Down by the River's Edge
Students learn how native vegetation like cottonwoods and willows along the river's edge prevents erosion.
Santa Fe County
Ron Sandoval, Phone 505-490-2269, E-mail rsandoval@co.santa-fe.nm.us and
Colleen Baker, Phone 505-992-9868, Email cbaker@co.santa-fe.nm.us.
Long Haul
Students learn to really appreciate how much water a gallon of water is as they haul enough to flush the toilet or brush their teeth. They experience the difference between conserving and wasting uses.
City of Santa Fe, Water Division
Randy Sugrue, Phone 505-955-4220, E-mail rcsugrue@ci.santa-fe.nm.us
Weather or Not (Updated!)
Students analyze meteorological and hydrological data to determine if a flash flood might occur, issue warnings and monitor the flood event.
National Weather Service
Deirdre Kann, Phone 505-243-0702, E-mail deirdre.kann@noaa.gov
Rolling River
How does the river work? Students will see a model river and watch the effects of water as it flows down stream.
NM State Land Office & NM Environment Dept., Surface Water Quality Bureau
Nina Wells & Dana Strang, Phone 505-827-5096, E-mail nina_wells@nmenv.state.nm.us and dvackar@slo.state.nm.us
First in Time, First in Right (New!)
New Mexico has a long history of irrigated agriculture. Methods of fairly parceling out water to farmers date back 200 years to the earliest Spanish settlers. In this hands-on activity, students will determine fair ways to distribute water rights among various agricultural, rural and recreational users.
New Mexico Ag in the Classroom
Dalene Hodnett, Phone 505-532-4704, E-mail dhodnett@zianet.com
Incredible Journey
Students act as water droplets moving through the water cycle. They learn about the movement and distribution of water -- as well as pollution -- on the earth.
NM Environment Dept., Surface Water Quality Bureau
Jill Turner, Phone 505-476-1866, E-mail jill.turner@state.nm.us
Perfect Little River (New!)
Students will build a watershed puzzle and learn about the impacts upstream activities have on downstream. We will learn about natural systems and effects of pollution in watersheds, specifically what water quality problems occur in the Santa Fe reach of the Rio Grande.
City of Santa Fe, Stormwater Management
Peggy Doolittle, Phone 505-955-6420, Email pjdoolittle@santafenm.gov
Meet Water Bugs Up Close
Students observe and identify live macroinvertebrates commonly found in local ponds and rivers and learn how biologists determine the purity of the water by which critters live there.
New Mexico Game & Fish Department
Colleen Welch, Phone 505-476-8119, E-mail colleen.welch@state.nm.us
Rio Grande Bosque Water Cycle
Students role play water molecules going through a water cycle.
Rio Grande Nature Center
Rebecca Helianthus, Phone 505-344-7240, E-mail rtydings@state.nm.us
What's in Your Water? (New!)
Everybody lives in a watershed but what is the quality of the water in that 'shed? How does the river get polluted and what can you do about it? Explore the sources of water pollution and discover solutions using a model of the watershed.
Santa Fe Watershed Association
Pamela Dupzyk, Phone 505-820-1696, E-mail pamelad@santafewatershed.org
Swimmin' in the Rio Grande
Students play a game to learn about the perils and challenges in the life of a Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout, New Mexico's state fish and a native.
US Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest
Kimberly Kelly, Phone 505-829-3535, E-mail: kakelly@fs.fed.us
Waterfowl & Shorebirds of NM Waterways
Students learn how New Mexico's ducks and shore birds are adapted to their special environment. They will also learn what makes a bird a bird and the perils water birds face during migrations.
Audubon New Mexico
Eileen Everett, Phone 505-983-4609, E-mail eeverett@audubon.org
Water Jeopardy
Students compete to give questions for the water answers (like the TV show).
Capital High School; Laura Hlinak and students, Phone 505-467-1000, E-mail nordfang@aol.com
PioneerWest Staff and Souder Miller & Assoc.; Barbara Garrity and Julie Filatoff, Phone 505-473-9211, Email jrf@soudermiller.com
Water Wizard who knows all there is to know about H20!
NM Game and Fish (Conservation Services Division)
Tanya Dofflemyer, Phone 505-476-8101, Email tanya.dofflemyer@state.nm.us
