The first NM Envirothon Competition
was held in Ruidoso April 18 & 19, 2008

Teams sponsored by Edgewood, Sierra & Taos Districts
Bosque School / Cibola High School (The Vectors)
Albuquerque Academy

The VECTORS - 1st Place Team Overall
& NM Rep. to National  Envirothon - AZ

Alb Academy--2nd Place Team Overall

Taos--3rd Place Team Overall 

Congratulations to Winners & All Teams.
Thank You Mary Podoll and the
volunteers for their hard work & to the
Sponsors: Claunch-Pinto, Edgewood,
San Francisco, Sierra & Taos SWCDs,
NMCDE, NMACD, Hub RC&D & Forest Guild





CHILDREN'S WATER FESTIVALS

NMACD hosted 2008 Children's Water Festivals in Artesia and in Carlsbad for fourth grade students and their teachers. Lessons from the Food, Land & People lessons were presented along with conservation information stations from our conservation partners. Amber Hughes
coordinates the festivals.   A BOR  grant and local sponsors made these festivals possible. 

FOOD, LAND & PEOPLE IN NEW MEXICO !


NMACD, the NM Affiliate for Project Food, Land and People, formed the NM FLP Coalition:  NRCS, NMACDE, State 4-H, NMACD, Ag in the Classroom, NM SWC Districts, Office of the State Engineer, Dairy Producers of NM are coalition members.
   
NMCDE, NRCS & NMACD, held FLP facilitator training for district employees.  We have 23 facilitators trained in New Mexico to present the FLP lessons.  You can learn more about the National Food Land & People Project on their Website: foodlandpeople.org

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