Calendar
EARTH WORKS INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:
JUNE 2010
June 3: “Stepping Stones & Pathways” – Presentation of a planned Geo-
hydrological study in the La Cienega area
In collaboration with the La Cienega Valley Association, New Mexico Environment Department – Wetlands Program, NM Office of the State Engineer, NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Santa Fe County
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
Location: La Cienega Community Center
June 5: Santa Fe River Festival, EWI Exhibit at SF River Park
June 9: Community Stewardship Team meeting in Galisteo
Time: 6:00-7:00 pm Walk of restoration sites
7:00-8:30 pm Community Stewardship Team meeting
Location: Galisteo Community Center
June 12: “Growing our Roots” – Community work day/workshop on ecological
restoration at the Galisteo Basin Preserve
Kina Murphy of EWI will lead participants in invasive species removal, watering and field monitoring erosion control and wetland restoration
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, EWI will provide lunch
Location: Cowboy Shack at Galisteo Basin Preserve
June 11-13: EWI Exhibit at “Celebrando las Acequias” annual event in Embudo
June 13: “Stories of the Land” – Guided Walk of future restoration project sites
during Embudo Valley’s annual “Celebrando las Acequias” festival
In collaboration with Embudo Valley Community and Woodbury University, Arid Lands Institute
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: Depart from Embudo Community Center
June 13: Public Presentation and Book Signing of Lucy Lippard’s new book:
Down Country, The Tano of the Galisteo Basin, 1250-1782 (Lucy R. Lippard with photographs by Edward Ranney)
Organized by the Museum of New Mexico Press (not an EWI event, but in part advertised through EWI)
Time: 3:00-5:00 pm
Location: Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Camino Lejo, Santa Fe
June 17: “Stories of the Land” – Slide Show on Erosion Control by Craig Sponholtz
In collaboration with the Eldorado Community Improvement Association
Time: 7:00-8:30 pm
Location: Eldorado Community Center
June 19: “Growing our Roots” – Community work day & workshop on erosion
Control and wetland restoration at Eldorado Community Preserve, led by
Craig Sponholtz. In collaboration with the Eldorado Community Improvement Association.
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm; EWI will provide lunch
Location: Lower Parking Lot of Eldorado Community Preserve, Ojo de la Vaca Road, Lower Canoncito
June 21: “Stories of the Land” – Guided Hike about Water in the Desert at Galisteo
Basin Preserve. In collaboration with Commonweal Conservancy and Eldorado Library.
The hike will be guided by Jan-Willem Jansens of Earth Works Institute.
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Cowboy Shack at GBP
June 26: “Stories of the Land” – Community Presentation and Book Signing of
Lucy Lippard’s book: Down Country, The Tano of the Galisteo Basin, 1250-1782 (Lucy R. Lippard with photographs by Edward Ranney); Lucy Lippard and Ed Ranney’s books will be for sale for $50 each, as a fund raiser for Earth Works Institute and its work in the Galisteo Watershed. In collaboration with the Galisteo Community Association, La Salla Artists de Galisteo and the Museum of New Mexico Press.
Time: 5:00-7:00 pm
Location: Galisteo Community Center, Avenida Vieja, Galisteo
JULY 2010
July 3: “Stories of the Land” – Campfire Story Telling – theme: “How have people eked out a living in the Galisteo Basin over time?”
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m., bring your own picnic
Location: Cowboy Shack at GBP
July 10: “Stories of the Land” – Guided Hike at Galisteo Basin Preserve
In collaboration with Commonweal Conservancy’s Trails & Telescopes Program
Time: 10:00 a.m. – noon.
Location: Cowboy Shack at GBP
AUGUST 2010
August 14: “Growing our Roots” – Community work day & workshop on erosion
Control and gully restoration at Galisteo Basin Preserve, led by Craig Sponholtz
In collaboration with Commonweal Conservancy and the Friends of the Galisteo Basin Preserve
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm; EWI will provide lunch
Location: Galisteo Basin Preserve – specifics TBD
August 21: “Growing our Roots” – Community monitoring day (tentative) at
A wetland or arroyo TBD. In collaboration with Santa Fe County Open Space Division and NMED
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, EWI will provide lunch
Location: TBD
SEPTEMBER 2010
September 4: “Growing our Roots” – Community monitoring day (tentative) at
A wetland or arroyo TBD. In collaboration with Santa Fe County Open Space Division and NMED
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, EWI will provide lunch
Location: TBD
September 18: “Growing our Roots” – Hands-on-the-Land Event at Galisteo Basin
Preserve, including a community monitoring work and hands-on erosion control and/or planting activities
In collaboration with Commonweal Conservancy and NMED
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, EWI will provide lunch
Location: Galisteo Basin Preserve; specific location TBD
September 25: “Stories of the Land” – Guided Hike at Galisteo Basin Preserve
In collaboration with Commonweal Conservancy’s Trails & Telescopes Program
Time: 10:00 a.m. – noon.
Location: Cowboy Shack at GBP
OCTOBER 2010
October 2: “Growing our Roots” – Community monitoring day (tentative) at
A wetland or arroyo TBD. In collaboration with Santa Fe County Open Space Division and NMED
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm, EWI will provide lunch
Location: TBD
October 9: “Stories of the Land” – Guided Hike at Galisteo Basin Preserve
In collaboration with Commonweal Conservancy’s Trails & Telescopes Program
Time: 10:00 a.m. – noon.
Location: Cowboy Shack at GBP
October 16: “Growing our Roots” – Community work day & workshop on erosion
Control and gully restoration in Valencia led by Craig Sponholtz
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm; EWI will provide lunch
Location: Valencia (I-25 Corridor north of Canoncito), Romero properties, specifics TBD
Contact Earth Works Institute if you have questions about any of the events listed – 505-982-9806.
