McKinley SWCD Event Calendar 2004

March 2004

10

Plant Materials Center Presentation, Greg Fenchel "Native Plantings in Riparian Areas". 2-5pm at Catholic Indian Center Building, 507 W. Hwy 66, Gallup

11

 PMC Planting, Cottonwood Creek, Bluewater Lake.  9-3pm.  Planting of 18 ft. long cottonwood saplings along Conservation Reserve Program land on Bass Ranch. 

15

 NW New Mexico Noxious Weeds Association Meeting.  Planning a noxious weeds eradication strategy, with presentation by Dr. Mark Renz of NMSU on biology of Russian Knapweed.  8:30-3pm, Calvin Hall 248B, UNM Gallup Campus, 200 College Dr. Gallup, NM

18

 March SWCD Meeting.  5pm, USDA Service Center, 1658 S. Second St. Gallup, NM

31

 Tamarisk Conference, Albuquerque Radisson Hotel.  For More Info Contact  www.werc.net/tamarisk

 

April 2004

1-2

 Tamarisk Conference, Albuquerque Radisson Hotel.  For More Info Contact www.werc.net/tamarisk

2

 2004 WHIP Applications Due.  Turn in applications to Ed Oliver at the Gallup USDA Service Center, 1658 S. Second St., Gallup, NM

15

 April SWCD Meeting. 5pm, USDA Service Center, 1658 S. Second St. Gallup, NM

17

 Project WET (water education for teachers) teacher training.  8-5pm at Catholic Indian Charities Building, 506 W. Hwy. 66, Gallup. Free For all interested teachers, contains two 500 page curriculum books.  Please contact Ally Snell, (505) 879-0892.  Limit 30 individuals.

21

 UNM Gallup Earth Day Celebration, Gurley Hall. Earth Day Fair, with NRCS booth.  All Day, Contact UNM Gallup, 200 College Dr., Gallup.

24

 Sierra Club Community Work Day at Rio Puerco Restoration Site.  10-1pm.  Gloves and trash bags provided.  Contact Ally Snell (505) 879-0892 if you wish to come and volunteer.

25-May 1

 National Soil and Water Stewardship Week.  Keep Checking Calendar for More Updates on events all week long!

 

May 2004

5

 Zuni Bluehead Suckerfish Restoration Committee Meeting, NM Game and Fish.  10-4pm, Zuni Tribal Building, conference room.  Hwy 53, Zuni
11-12

NRCS Proper Functioning Condition of Riparian Areas Workshop.  Truth or Consequences, NM.

14

 Broken Arrow Field Days, Red Rock Elementary School, Gallup.  All day
14

NM Water Trust Board letters of interest for financial assistance in long-term water projects due today, at 5pm.  Assistance for projects includes a direct set of criteria from the Water Trust Board.  Rules can be found at www.nmfa.net.  Letters must be no more that 4 pages single side.  For more information contact the Water Trust Board Administrator: agonzales@nmfa.net.

15

Native and Xeric Plant Sale, sponsored by the Plateau Sciences Society.  Held at the Red Mesa Arts Center, 105 W. Hill St, Gallup, 9am-4pm. 

18

NMACDE Meeting and SWCD New Employee Training, NMDA Albuquerque Office, 9am.
20

May SWCD monthly meeting, Gallup USDA Service Center, 5pm.
25, 26, 27

NRCS Cultural Resources Management Training.  NRCS is offering a 3 day training on site surveying for cultural resources.  Workshop will be held at NRCS office, USDA Gallup Service Center,  and at the Bass Ranch south of Thoreau.  For more information call (505) 722-7355x106
28

Due date for NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG).  The CIG is an opportunity to stimulate the adoption of conservation approaches or technologies that have been studied sufficiently to indicate a likelihood of success.  CIG's will deal with 5 natural resource concerns this year, to obtain more information about CIG's and if you are elligible, visit www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/cig/index.html.

 

June 2004

5

 Water Quality and Conservation Grant proposals due to NMDA.  There is a total of $150,000.00 available, you can download the RFP at http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/hot.html.

6-11

 USFS Forestry Camp, sponsored by the Cuba SWCD.  Forestry Camp is an opportunity for kids age 14-18 to experience careers in forestry, range management, and natural resources.  Camp will be held at Rancho del Chaparral in the Jemez mountains, Cuba, NM.  For more information contact Marsha Hagerton at (505) 287-8833.

8-10

 Adapted Riparian Management in Arid Systems Workshop.  The topics focus on applied wetland and riparian restoration and management.  Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, near Socorro, NM.  Begins at 8am on the 8th, and wraps up at noon on the 10th.  This workshop is FREE, but it limited to 25 participants and registration is due JUNE 1st!!!  For more information contact NMDA at www.nmdaweb.nmsu.edu.

15

 Appointed Supervisors Nominations due to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, NMDA office, www.nmdaweb.nmsu.edu.

17

 June SWCD Monthly meeting, Gallup USDA Service Center, 5pm.

28-29

 NMACD Summer Meeting, for all NM Soil and Water Conservation Districts.  This summer the meeting will be held at the Ruidoso Convention Center in Ruidoso, NM.  For more information contact the NMACD at www.nm.nacdnet.org.
 

July 2004

15

  July SWCD Monthly Meeting, Gallup USDA Service Center, 5pm.

18-23

  WERC Environmental Education Workshop, Silver City, NM.  Students and teachers team up to research and develop new ways of looking at issues in conservation.  This years topics include land ethics and stewardship, watershed ecology of the Gila River, and Forestry and Fire ecology of the SW. 

  August 2004
2  School Board Bi-Weekly Meeting, 6pm at the McKinley County School Board Office, Gallup.  The SWCD will be on hand to help present a resolution that would incorporate more water conservation education into the cirriculum.
3  Neighborhood Association's "Night Out" community party, 7-9pm at Ford Canyon Park in Gallup.  The SWCD will collaborate with the Gallup renewable resources group to have a demonstration on rainwater harvesting and xeriscaping.  We will also have a free xeric plant giveaway!
5-8 83rd Annual Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, the largest annual event in Gallup and the oldest running ceremonial in the USA.
19 August SWCD Monthly Meeting, Gallup USDA Service Center, 5pm.