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96 Crop Diversity, Food Security, and Climate Change Miguel Santistevan

100 La Cieneguia Family Farmers102 Community Garden Projects

Water104 Environmental History of the Santa Fe Watershed Tara Plewa

108 A Quick & Easy Recipe for a Living River David Groenfeldt

112 SSF Plan: Water Conservation112 SSF Plan: Ecological Adaptation114 Citizen Groups Still Concerned about the Buckman Project Michael Jensen

117 Water Purification Technology Stephen Wiman

ECONOMIC WELL-BEING120 Santa Fe Economic Development Targets Green Industries Kate Noble

123 Sustainability: An Old Story for Modern Times Kathy Holian

128 Stimulate This (Economy) Right Now! Vicki Pozzebon

132 Sustainable Capital William Underwood134 SF International Folk Art Market Photos136 The Permaculture Credit Union John McAndrew

138 Commerce Based on Circle Wisdom Marc Choyt

142 SF/UNESCO Internation Conference on Creative Tourism

THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Design143 SF County Land Use from the Past to the Future Jack Kolkmeyer

146 SSF Plan: Santa Fe Development and Zoning Code

147 SSF Plan: Green Building Code148 SF Green Building Codes Kim Shanahan152 Sustainable Grassroots Faren Dancer156 The Railyard Park & Plaza Laurel Savino

Waste160 SSF Plan: Solid Waste Reduction162 Mining for Golden Business Ideas Margo Covington

ENERGY

164 SSF Plan: Clean Renewable Energy165 Ensuring Santa Fes Future - Ken Hughes 167 NM Meets its 21st Century Energy Challenges Lisa Szot

169 Power to the People Bill Althouse173 Renewable is Doable: Solar Santa Fe Rebecca Sobel

179 Evaluating Your Green Options Boaz Soifer

182 Geothermal Conserves Todays Energy Jo Anne Pea

184 Small to Medium Size Wind Power Systems & PV: A Useful Comparison Daniel Jencka

TRANSPORTATION

188 SSF Plan Transportation189 Buses, Bicycles, City Vehicles, Walking190 A Sustainable Fuel Future for NM Charles Bensinger

PERSONAL SUSTAINABILITY

194 The Greening of Healthcare How to Stay Healthy in a Changing World Robyn Benson

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From The Editor:An IntroductionSeth Roffman

This is an exciting time for Santa Fe as the city commemorates its 400th (+/-) anniversary. There is evidence of a Spanish settlement in 1607, which makes SF as old as Jamestown.

Unlike Jamestown, which today exists as an historic site, SF is an historic, living city. As both a small town and an international center, amazing things happen here that the rest of the world can learn from.

In response to the 2030 Challenge and the US Confer-ence of Mayors Agreement on Climate Change, both of which seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Sus-tainable Santa Fe Commission developed the Sustain-able Santa Fe Plan to address global warming and other issues of sustainability. In addition to recommending ways that we can mitigate our contributions to global warming, such as reducing the impact of building con-struction, the Plan also provides a vision for how SF can respond to and thrive in a future with much high-er transportation and energy costs. The Commission looked to the history of this region for a model of how to develop a more self-sufficient mode while creating economic opportunities and a greater sense of commu-nity. A synopsis of each section of the SSF Plan is includ-ed throughout this publication.

Sustainability is something basic. No community is truly sustainable unless it controls its essential resources. To some extent, SF controls its water but not energy or food. The city is a national leader in developing clean-energy and water conservation businesses to help meet long-term needs. SF is also a leader in the living wage movement and is gaining national attention for efforts to strengthen families and community through afford-able housing opportunities. Water, economic develop-ment and affordable housing are interrelated. As far as becoming more self-reliant in food, most people proba-bly dont realize that almost all of the land around what is downtown today was, at one time, farmed. SFs ear-liest known farmers lived between 400-600 A.D. The transition from a farming community to the world-class center of arts and cultures the city is today began in the Territorial period, around 1848.

Art and culture can connect people and build commu-nity. Community building is also an essential part of sustainability. Many community dialogues have been taking place. Given current local, regional and global imperatives, and a need for self-reliance, there are op-portunities for people to cross cultural, generational and economic boundaries to create some things togeth-er. This will require further dialogue about the inequali-ties and prejudices that separate us, and the shared hu-

manity that joins us. The restoration of the SF River is something that could bring the community together. There is a tremendous amount of culture and history tied to the river. Everyone views it as a shared commu-nity space. The City and County are dedicated to creat-ing a River Trail from the watershed reservoirs west of town, all the way to La Cienega.

In this 4th annual Resource Guide, we have included a cross-section of interrelated sustainability initiatives, from the historic to the visionary. Former National His-panic Cultural Center (and Palace of the Governors) director Thomas E. Chavez takes another look at who actually founded SF. El Museo Cultural President Tomas Romero provides some perspective on what happened when the border crossed the people in 1846. The word imagine is used in many articles in the Guide. Systems thinker John Goekler discusses accelerating sustainabil-ity by connecting social justice with raising healthy chil-dren. Bill Althouse looks at the possibility of a publicly owned electric grid powered by renewable resources. Bianca Madrid, 17, of Youth Allies for Sustainability, dispels stereotypes of apathetic teens.

Meanwhile, as the Rail Runner finally connects SF with Albuquerque, a Brookings Institution study contends that northern NMs Rio Grande corridor from Espano-la to Belen and four other mountain megas of the In-termountain West with interconnected economies, are transforming the region into a new American heart-land that is among the most economically and cultur-ally dynamic places in the country. Of course, SF has long been a Creative City, as the UNESCO designa-tion affirms.

SFs roots as a major international trade center date back centuries to the areas earliest Pueblo Indians, who attended regional trade fairs to exchange goods with neighboring tribes and indigenous peoples of Mexico. The site of a 600-year-old pueblo is under SFs City Hall, the new convention center and nearby federal build-ings. The Pueblo peoples strong but sometimes subtle influences are still felt in SF and throughout Northern NM. Artist Bob Haozous reminded us recently that it is a wholistic concept of the Earth that unites indigenous peoples. They have had a way of looking at the Earth that demands tremendous problem solving from every-one. Continuing to move toward sustainability will re-quire that as well.


From the Executive Director of Earth Care International Taylor Selby

Many people ask me how I can be so darn happy while so many bad things are going on in the world. In Santa Fe, our aquifers are threatened by mining and radioactiv-

ity, we have reached peak water and are proposing to pump surface water from the Rio Grande, while thousands of people live in poverty, even in this afflu-ent town. Global warming is happening and we have created social systems that favor the haves over the have-nots. The issues that plague our community and the world are very serious.

After studying and teaching sustainability full-time for seven years now, I can say that my happiness is not due to my ignorance. Its easy to smile with your head in the sand, but with your eyes and heart open? Now that takes some work. Id like to share with you what keeps me moving on a positive path.

POTENTIAL: I believe that anything is possible and that we dont allow anything to stand in our way when we unite toward the common good. We have every-thing we need to create a society in balance with the natural world; one that is just and thriving.

GRATITUDE: I am grateful for the beauty of nature, from the subtle to the sublime. I enjoy the glow of the sun rising over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the trickling sound of the Santa Fe River, and the enchant-ing calls of the red winged blackbirds.

SHARE ABUNDANCE: I give as much as I am able. I give houseplant clippings to friends, I distribute the abundance of garden harvests to my neighbors, and I donate to non-profits. I find my happiness increases the more I serve others.

DO: I restore the land around my house by digging swales and planting native seeds. I work with the next generation to advance their social and ecological con-sciousness.

BE: The more peaceful and compassionate I can be, the happier I am.

With patience, I hope to continue to get better in these five areas of my life. I believe that if we remain hopeful and in action then we can accomplish anything. I find that I am the most effective and I feel the best when I am operating out of love, compassion, reverence and happiness. It is not always easy to choose a path of peace in the face of challenges, but I am committed to the practice.

In muddy waters, peace brings clarity.

Sustainability is much more than solar panels, hybrid cars, and gardens. It is our individual and collective journey to live up to our fullest potential as human beings on a finite planet. It is about keeping what we want, what is healthy and good; and releasing and re-moving that which doesnt serve us.

Sustain-Ability is our ability to keep (sustain) what we want. After many years of asking groups of young peo-ple and fellow community members what is impor-tant to them, it is apparent that deep down within our-selves, we all pretty much want the same things.

We want healthy water, air, and land. We want a diversity of vibrant cultures. We want art in all its creative forms.We want good jobs to provide for our families. We want places to intimately connect with nature.We want everyone to have equal access to health care, housing and education.We want safety, happiness, and most importantly love.

Holding the same vision is a significant first step. Sustainability is our journey.

Taylor Selby is the Executive Di-rector and Co-Founder of Earth Care International. He has a Masters in Environment and Community. Taylor has worked for Paul Hawken and was the Vice Chair for the Permaculture Credit Union. Taylor is current-ly a member of the Sustainable Santa Fe Commission.


The Cover ArtistRose B. SimpsonRose B. Simpson was nurtured into art and permacul-ture through her dual families in Santa Clara Pueblo and Santa Fe. She has spent her 25 years of existence experimenting with life, including attending school at the University of New Mexico and the Institute of American Indian Arts (BFA, 07). She is currently a full-time artist, teacher, singer, dreamer, creator, and avid pursuer of consciousness. The Flowering Tree Per-maculture Institute helped raise her so now she sits; pulling weeds, mud plastering, collecting seeds, dream-ing big and really small, with the board of directors. She also collaborates with other young and boisterous artists on a warehouse art venue on the south side of town called Humble Space, where the band she sings with, The Wake Singers, plays on occasion, surrounded by local and underground art. You can find her riding her bike (with no hands) on the back roads of Santa Fe or at www.rosebsimpson.com.

Featured ArtistGlen T. StrockIn various sections of the SSF Resource Guide, we have used vignettes from the Dreaming New Mexico fu-ture map of the Age of Renewables in NM. The map depicts a compelling vision of a clean energy future for the state. Along with the artists beautiful rendering of a positive future, an accompanying pamphlet goes into depth on various do-able energy dreams. These dy-namic materials offer the start of a greenprint for how the Land of Enchantment can live up to our name. Its up to us to realize the dreams together. The poster and pamphlet are available at www.bioneers.org.

Glen Strock has lived and produced artwork in NM since 1979. His imagery has appeared on numerous book covers, publications and murals focusing on the history and folklore of Mexico. Glens distinctive linear style generates from years of study steeped in the folk arts of Mexico and owes a stylistic debt to the woodcuts and steel engravings of Posada. He received a degree in Communication Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University and went on to study painting, printmaking and primitive ceramics at Instituto Allende and Bellas Artes in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Glen lives in Santa Fe with his wife Alida and four chil-dren. Silkscreen and giclee prints of Glens paintings of-fer an affordable way to take home and enjoy his work. Glen may be contacted at 505-474-4468 or e-mail: [email protected].


Evolution of the American Dream: Sustainable Neighborhoods and Heaven on EarthBrian Skeele

Living by the Golden Rule and being our brothers keeper arent just nice ideas; theyre pragmatic ways of taking care of ourselves. After the dust settled from 9/11, we realized our security is

based on how the rest of the world feels they are doing. Suddenly, we are not an island, and injustice and sup-pression in Saudi Arabia, and extreme poverty in 3rd World nations breed desperate, deep resentment.

What if changing the way we live in our neigh-borhoods not only contributed to reversing global warming but also impacted the planets nations in a way that created good will for all? It might look like this

Neighbors meet on a Saturday morning at a De-signing Sustainable Neighborhoods workshop, and watch a PowerPoint presentation on what else they can do besides sprawl; best practices gathered from around the planet. The participants imaginations be-gin to fill with the possibilities; from mixed use, mixed income neighborhoods and profit sharing, to cooper-ating around shared facilities and needs being met in

creative and exciting ways. And its not all talk; theyre out of their seats laughing and playing fun group prob-lem-solving games. Over lunch, the big fun begins. Teams of four to six, armed with colorful markers, gather around large sheets of paper, and start sharing their ideas on sustainable redesigns of specific parts of town.

Neighbors are going for a better life; pedestrian friend-ly, walkable, prosperous, wholesome, connected, fun places to live; a more affordable, lower consumptive lifestyle based in local renewable energy and local food production. They see how, through cooperation, they can have a life where theres more time and less com-muting. They can grow old, stay active and included in the neighborhood if its redesigned to support aging-in-place. The neighborhood theyre envisioning is more like the one they remember growing up, where kids rode their bicycles everywhere and nature was nearby. The new and improved American Dream is emerging.

Freedom and Democracy in Action

Every neighbors contribution adds to the greater good. Whats surprising is that the gift of each contribution makes the life of each neighborhood greater than the sum of its parts. It is a celebration of human ingenuity, talent, and love. Working together redesigning their neighborhood to be sustainable, participants get the actual experience of freedom and democracy in action and see a prosperous future designed with their needs in mind.

It can feel risky, sharing from the heart; putting ones needs and dreams out there, and yet the deep respect and dynamic results of the group wisdom are exhila-rating. Working moms dare to ask for help and dream of a nature-filled courtyard surrounded by affordable

Sustainable is where Heaven and Earth collide

In May 2008, approximately 60 educators, youth service providers, parents and youth participated in the SF Community Partner-ships Better Together retreat. The group identified community needs and action steps required for the well being of children, youth and families. For more info, contact Shelly Cohen: [email protected]. SFCP is a program of NM Voices for Children.

homes; their children absorbed in play in a safe and nur-turing environment at one end of the courtyard. After work in the evening, the parents gather at the other end of the courtyard and have a conversation as the evening meal is put together. This, for working single parents, is Heaven on Earth.My Grandfather, after Grandma died and he was losing his eyesight, just wanted to be around babies and a gar-den. He had a hard time asking for help with the daily chores of life, as he felt he wasnt contributing. Imagine a neighborhood where youngsters would bring him a hot meal while hes listening to the Dodgers ball game, or escort him to the nearby daycare center so he can hold babies for the afternoon. And his heirloom toma-toes are the cause for celebration. This would be Heav-en on Earth for my Grandpa.

Health, Peace and Security, and Prosperity- Community Beyond Suburbia

These examples speak to a more connected communi-ty, a community beyond the suburban American Dream of the 20th Century. They speak of a more affordable, simpler, walkable lifestyle; mixed-use neighborhoods with open space. Neighbors are walking to services, work, school, and recreation. The streets are safe and child-friendly, with folks naturally looking out for each other. Life is healthier and more affordable as walking, biking and transit become viable and convenient.

In the Designing Sustainable Neighborhoods process, existing suburban neighborhoods get transformed into mixed-use, mixed-income communities with lifelong learning and open space. The new, smart infill com-mercial shops and businesses, and the increased 2nd and 3rd floor residences to make those businesses suc-cessful, create new square footage. Who owns this new square footage? From best practices comes the answer, the neighbors!

Imagine this, a democratically redesigned neighbor-hood where neighbors put together a mutually ben-eficial redevelopment plan and then profit-share off of the well-thought-out mixed-use design. This is Heaven on Earth. Wealth isnt accruing into near-sighted shareholders pockets. An at-mosphere of cooperation is created and rewarded on a grassroots level. We are all in this together isnt just a slogan or a heartfelt philosophy, but a day to day evolving experience.

Spiritual Harmony, Racial Harmo-ny, Moral Meaning and Purpose, and Ecological Soundness.

America, with 5% of the worlds popu-

lation, consumes 25% of the worlds resources. If the worlds 6.5 billion people were to adopt our car-depen-dant sprawl lifestyle, four planets of resources would be required. By creating ecologically sound mixed-use, mixed-income neighborhoods with lifelong learning and open space, the US can become a true world lead-er. Once we are demonstrating a sustainable lifestyle built on the needs and dreams of our citizens, we can then ship this most welcomed export across the planet with pride, our love manifest. This is Heaven on Earth.

The new, improved American Dream: Sustainable Neighborhoods; of the People, by the People and for the People. This is Heaven on Earth.

Article submitted to be part of How to Achieve a Heaven on Earth (Pelican Press, John Wade II, editor), a collection of 100 essays on how to make the world a better place for one and all. Each essay elaborates upon one or more of the ten elements of a heaven on Earth: peace, security, freedom, democracy, prosperity, spiritual harmony, racial harmony, ecological soundness, and health, as well as moral purpose and mean-ing. Santa Fean Brian Skeele is a general contractor, pragmatic visionary and co-facilitator of Designing Sustainable Neigh-borhoods Workshops. For more informa-tion: www.beyondsuburbia.com

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness... The Declaration of Independence

Santa Fe Community Partnerships Better Together retreat


City of Santa Fe Sustainability UpdateKatherine Mortimer

The momentum behind sustainablility in Santa Fe has been incredible. Last year the Sustain-able Santa Fe Commission was given a new, more focused direction to reduce the Citys

contribution of greenhouse gas emissions and to pre-pare our community to be resilient in the face of climate changes that are inevitable at this point. The recently adopted Sustainable Santa Fe Plan takes a comprehen-sive approach to both goals.

The City has allocated several staff positions to coordi-nate the activities needed to implement that Plan, and has already conducted audits of eleven City buildings. We plan to implement the recommendations, as fund-ing is available.

Perhaps one of the most ambitious programs the City has embarked upon to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions has been to develop a draft Green Building Code for residential structures. As of January 2008, all newly permitted single-family residences have had to submit a confirmed Home Energy Rating index score.

The objective is to inform builders and architects of what the energy demands of their designs and build-ing techniques are. Because of this, when they have to meet a specific target under the new Green Residential Building Code, they will have some familiarity with how to get to that target.

The Green Building Code addresses more than the en-ergy used to operate a building; it also looks at how sites are selected to take advantage of existing infrastructure and transit, how sites are designed to take advantage of rainfall to minimize irrigation requirements, the em-bodied energy in building materials, the quality of the indoor environment, conservation of water both inside and outside the building, and homeowner education to ensure that the sustainable design features are under-stood by the occupant. It is modeled after the National Association of Home Builders program, but has been modified to address local building traditions, climate, and environmental concerns.

While buildings are the biggest single contributor to greenhouse gas emissions for Santa Fe, transportation-related emissions are not far behind. These emissions result from internal combustion engines used to trans-port both people and goods in, out, and around Santa Fe and the region. Buying locally grown and made prod-ucts is one way to reduce that transportation. Using public transit and other alternatives to cars is another.


However, the low-density character of our community limits the extent to which those alternative modes are feasible for some people. Electric vehicles that could be charged from renewable electricity sources are a promising future solution. In the meantime, reducing the amount we drive, using public transit, using vehi-cles with high gas mileages, using alternative fuels, and even keeping our tires well inflated can cumulatively make a substantial difference.

Reducing our contribution to greenhouse gas emis-sions is only half the story. Making our community resilient to the effects of climate change is the other half. This means preparing for when the cost to trans-port items into the region becomes more prohibitive. Food is probably the most basic of these imports but it includes other items as well. Increased transportation costs may also cut into our tourism economy. Develop-ing local businesses that will flourish during this peri-od such as solar panel installers, alternative technology research and developers, and sustainability knowledge professionals will both diversify our local economy and position us to take advantage of emerging oppor-tunities.

In order to ensure the success of these sustainability efforts, its necessary to have a strong public education and outreach effort. There are a lot of people mak-ing a lot of claims about what to buy, what to do, and what to invest in. How can a person make sense of it all? The Green Building Codes are intended to pro-vide that measure for buildings, but similar measures are needed for everything else. A well-informed pub-lic can make the smart decisions required to create a real difference. We need to have the biggest bang for every buck we spend. The Citys new Sustainability Di-vision can help provide unbiased information to help sort it all out. Check out our webpage by clicking the Sustainability button on the lower left of every City of Santa Fe webpage. You can also read the complete Sustainable Santa Fe Plan there: www.santafenm.gov.

Katherine Mortimer is the supervising planner in the Long Range Planning Divi-sion for the city of Santa Fe and staffs the Sustainable Santa Fe Commission. She holds a Masters in Environ-mental Planning from UC Berkeley and has 24 years of experience in environmental and land use planning.

There is nothing we can do that cant be done. - The Beatles

Santa Fe Community Convention Center dedication Sept., 2008


City and County Initiatives

The City and the County, are working together on sustainability-oriented initiatives. The new County courthouse will be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certi-

fied. The County uses bio diesel fuel for its vehicles.

The new Community Convention Center was designed to earn LEED Silver certification. Materials from the de-molished Sweeny Center and construction waste from the new facility were separated for recycling. The Cen-ter was built entirely by union labor and features a gal-lery to display the work of local artists and craftsman.

The Citys new Southside Branch Library, which in-cludes an Environmental Resource Center, is one of the greenest public buildings in northern NM. Daylighting and controlled passive solar gain in all primary spac-es reduce energy costs for heating and cooling. Low-VOC (volatile organic compound) adhesive and paints reduce off-gassing. Recycled content materials were used in the carpeting, flooring and ceiling tiles. Farmed cherry wood was used whenever possible. Countertops were made from recycled paper and wood residual fi-ber. A concrete floor on the south side of the building

serves as a heat sink in the winter and in the summer is shaded by a carefully placed awning. An automatic con-trol system dims artificial lighting when not in use. State-of-the-art waterless urinals reduce water consumption. Low e operable windows provide natural ventilation. Automatic timers irrigate xeriscaped plants using water collected by four cisterns, which hold up to 30,000 gal-lons of roof-runoff.

SF has received a grant to install a combined heat and power cogeneration installation at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center. The City is interested in installing a large solar-power system near the waste-treatment plant.

Mayor David Coss and First Lady Carol Rose


Affordable Housing: One of the areas of the SSF Plan that I really believe in is affordable housing. One of the most important things we can do for economic sustainability is to have

people who work in Santa Fe, live in Santa Fe. A study pointed out that approximately 9,000 workers used to live in the city but now commute to their jobs. Thats an estimated loss to the local economy of over $300 mil-lion annually. One of the reasons were supporting the workforce-housing initiative is to develop additional money to do homeowner assistance; buy down their loans, help them with down payments so that police, firefighters, parks workers, schoolteachers; the main people that run our city, can come back.

Water: Good land use policy is policy that ties devel-opment to water availability. One of the things I did in my first term (Councilor Ortiz was involved) was pro-pose the water budget. While weve continued to grow at the same level or a little less, our water use has actu-ally gone down. We instituted, not only the toilet ret-rofit program, but also, if you youre going to build an-other bathroom at your house, you have to make up for that water. And more importantly, developers putting in projects have to buy water rights... The real challenge is to develop new options for retrofit; whether its other kinds of gray water use. We just need to get the right people in a room to discuss how to do more of that. Re-lease water to the SF River.Were doing that.

I promise to aggressively monitor the construction of the Buckman Diversion Project. Thats something that I think is very important. Conservations been very im-portant in this community but its not sufficient, nor should it all be placed on people. I feel real strongly that we need to continue to acquire water rights. I dont think it makes sense to continue to have the City and the County and developers fighting for the same water. I envision going to the State to talk about how could we do what I call Regional Water Acquisition Authority.

Transportation: Ive been working with a subcommit-tee to develop an integrated traffic plan that encour-ages reduced reliance on autos. Were doing that with our bus system and I think the train is going to help, but the key is to develop Park & Ride and ways to move people around very conveniently so you can get off the train and get downtown on a bus or a mini-van, and you dont have to wait 15 minutes; the service is constant. Develop multiple free peripheral parking lots. I feel re-ally strongly about that.parking lots like at both at 599 and I-25, and the Outlet Center. Subsidizing transporta-tion from Eldorado will reduce traffic in Santa Fe.

Energy: We hired an energy consultant to retrofit City facilities to be more energy efficient. Ive been very dis-couraged that we havent been able to implement an alternative use of energy with the Buckman Project, but the timeline was such that we couldnt. We had to go with PNM and take a 10-year contract. But we re-ally do need a demonstration cogeneration facility like they have at the community college. I still believe that the City and the County should work together to make that happen downtown. Lets explore the applicability of the community college biomass project to displace gas use in City buildings. We are looking at shifting City electric use to non-peak hours. We have established a Green Building Advisory Task Force and have made progress on specific code changes.

Economic Development: Supporting the historic preservation that keeps us unique is very important.Weve built the Convention Center.finally. Encourag-ing the production and sale of locally produced art: We have the new convention center gallery. Weve been de-veloping a comprehensive marketing strategy that cap-italizes on Santa Fes designation as UNESCOs first Creative City. I think the International Conference on Cultural Tourism will help promote the artists sell-ing their work. Tourists coming from other countries still have money, compared to whats going on in this country. So, a focus on international tourism is a really smart choice for sustainable economic development.We have the Buy Local Program.Weve worked really hard with the community college to develop Santa Fe as a leader in training for conservation technology.

Excerpts from an interview withCity Councilor Wurzburger On a Sustainable Santa Fe

The NM Rail Runner Express connects SF and Albuquerque


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India House...................105471-2651Joe's Santa Fe *F2R ........95471-3800Mu Du Noodles..............109983-1411Peas 'n' Pod Catering, Inc107438-2877Real Food Nation *F2R ..101466-3886Santa Fe Capitol Grill .....103471-6800Second Street Brewery *F2R103.....................982-3030Tree House Caf *F2R....104474-5543Vinaigrette .....................21820-9205

RETAILAdvanced Janitor Supply ..57989-7188Amanda's Flowers.........135473-9212Big Jo True Value.............89473-2255Centaur Cycles and Scooters .........................11471-5481Dotfoil ............................27954-9955Milagro Herbs ...............123820-6321Moon Rabbit Toys ...........29982-9373Reflective Images............65988-7393Sangre de Cristo Mountain Works............133984-8221Santa Fe Exchange...........67983-2043The Ark...........................23988-3709

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ADVERTISING/MARKETING/MEDIAFlavorgrafix....................85316-0237Jennifer Esperanza ..........85204-5729SAR Press.......................37888-390-6070Signs of Santa Fe...........139474-0495

ARCHITECTS/BUILDERSDenman and Associates ...59983-6014Hands Engineering ...........76473-7373Kreger Design Build .......133660-9391McDowell & Satzinger .....25982-5238McDowell & Satzinger ...134982-5238Pompei's Home Remodeling ...................133982-7378

BANK/FINANCIALSERVICESCentury Bank ....................9955-1200Horizon Sustainable Financial Services ..........133982-9661LANB................................0662-5171New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union ........51467-6000Secular & Associates......139421-3480State Employees Credit Union....................57983-7328

BUILDING MATERIALBig Jo True Value.............89473-2255Bioshield.........................73438-3448Chaparral Materials Inc....77471-3491DAHL Plumbing .................2438-5096Linson's ..........................31984-8700Mexico Lindo...................69820-9898Miller's Insulation ...........89505-924-2214New Mexico Stone ..........35820-7625Nudura - Verde Materials 21474-8686Omni ..............................63424-3565Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity ReStore ...........52473-1114

CLOTHING/FABRICSAct 2 ............................133983-8585Barkin' Botique ...............33986-0699Double Take ....................89989-8886Santa Fe Quilting...........139473-3747Sense Clothing.................59988-5534SOS from Texas...............751-800-245-2339Tiny Tots.........................15204-1653; 757-2281

EDUCATIONAcademy for the Love ofLearning .......................115995-1860Camino de Paz School ......351-505-747-9717Dragonfly School ............76995-9869Earth Care.....................143983-6896

Golden Acorns .................36795-9079Harvest the Rain .............81424-4444Randall Davey Audubon Center ............................85983-4609Santa Fe Alliance .............41989-5362Santa Fe Area Home Builders Association.........75982-1774Santa Fe Community College .............................1428-1000Santa Fe Waldorf School...123983-9727SAR Press.......................37888-390-6070Scherer Institute..............56982-8398Southwestern College ....117471-5756

FOOD/FARMING/GROCERYCamino de Paz School ......351-505-747-9717Dish n' Spoon ..................66983-7676Farm to Restaurant (SF Al-liance) ............................99989-5362La Montanita ................145984-2852Peas 'n' Pod Catering, Inc ..107438-2877The Food Depot .............103471-1633Walter Burke Catering .....97473-9600Whole Foods .................119992-1700

FURNITUREMexico Lindo...................69820-9898Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity ReStore ...........52473-1114Stephen's ConsignmentGallery ...........................65471-0802

GOVERNMENTCity of Santa Fe - Economic Development...127955-6915City of Santa Fe - Parks,Trails and Watershed - Parks Division...............135955-2100City of Santa Fe - PublicWorks (Santa Fe Trails)......4955-2001City of Santa Fe - Solid Waste ....................55424-1850City of Santa Fe - Water Conservation.........87955-4225Santa Fe Convention and Visitors Bureau ........83955-6200

HEALTHAdvanced Janitor Supply ..57989-7188Buddha Fitness ................67983-7909Dahn Yoga ....................142820-2211Exploring Health..............35982-0044Lakind Dental Group ........27988-3500Milagro Herbs ...............123820-6321Scherer Institute..............56982-8398We the People CommunityAcupuncture ..................134982-3711



OUR NATURAL HERITAGE

preserved for the futureand are accessible forrecreational learning.Sustainability and

preservation, however, callfor a continuous flow ofadvocates, do-gooders andstarry-eyed idealists. Butwith busier schedules andless time for volunteering,and a younger generationthat has grown up with lessexposure to nature thantheir predecessors, theGarden must evolve muchthe way southwestern ver-dure adapted to its desertenvironmentconservingprecious water while allur-ing interaction with otherspecies by essence of its nat-ural beauty. While SFBGcould never have succeededwithout its devoted volun-teers over the past twodecades, we want to enticethe next generation into thegardens as well.Therefore, this year is a

call to action to those whomay or may not know thedifference between a ju-niper and a Gambel Oak.Join the movement! TheGarden is currently seek-ing individuals ages 18-34who are interested in serv-ing as volunteer docents,leading nature hikes, andassisting in outreach andsocial media campaigns.Commitments can be eitherlong or short-term, andSFBG will work around avolunteers schedule to cre-ate a mutually beneficialexperience. The Garden, armed with

a dedicated brigade of bothold and new-timers, expects2011 to be another exhila-rating year for plants andbeyond. Members and par-ticipants can look forward

to old favorites such as theGarden Tours in June, theFabulous Fall Plant Sale,and the Childrens HolidayWorkshop in December.Supporters can also antici-pate another season of plantand bird walks, bat watch-ing, nature photographyand writing, mountainhikes, and garden planningworkshops. Another note-worthy event in 2011 is theWinter Lecture Series,which will include topicssuch as The Gardens ofAncient Rome and Euro-pean Medieval Gardens.Individuals who are in-

terested in becoming Mem-bers of the Santa FeBotanical Garden, signingup for volunteer opportu-nities, or learning moreabout programs and eventscan visit www.santafebo-tanicalgarden.org for moreinformation...................................................

Erin Sindewald is

an intern at St.

Elizabeth Shelter

and an ardent fan

and volunteer of

Santa Fe Botani-

cal Garden.

Founded in 1987 by asmall group of plant enthu-siasts and experts, the Gar-den is composed of twonature preserves, a trove ofcommunity activities andeducational programming,and a future site for a 12-acre botanical garden atMuseum Hill, slated toopen in August 2011. Sowhen someone asks aboutthe Gardens exact loca-tion, staff members oftenrespond with a light-hearted, Its more than agarden! before launchinginto a detailed descriptionof the organizations manyprograms. The Gardens mission is

to celebrate, cultivate, and

conserve the rich botanicalheritage and biodiversity ofthe region through educa-tional programs and com-munity service. Thismission is carried out withthe support and dedicationof nearly 100 volunteers,who staff the preserves andserve as trained docents,help at the annual GardenTours, write articles forquarterly newsletters, andteach school children aboutthe joys of flowers andbugs. Due to such dedica-tion, volunteers, Gardenmembers, and occasionalparticipants alike can col-lectively celebrate the his-tory and beauty of ourunique Northern New

Mexico ecosystems, inhab-ited by ponderosa andpion, bears and bats, cot-tonwoods and coyotes. But the Gardens impact

does not end with its com-mitment to the communityand natural splendor. Byinspiring the City Differentto protect its unique nativeflora, the SFBG providesboth a vision and educa-tional resources for a moresustainable Santa Fe. Sinceits humble beginnings, theGardens board has under-stood the importance ofxeric landscaping andwater conservation in theregion, and thus advocatesthrough workshops andlectures for environmen-

tally responsible gardensand water catchment sys-tems. And communitymembers have been takingnote. SFBG volunteerVicky Jacobson believesthat the organizations na-ture preserves provide op-portunities for individualsto learn about making moresustainable choices,whether its compostingand recycling plants, orlearning which plants con-tribute the most in beauty,longevity, and drought tol-erance in a desert land-scape. Further, volunteerJane Burns notes that theGardens two nature areasdo not allow developmentor harvesting, so both are

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GARDENS GONE WILD Santa Fe Botanical Garden Remembers its Roots while itGrows its FutureBY ERIN SINDEWALD | PHOTOGRAPHY BY JANICE TUCKER

Whats in a name? Staff at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden often joke that one of themost common questions they receive is, Wheres the garden? Those unfamiliar withthe work of SFBG are often surprised to learn that this nonprofit has been serving thecommunity for more than 20 years.

law as wilderness areashave grown into 756wildernesses covering al-most 110,000,000 acres.But thats only 5% of theUS land mass, so there ismuch more work to bedone.The Pecos Wilderness,

within an hours walk ofSanta Fe Ski Basin, was in-cluded in the original 1964document, protecting200,000 acres betweenSanta Fe and Pecos, NewMexico. An additional55,000 acres were added in1980. As a new steward ofour wounded environment,Ive now joined the effortsof WildEarth Guardians,Sierra Club, and the Cen-ter for Biological Diversityto explore and preserveecosystems within both thePecos Wilderness bound-aries and the greater SantaFe National Forest. What is it about the

Pecosand green spacesof all kindsthat fostersthis commitment to becomean advocate for nature?Carl Jung wrote that, innature, Being is a field offorce and the impact of or-ganic and inorganic beingsis corporeal as well as spiri-tual. Out in the wild, re-lieved of the cacophonoushuman din, I can sensefields of force from stone tobud to grub.When I cross Panchuela

Creek, moisture raises thelittle hairs on my cheek.Along the Santa Barbara

Divide, bighorns gaze atme with slitted cat-likeeyes. On the Dockweiler Trail

in October, aspens bathethe forest in a mysticalgolden glow.The boulder fields under

Truchas Peak retell theirliberating tumble from thesummit.

In July, lightning smacksthe sky, and I am a fragilepresence in the biosphere. In the Pecos, natures

voices harmonize. Else-where, regrettably, theyremore like weeping chil-dren: toxic fish, poisonedvegetables, disappearingaquifers, melting glaciers,and worse, absolutely silentspecies weeping from thespirit world. As environ-mental activist and authorDerrick Jensen says,Theres the nagging littlefact that this culture ismurdering the planet.Theres no ignoring that

stark reality, especiallyonce you see what it can belike in a protected sphere.Muir understood the leapfrom awareness to advo-cacy and offered the anti-dote to his own lamentabout separateness: Feware altogether deaf to thepreaching of pine trees.

Their sermons on themountains go to our hearts;and if people in generalcould be got into thewoods, even for once, tohear the trees speak forthemselves, all difficultiesin the way of forest preser-vation would vanish.When you feel disillu-

sioned about the enormousmess weve made of ourhome, go up Hyde ParkRoad outside Santa Fe; fol-low the winding curves tothe Winsor trailhead.Leave your car and yourdisconnection behind. Lis-ten to the hubbub ofwilderness beings welcom-ing you as one of their own.When you come back totown, youll know what todo: defend more wilder-ness, protect the endan-gered, clear trails with theSierra Club, clean upriverbeds, demand greenspaces and parks, fight bigoil, logging, and miningprofiteers, or advocate forwhatever place makes youfeel as whole as I felt thatday on Jicarita Peak.......................................................

Cinny Green is a

Santa Fe writer,

editor, and Sierra

Club hike leader.

She is author of

Trail Writers

Guide (Western Edge Press, 2010) that

links inspiration from the wild with ele-

ments of writing craft. For trail writing

workshops in the Pecos Wilderness and

beyond, go to trailwriters.com. Read

Cinnys blogposts about all things wild

at cinnygreen.wordpress.com.



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Humans have used everytool of our big brainsfrom magic to logictoboth own and participate inthe bounty of our onlyhome in the universe.Nonetheless, a sense of dis-connection has prevailed.Most people are on theworld, not in it, wroteJohn Muir, founder of theSierra Club, having noconscious sympathy or re-lationship to anything

about themundiffusedand rigidly alone like mar-bles of polished stone,touching but separate. Many studies have

shown that disconnectionfrom nature causes us un-happiness and conversely,the experience of naturewhether in a garden, on ahiking trail or from a treeoutside a windowfostersa sense of well-being andefficacy. Along the twisted

route of separation fromour source, a few specialsouls have recognized thedangers, ached for thebridge back to the full com-munity of nature, andworked tirelessly to reversethe loss of habitat, fresh air,clean water, and all kindsof splendid creatures. In1964, a group of visionar-ies, including the vilifiedPresident Lyndon John-son, held the conviction

that parts of the Earthneeded to be untrammeledby man, where man himselfis a visitor who does not re-main. On September 3rd ofthat year, he signed intolaw the revolutionaryWilderness Act. Otherspersisted in the mission, asif a dam had opened andecological awarenessflowed, at first tricklingand now tidal. The first 9.1million acres signed into


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THE PECOS WILDERNESS: A FORCE OF NATURE INSPIRES A FORCE FOR NATURE BY CINNY GREEN

In July I stood on Jicarita Peak on the northern edge of the Pecos Wilderness.I went there to resolve a recent loss but forgot myself under the spell of the viewfrom 12,835 feet elevation. The wind gusting across the summit wove the endlessweft and warp of nature together. It offered me a sensation of wholeness. At thesame time, I knew the landscape before me was peppered with ecological lossesmore fragmenting than my own. I pledged to reciprocate the personally restora-tive vision from Jicarita to become a steward of the wild, to put my awarenessinto action, and not to be just a visitor.

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Clean water and wildforests are inseparable.WildEarth Guardians, ahomegrown conservationorganization founded overtwenty years ago, is sup-porting the states effort togain permanent protectionfor our headwaters. Someof our nations most pris-tine water resources arefound in designatedWilderness areas (such asthe Pecos Wilderness, GilaWilderness, Sandia Wilder-ness, and Wheeler PeakWilderness) and the road-less forests of our publiclands system. Largelyundisturbed, wildernessand roadless areas are notonly a serene and beautiful

refuge for wildlife andrecreationists, but thestreams flowing from theseareas are among our mostpure. When you think ofwater quantity and qual-ityhealthy, intact forestsdo the work: capture, store,purify and deliver. Thesewildland waters supportour communities andeconomies downstream.UNM economists estimatethat the water alone fromthese undeveloped forestsin New Mexico may beworth over $80 million an-nually to the state. Given the overuse, over-

appropriation and too oftenpoor land-use decisionscombined with climate

change and the vagaries ofthe drought cycle, its moreimportant than ever to pro-tect and preserve our wa-ters. If we wish to conserveour farms and ranches,hunting and fishing oppor-tunities, rural economies,acequias, wildlife as well asthe sustainability of ourhigh-desert city, we willneed to proactively assurethe quality and quantity ofour waters and forests.And that begins with pro-tecting New Mexicosforested headwaters.Using the federal Clean

Water Act, Governor BillRichardson and his envi-ronment department filed apetition before the NewMexico Water QualityControl Commission(WQCC) to designate wa-ters within previously des-ignated Wilderness areas asOutstanding National Re-source Waters (ONRW)under the Clean Water Act.If successful, this nomina-tion would protect over700 miles of rivers andstreams, 29 lakes, and ap-proximately 6,000 acres ofwetlands in our state.WildEarth Guardians re-

quested another 900 milesof waterways be added inroadless forests. Becausethese waters are not alwayspolluted by one single dam-aging action, the cumula-tive effect of activities canlead to degradation. How-ever, once designated asOutstanding under theClean Water Act, pollutionto the waterway is explic-itly prohibited. ..................................................Bryan Bird is the Wild Places

Program director for WildEarth

Guardians in Santa Fe. Bryan has

undertaken conservation research and

planning in Mexico, Central America

and the Southwestern United States.

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NEW MEXICOSHEADWATERS: OUR LIFEBLOOD BY BRYAN BIRD

Santa Feans are deeply aware of our precious, life-giving waters and recognize that ourforests provide that water. We live in a state where less than two percent of the landscape iswater and yet our acequias, ranchlands, pueblos, cities and wildlife depend nearly exclusivelyon that small amount of water for survival. Our forefathers and mothers long ago recognizedthe connection between clean water and wild forests and have taken sound action to preservethe forests above our city and the sanctity of our water. Now, the state has embarked on abold attempt to ensure similar protections for all of our headwaters.

WANT TO KNOW MORE?Join WildEarth Guardians in theClean Waters, Wild Forests cam-paign. Send a letter of support tothe Chair of the New Mexico WaterQuality Control Commission in sup-port of Outstanding waters:

Chair, WQCCc/o Joyce Medina 1190 St. Francis Drive, N2153Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502

Or send email [email protected]

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to just seven animalsfounding the populationhas also declined, leadingto lower litter sizes in thewild and lower pup sur-vival rates. Scientists warnthat diversity in the captivepopulation, limited to ap-proximately 300 wolvesmaintained in 47 zoos andspecialized facilities in theUS and Mexico, will de-cline as well. The Mexican wolf can

still be saved and recov-ered, but it will take a com-mitment from the Fish andWildlife Service that is notyet apparent. The govern-ment should retrievetelemetry receivers andchange the radio collarscompromised frequencies.Dozens more wolvesshould be released into thewild, and three additionalwolves prepared for releaseto replace each that may befound shot or go missing.Authority should be devel-oped to allow release ofwolves from captivity di-rectly into New Mexico,and a scientific recoveryplan should prescribe addi-tional protections and iden-tify new recovery areas torelease wolves. Looking beyond urgent

administrative reforms, theperilous plight of the Mexi-can gray wolf, the lobo thatis almost as intertwinedinto dusty cross-border loreand culture as it is instru-mental to its ecosystems,should remind us of thefirst statement of purposeof the Endangered SpeciesActto conserve theecosystems on whichthreatened and endangered

species depend. In part, thefailure to make progress to-ward recovery is a conse-quence of governmentdisregard of this congres-sional intent. The Fish andWildlife Service has insti-tuted policies that scape-goat wolves for occasionalpredation on livestock (de-spite the fact that stockowners are reimbursed).But neither the wildlifeagency nor the ForestService or Bureau of LandManagement has imple-mented changes on thepublicly owned mountainsand grasslands where live-stock grazing degradeshabitats and suppresses thenumbers of elk, pronghornand other wolf prey ani-mals. The Mexican wolf issuffering because itsecosystem still is.Modern science has re-

vealed wolves profound in-fluence on ecosystems. InYellowstone National Parkwhere elk avoid wolves inlow-visibility valleys, previ-ously browsed cottonwoodsaplings have reboundedand grown tall, stabilizingstream banks and provid-ing habitat for songbirdsand food for beavers. Fishflourish in the beaverponds. In Grand Teton Na-tional Park, wolves havereduced coyote numbersand thereby increasedpronghorn numbers. Thecoyotes hunt newbornpronghorns, but thesefawns are too small forwolves to seek out as a pri-mary prey. With so few wolves in

the Southwest, we have notreaped these benefits. And

unless we break from themistakes of the past, wenever will, and the Mexi-can gray wolf will becomea creature of memory andeventually even of mythyet another extinct animalto mourn along with thedecline of the other animalsand plants it once helpedsustain.We should hearken back

to Aldo Leopold, who shota wolf in 1909 in theApache National Forest,urged their exterminationwhile he lived in NewMexico, but later came toregret deeply what he hadhelped to accomplish:

Since then I have lived tosee state after state extirpateits wolves. I have watched theface of many a newly wolf-less mountain, and seen thesouth-facing slopes wrinklewith a maze of new deertrails. I have seen every edi-ble bush and seedlingbrowsed, first to anaemicdesuetude, and then to death.I have seen every edible treedefoliated to the height of asaddlehorn. Such a moun-tain looks as if someone hadgiven God a new pruningsheers, and forbidden Himall other exercise. In the endthe starved bones of thehoped-for-deer herd, dead ofits own too-much, bleachwith the bones of the deadsage, or molder under thehigh-lined junipers.

I now suspect that just asa deer herd lives in mortalfear of its wolves, so does amountain live in mortal fearof its deer. And perhaps withbetter cause, for while a buckpulled down by wolves can be

replaced in two or three years,a range pulled down by toomany deer may fail of re-placement in as manydecades.

So also with cows. Thecowman who cleans hisrange of wolves does not real-ize that he is taking over thewolfs job of trimming theherd to fit the range. He hasnot learned to think like amountain. Hence we havedustbowls, and rivers wash-ing the future into the sea.

Reintroduction of theMexican wolf allows us arare second chance to tryto live in balance, to allowwolves to be wolves and toset limits on the insatiabledemands we make of thenatural ecosystems thattheir recovery requires.Whether we will seize thisopportunity for the loboand for ourselves remainsto be seen. ..................................................

Michael Robinson

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Center for Biologi-

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Silver City, New

Mexico. He is author of Predatory

Bureaucracy: The Extermination

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of the West (University Press of Col-

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below: Photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service. One of the GilaNational Forests alpha wolves that had to have a leg amputated due to

injury, either from a gunshot or leg-hold trap. Such traps were banned inJuly 2010 by Governor Richardson.

By the time PresidentRichard M. Nixon signedthe Endangered SpeciesAct into law in 1973, fewwolves were known to existin Mexico. Five weretrapped alive between 1977and 1980 for an emergencycaptive breeding program;three of these animals andfour others already in cap-tivity were successfullybred and served as thefounders of the Mexicanwolfs uncertain future. Noother wolves have beenconfirmed alive in the wildin Mexico since 1980.Despite the recovery

mandate of the Endangered

Species Act, the Fish andWildlife Service opposedreintroduction of the Mexi-can wolf to the wild. A law-suit by conservationists ledto the reintroduction begin-ning in 1998, but under ad-verse conditions demandedby the livestock industry:Unlike wolves reintro-duced to the northernRocky Mountains threeyears previously, Mexicanwolves would be confinedto an arbitrary, politically-defined zone and would betrapped if they establishedterritories on nationalforests or other publiclands aside from theApache National Forest inArizona and the Gila Na-tional Forest in New Mex-ico. Their managementwould vary by state lines,with releases from captivityonly to occur in Arizonabut releases of animals cap-tured from the wild also al-lowed in New Mexico. Andwhile wolves could be shotor trapped for preying onlivestock, they would notbe protected from tempta-tion through any require-ment, such as that imposedin the northern Rockies,for stock owners to removeor render inedible (for ex-ample through lime) thecarcasses of cattle andhorses that died of non-wolf causes.Though conditions are

much improved sincewolves were extermi-natedelk were long agoreintroduced, deer arecommon, and the localpublic largely supports thewolves management onbehalf of the livestock in-

dustry has proved surpris-ingly akin to the earlier eraof persecution. Since 1998,the government has shoteleven Mexican wolves,and an additional 18wolves died as a result ofcapture. Dozens more havebeen captured and releasedin unfamiliar habitats, oftenafter separation from amate, parents or pups.Thirty-four other wolvestrapped from the wild areundergoing long-term cap-tivity, with nine of thoseanimals dead of old-age sofar. Releases to the wild arefew and far between. As if that wasnt bad

enough, 33 wolves havebeen found illegally shot,and 46 are missing, manyunder suspicious circum-stances. While only threecases of illegal killing havebeen solved (and just twoof those prosecuted), theFish and Wildlife Servicehas loaned telemetry re-ceivers programmed to thewolves radio collars towolf opponents, and admitsit cannot account for all thereceivers it has handed out.The many deaths and re-

movals have taken a steeptoll. Despite the releasesinto the wild of exactly 100Mexican wolves since1998, and dozens born inthe wild in the interveningtwelve years, the wild wolfpopulation has declined orstagnated in each annualcensus from 2006 through2010. Only 42 animals in-cluding just two breedingpairs could be counted inJanuary 2010. Genetic diversity that

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smallest subspecies of graywolf, the desert wolf inthe words of pioneeringecologist Aldo Leopold,and once roamed MexicosSierra Madre as well assouthern Arizona, NewMexico and Texas. In cen-tral and northern NewMexico, they intergradedwith northern wolves.They were an engine ofevolution, honing the alert-ness of each generation ofwhite-tailed deer and pro-viding leftover meals forbears, eagles and badgers.The nineteenth century

arrival of people of Euro-pean origin occasioned thegunning down of almost all

the deer, elk, bighornsheep, pronghorn andbison that had long sus-tained wolves. The last na-tive elk in the Southwestwas killed in 1906, andeven deer were on a trajec-tory toward extinction.In an era that pre-dated

an ethic of sustainablehunting and before the im-position of game limits,frontier society similarlyrejected any limits on thegrazing of cattle, horsesand sheep on the openrange. In the absence oftheir natural prey, wolvesrelied on livestock. In1893, the territorial legisla-ture for Arizona and NewMexico authorized coun-ties to pay bounties onwolves and other preda-tors, and eventually allwestern states appropriatedfunds for bounty payments. Yet some wolves learned

to avoid traps and poisonedbaits, and bounty hunterssometimes let wolves live inorder to perpetuate theirlivelihood, or left forgreener pastures withouttaking the last, hard-to-killwolves. As a result, wolvespersisted and, in someareas, even increased.In response, in 1915

Congress appropriated

$125,000 to hire hundredsof federal hunters to exter-minate wolves and otherpredators on behalf of thelivestock industry, the firstin an annual appropriationfor what eventually wascalled predator controland that has growntremendously and contin-ues to this day. Salariedfederal hunters determinedto leave no wolves aliveproved more efficient thanbounty hunters. The USFish and Wildlife Servicetrapped what may havebeen the last US-born wolfin the West in southernColorado in 1945, and in1950, began sending its ex-perienced personnel andcustom-concocted poisonsto Mexico to set up thesame organized wolf-killingprogram that had provedso successful in the UnitedStates, thereby first slow-ing and eventually stanch-ing an influx of wolvesnorthward.



They were an engine of evolution,honing the alertness of each generation of white-tailed deer andproviding leftover meals for bears,eagles and badgers.

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The 1998 reintroduction of the Mexican gray wolf to the Gila ecosystem ofsouthwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona represented a potentialturning pointnot just for this rarest subspecies of the gray wolf, but also fora human society that had come within a whisker, or more precisely, withinseven animals, of exterminating the lobo from the face of the Earth.

A RARE SECOND CHANCE Can the Mexican Gray Wolf Help Us Learn to Live in Balance? To Start, We Must Look Unflinchingly at Our Century-Long Fiasco in Trying to Exterminate, Control and Manage the Lobo.BY MICHAEL J. ROBINSON


132 New Mexicos Headwaters: Our Lifeblood

136 The Pecos Wilderness: Where a Force of Nature Inspires a Force for Nature

138 Gardens Gone Wild: Santa Fe Botanical Garden Remembers Its Roots While It Grows Its Future



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Fettuccine 1 cup unbleached white flour 1 cup semolina flour 14 teaspoon salt 1 egg, lightly beaten 12 teaspoon olive oil 13 cup water + 1 tablespoon

Make white fettuccine dough: In a bowl, mix togetherthe white flour, semolina flour and salt. In a separate bowl,whisk together the egg, oil and water. Add the wet ingre-dients to the dry mixture and stir together until a rough-looking dough forms. On a clean, lightly floured worksurface knead the dough for 2 to 3 minutes, until it is nolonger sticky. Cover the dough with a clean cloth and let itrest for 5 minutes. Cut the dough into 8 equal pieces.

Make green fettuccine dough: In a small saucepan, heata small amount of water until boiling. Add the spinach andcook, covered, for 1 to 2 minutes, until the spinach iswilted, but still bright green. Use a strainer to drain thespinach, squeezing out as much liquid as possible. Chopthe spinach. Mix the same ingredients and follow the in-structions for the white fettuccine dough, but add thechopped spinach to the egg, olive oil and water, omittingthe extra tablespoon. Follow the directions for mixing,kneading and cutting the white fettuccine dough.

To make fettuccine with a hand crank pasta machine:1.Start with setting #1. Flatten each piece of dough and

put it through the machine. Fold each piece of dough in

half and put it through the machine again. Remember tofold the dough in half before feeding it through the ma-chine the second time.

2.Change the pasta machine setting to #3. Feed eachpiece of dough through the machine two times at setting#3. Fold the dough in half before feeding it into the ma-chine the second time.

3.Change the machine setting to #5 and repeat.4. Move the hand crank to the fettuccine cutter on the

pasta machine. Carefully feed each sheet of doughthrough the cutter. Hang the pasta over clean dowels orlay it in a single layer on cookie sheets dusted withsemolina flour.

To make fettuccine using a rolling pin:1. On a clean work surface dusted with semolina flour, roll

the dough into a flat rectangular shape. Fold the doughinto thirds and roll again. Repeat this folding and rollingprocess four to six times until the dough is very smoothand is about 116 inch thick. Sprinkle the finished piecewith semolina flour and loosely roll up like a jellyroll.

2. Use a sharp knife to slice through the rolled pastadough every 14 inch. Carefully unroll the fettuccine andhang over clean dowels or lay it in a single layer oncookie sheets dusted with semolina flour. Roll, fold andcut the remaining pieces of dough as described above.

Tomato Basil Sauce1 tablespoon olive oil,3 garlic cloves, minced2 pounds ripe tomatoes (10 to 12 medium), washed and

diced14 teaspoon salt18 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil2 ounces Asiago or Parmesan cheese, grated

1.In a saucepan, heat the olive oil and garlic overmedium-high heat. Saut for 10 seconds, until fragrantbut not browned.

2.Add the diced tomatoes and stir to combine. Reduce theheat to medium, cover, and let simmer for about 10 min-utes, until the mixture becomes juicy. Remove from heatand stir in the salt, pepper, and chopped fresh basil.

3.Cook the fettuccine: Put 12 cups of water in a large potand bring to a boil over high heat.

4.Add 12 teaspoon salt. Add the fettuccine and stir once.Cook the pasta over high heat for 3 to 5 minutes, untilal dente. Drain the pasta in a colander. Serve immedi-ately, topped with tomato sauce and freshly gratedcheese.

Green and White Fettuccine with Tomato Basil Sauce Serves 6 to 8Fresh pasta is just like any other dough, fun to make and easy to handle. Pasta machines are fun, butyou can make pasta the old fashioned way. All you need is is a rolling pin and some patience.


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Family FoodChildren learn first about

the world from their par-ents. CWK expands stu-dents world of food andunderstanding of many cul-tures. If adults bribe themto eat their vegetables byoffering a sweet reward,they come to prize thecandy or dessert, not thevegetable. Parent volun-teers in CWK classes areoften surprised by how ca-pable and enthusiastic theirchildren are about cookingand eating new foods, in-cluding spinach salad,black beans or kale.Modeling good nutrition

and having a variety ofhealthy foods in your homehelps children to develophealthy eating habits. In-vite your children to cookwith you. Choose three orfour dishes that you wantto eat and let the child pickfrom those recipes. Make

sure that each child hassomething to dothen letthem do it! Take your chil-dren grocery shopping, andin the produce section, askthem to choose three fruitsor vegetables to buy. A great spring gardening

activity with young chil-dren is to plant peas. Thelarge seeds are easy to han-dle and fun to plant, andchildren love to pick andeat the sweet green peas!When my daughter was infifth grade, a friend cameover every afternoon for aweek in June. Our sugarsnap peas were ready, and Isuggested that the girls gointo the garden for a snack.The friend seemed skepti-cal, but they ventured intothe garden, where shepicked and tasted freshsnap peas for the first time.The rest of the week, assoon as they got home, thefirst thing she wanted to do

was go to the garden forpeas!

Why Cook?A wise friend once com-

mented: Someone has tocook my food; it might aswell be me. Is being ableto dress yourself and brushyour teeth more importantthan being able to cook? Isgetting the correct changeat a restaurant more impor-tant than shopping andcooking, or growing a gar-den? We care about savingtime and money. We careabout not getting fat andsickor so we say. MarionNestle, Professor andChair of the Department ofNutrition and Food Studiesat New York University,notes that changing habitsis not fast, cheap, or easy.There can be aesthetic

pleasure in cutting juicy,vine-ripe tomatoes with asharp knife. Who has not

enjoyed the fragrance offresh garlic sauting inolive oil? Cooking is notjust for people with time ontheir hands. It is not justfor the poor or the wealthy.We seem to have traded theflavors of spring onionsand fresh peas for frozenpizza, all in the name ofconvenience. But cookingskills empower us. Theyenable us to do more withless, foster creativityandbring bright smiles aroundthe table...................................................

Lynn Walters

is founder and

executive director

of Cooking with

Kids. To learn

more about

Cooking with Kids, visit

www.cookingwithkids.net.

Is being able to dress yourself and brush your teeth moreimportant than being able to cook?

Cooking with KidsThe award-winning

Cooking with Kids (CWK)program has introducedover 12,000 Santa Fe chil-dren to fresh, healthy, andaffordable foods during thepast fifteen years. Webegin with pre-kinder-garten children and con-tinue through sixthgradeteaching childrenthat they can cook, andsharing the fun of creatinga variety of colorful, flavor-ful dishes from around theworld. One student noted,I was surprised that wecan travel the Earth and

not leave home!The magic of CWK is

our hands-on approach.Students learn about theorigin and cultivation offoods, then cook togetherwith their classmates.While our staff lead theclasses, it is all of theadults, including teachers,parent volunteers, andsometimes local chefs orfarmers, who model and re-inforce that cooking is avaluable skill. When sixthgraders prepare and eatNorth African Tajine, theirparents exclaim, Theydnever eat this at home! A

critical element is that tast-ing the food is up to thechildren. Often, one or twochildren in a class may notwant to eat what they havejust made. Positive peerpressure often takes overwhen classmates begin torave about the food. Theydiscover that they reallylike the Green (spinach)and White Fettuccine withTomato Basil Sauce or an-other seemingly exoticdish. After cooking BlackBean Tostadas with SalsaFresca, one student said, Inever used to like beans,but now I do!

Children are acutelyaware of the myriad mes-sages about what to eatfruits and vegetables, notcandy. And, as adults, weall have developed our ownideas about what tastesgood. How can we provideopportunities for childrento enjoy healthy foods,without tricking them intoeating vegetables? CWKoffers experiences that en-courage children to take anactive role in taking care ofthemselves. At the end ofone two-hour cooking classwhen students had cookedEast Indian Lentils withCarrot Rice Pilaf, one boyannounced, Voy a ser sano yfuerte! (Im going to behealthy and strong!). Whenasked why, he answered itwas because he was eatingsalad and vegetables.


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COOKING WITH KIDS: EMPOWERINGCHILDREN IN THE KITCHEN STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY LYNN WALTERS

A cooking revolution is underwayand its winning the hearts of our children. First LadyMichelle Obama recently noted that her middle-school daughter enjoys cooking and is morelikely to eat a snack that she has made. In fact, toddlers to teens enjoy the sensory allure ofcooking. In light of our societys obesity epidemic, cooking is beginning to be recognized as ameans of improving eating habits.

If adults bribethem to eattheir vegetablesby offering asweet reward,they come toprize the candyor dessert, notthe vegetable.


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School Program Director: Le Adams, www.farmtotablenm.org,[email protected]; or Santa Fe Public Schools Farm to School Coordinator:Betsy Torres, [email protected]

Other local resources: Santa Fe School Garden Blog: School garden re-sources and views by the Youth Food Cadre Ameri-Corps volunteers working to sustain them: http://sfschoolgardens.wordpress.com/

Mobile Garden Toolshed: Got Tools? Resource-shar-ing of tools and food processing equipment delivered toyour door: www.earthcare.org

Santa Fe Master Gardeners: Stumped by those peskygarden problems? Free expertise and services from ourlocal Master Garden group. www.sfmga.org

Santa Fe Community Gardens: Stay on top of localgardening events, workshops and resources throughthis comprehensive online resource. www.santafecommunitygardens.org

Plant the Seeds:Earth Works InstituteGet your project off to a good start with support fromEarth Works Earth Action Education and 4C: ClimateChange Conservation Corps programs. They supportschools by engaging youth in designing and building thenecessary infrastructure for a successful school garden andoutdoor classroom initiatives. They also provide a TeacherToolkit for an outdoor education curriculum as well astraining to young adults interested in working in conserva-tion, green design and building, and renewable energy. Formore information contact: Dana Richards, [email protected] or 982-9806. www.earthworksinstitute.org

Cultivate:Earth CareCultivate longevity in your project with support fromEarth Cares Sustainable Schools and Youth Food Cadreprograms. Earth Care has partnered with Santa Fe PublicSchools to place AmeriCorps volunteers at K-12 schools todevelop, maintain and connect garden programs tobroader youth empowerment and sustainable communitydevelopment initiatives. AmeriCorps volunteers work withstudents, parents, teachers, and administrators to maintainand connect school gardens to the curriculum, school mealprograms and youth-led nutrition and food education, en-

ergy and water conservation, waste recycling and reduc-tion efforts. For more information contact: Christina Selbyat Earth Care, [email protected], 983-6896.www.earthcare.org

Santa Fe School Gardeners GroupKeep your garden groove going by joining this skill- andresource-sharing network coordinated by Erin ONeill, theformer School Garden Manager at Monte del Sol CharterSchool. This informal network of avid school gardenersmeets monthly to exchange ideas, resources, and learn bestpractices through tours of the many emerging school gar-dens, guided by the dedicated gardeners that make themhappen across Santa Fe and beyond. For more informa-tion contact: Erin ONeill, Educational Garden Consult-ant, at [email protected]://seedybeans.wordpress.com

Harvest:Cooking with KidsTap into food passion and adventure with Cooking withKids educational programs. Cooking with Kids useshands-on methods to teach elementary school studentsabout the joy of healthy foods from diverse cultures. Theyprovide cooking classes and fruit and vegetable tastingsand support healthy, delicious cafeteria meals in schoolswhere 50% or more of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Cooking with Kids also connects and extendstheir nutrition education to school gardens, where studentscan directly experience where food comes from. Contact:Lynn Walters, Executive Director, [email protected], 438-0098. www.cookingwithkids.net

Extend the Scope:Farm to SchoolThe sky is the limit when you tap into the resources of-fered by our regional Farm to School chapter, a programfacilitated by Farm to Table, based in Santa Fe. Farm toSchool supports sourcing more local fresh fruits and veg-etables and other farm products to feed children in K-12schools for meals and snacks. They also provide educa-tional activities to promote the integration of fresh produceinto school cafeteria menus. Farm to School connects localefforts to state and national advocacy actions, such asworking with the federal Childhood Nutrition Reautho-rization Act to ensure local efforts are supported by policy-makers. Santa Fe Public Schools Farm to SchoolCoordinator focuses on procurement of locally grownfresh fruits and vegetables. Contact Regional Farm to

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Santa Fe is blessed with comprehensive school-garden programs, thanks to thecollaboration of nonprofit organizations. Get your garden growing!

cannot afford to be so farremoved from our own lifesupport systems.We all nurture children

along the road of life. Butour children spend most oftheir time in school, and weplace huge responsibilityon these institutions to ex-pose them to broaderknowledge. Schools alsooften feed children, for oneif not all the meals they willget in a day. Since weknow how importantschools are to childrens de-velopment, wouldnt we beinclined to make them themost thriving learning en-vironments possible? Anoptimum learning environ-ment includes diversity,color, life and beauty.Planting a school garden isa perfect way to bring alivethose elements. If you have ever been in

a school garden, you knowwhat an oasis it can be, notjust for the students, butthe whole community. Agarden invites curiosity andcreativity. It is a place toplay, to take in the worldaround you through all ofyour senses. There, a per-son can cultivate owner-ship, relationship,cooperation and leadership.A school garden is also aplace to be alone, to rest, tothink, to breathe. Itswhere children must beaware, patient, and respect-ful of all life that teemsaround them, beyond theirclassmates and teachers.Skills that often seem ab-stract in a classroommath, science, history,artall come alive beyondthe walls of the classroom.More often than not, thestudents who struggle most

in the classroom thrive inthe garden, and the gardenthrives because of them.Gardens in Santa Fe

schools are sprouting up allover. Over the past threeyears as the garden teacherat Monte Del Sol, I fieldedcountless inquiries andtours from teachers, par-ents and students whowanted to create thrivingfood systems at theirschools. I became con-nected with school gardenprojects at El Dorado,Salazar, Acequia Madre,Alvord, Larragoite, Pecos,Capital High, Santa FePrep and Santa Fe High, toname a few. These schoolsdont employ garden teach-ers; visionary teachers andcommunity members makeit happen solely on a volun-teer basis. Together westarted a school gardengroup to support eachothers work and of course,talk about obstacles weface: budget cuts, over-worked teachers, busy par-ents, test score pressure,land use issues and more.Though the seed has beenplanted, how to prioritizeand utilize school gardensis still an issue.Fortunately, many organ-

izationssuch as CookingWith Kids and Farm toTablehave been workingto support and complementthe growing need ofhealthy food, both in theschool cafeterias andschoolyards. The City ofSanta Fe together withschools and nonprofits areaddressing food issuesthrough the SustainabilityEducation Task Force, in-cluding Earth Cares YouthFood Cadre Program. By

growing and cooking withdedicated mentors, ourchildren will not lose thevital link to the landthelegacy of our New Mexicanancestors.By reconnecting our chil-

dren with the very systemsthat give us life, we are giv-ing them the chance notonly to nourish their bod-ies, but also to nurture lifeitself. ....................................................

Erin O'Neill is agarden teacherand consultant foreducational gar-dening projects inSanta Fe, New

Mexico. She has a blog to support oth-ers in their high desert gardening ef-forts: seedybeans.wordpress.com.


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Since we knowhow importantschools are to

childrens development,

wouldnt we beinclined to make

them the mostthriving learning

environmentspossible?

In the US, childhoodobesity affects one in everythree children. And one insix are going hungry. Ourchildren are getting sickfrom not eating and sickfrom eating, affirming thatit is high time to take agood hard look at what weare calling food. While con-templating this, wanderingout to the garden may seemlike the last thing on the to-

do list. But that is where Istand, and not just to getaway from it all. It is in thegarden that great changecan take root and hope canbe planted, especially forfuture generations. Simplyby planting seeds and eat-ing freshly grown food, wecan help our children culti-vate a relationship with lifeand livelihood.The value of learning

where our food comes frommay seem simple. But to achild it can be life altering.Putting a hand in theground and reaping suste-nance is what people havedone for millennia. Manyof us are blessed with afond memory of grandmashowing us a freshly dugcarrot or newly sproutedseed, but now such an ex-perience is shockingly for-

eign to many of our chil-dren. Farms disappearevery day and fewer andfewer grandmas live off theland, much less grow a gar-den. Many parents of mygeneration dont know howto cook or grow food, mostlikely because they didnthave anyone to teach them.These everyday miraclesinspire our first reverencefor nature, and it is thatreverence that cultivatesconsciousness and care inour actions. If the veryground where these inter-actions take place contin-ues to disappear, we mayjust have to dig up theparking lot, plant someseeds and bring the grand-parents there. We simply


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SCHOOL GARDENS:NOURISHING LIVES, NURTURING LIFE STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY ERIN O'NEILL

Children hear it often: You are what you eat. But now the quandary is, If I cant readwhat I am eating, how do I know what it is? Sowhy are children reading what they areeating to begin with? Well, life is busy and preparing food takes time. Vegetables can bemore expensive than industrial food, and some of us simply dont know how to c

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