordinate trail development plans, organize volunteer trail work, prioritize trail linkages, and meet public and community needs for trail information and access. Sfct helps to facilitate the training, management, and coordination of volunteers to care for and improve city, county, and national forest trail systems, primarily through our support of the trails alliance of santa fe. We provide community resources including trail information, maps, and state of the art trail repair training courses.

Activity 3

The santa fe conservation trust, with partners capital city astronomy club and commonweal conservancy, has had many successful dark skies outreach events educating the community about the importance of the connection between land and sky conservation and the simple steps they can take to reduce light pollution. These are both large scale events with over 100 people in attendance and smaller scale events at local santa fe schools. Recent studies have shown that light pollution has significant negative impact on human health, confuses and harms wildlife, wastes energy, creates glare, and actually reduces nighttime visibility. Over six hundred people in the community have participated in our educational star parties, celebrating land conservation in new mexico and the importance of dark skies for future generations.

Filer

EIN

85-0418988