NMWRRI would like to thank San Juan College as well as all attendees, speakers, vendors, and staff for making the 2023 Animas and San Juan Watersheds Conference a great event! 🎉#ASJWC2023🎉 We look forward to seeing everyone again next year for the 2024 conference!

#NMSUResearch - Dr. Alexander "Sam" Fernald, director NM WRRI, is funded by U.S. National Science Foundation to study water and community resilience through spatial integration of ecohydrological processes and traditional sociocultural knowledge. NMSU ACES NMSU Research

We had a great time at our Fall 2023 Meet & Greet yesterday welcoming the students who are currently in the WSM Graduate Degree Program. Food, games, and great company! Be on the lookout for future WSM events, Aggies!

NM WRRI director, Sam Fernald, at the Rethinking Water 2023: Solutions Now for America's Water Infrastructure conference in New York with Columbia Water Center director, Dr. Upmanu Lall, collaborator, and renowned water scientist. eventcreate.com/e/rethinkingwa…

Day one of the 68th Annual New Mexico Water Conference is underway! Keynote speakers Estevan López and Tanya Trujillo address attendees during the first conference presentation. Learn more about the conference here: cvent.me/BkLPa1

☀️ Happy to be in beautiful Farmington, New Mexico today during #NationalRiversMonth to begin activities for the 2024 Animas and San Juan Watersheds Conference!💧 #ASJWC #NMWRRI #NMSU #FarmingtonNM #AnimasRiver #SanJuanRiver

👋🏼 Join us tomorrow for day 1 of the 2024 Animas San Juan Watersheds Conference- in person San Juan College at the Henderson Fine Arts Center. Can’t make it to Farmington? Register for and attend the conference online💻: web.cvent.com/event/e95ef7b6… #ASJCW #NMWRRI

Rave reviews on this pre-conference field trip to the Durango Pumping Plant! Bureau of Reclamation led an interesting & thorough tour of the plant’s operations. The plant draws water from the Animas River for storage in Lake Nighthorse as part of the Animas-La Plata Project. #DurangoCO 💦

A day of incredible views & important knowledge🌅 Attendees of the Animas and San Juan Watershed’s pre-conference field trip ventured out this afternoon to learn more about Navajo Dam and Reservoir. Thank you Bureau of Reclamation for the great tours! #NavajoDam #SanJuanRiver #ASJWC

Drum roll please…🥁✨ Day 1 of the 2024 Animas and San Juan Watersheds Conference begins shortly. Attendees are excited and streaming in here San Juan College Interested in attending the conference virtually? You can do so here: web.cvent.com/event/e95ef7b6…

Stacey Beaugh, from Strategic By Nature Inc, begins today’s conference talks with a compelling presentation about building capacity to implement watershed restoration in the San Juan Basin💡💧 #ASJWC #NMWRRI #WatershedRestoration #SanJuanBasin

📢Important topics, knowledgeable talks this morning from Justin Pioche, Bree Lameman, Bart Deming & Chara Ragland on day 2 of the 2024 Animas and San Juan Watersheds Conference. All of this year’s speakers in the #ASJWC program & submitted abstracts📑: web.cvent.com/event/e95ef7b6…

NMSU caps are on display at the Groundwater Resilience Assessment through iNtegrated Data Exploration for Ukraine (GRANDE-U) project kickoff in Warsaw. Dr. Fernald is PI of the NMSU subgrant of the larger project to better understand transboundary groundwaters of eastern Europe.

The 69th annual New Mexico Water Conference has kicked off in full today at the beautiful Buffalo Thunder Hilton Resort in Pojaque, NM! This year’s conference theme is “Working for our future”💧✨ #NewMexicoWaterConference #WaterIsLife #NewMexico

69th Annual New Mexico Water Conference attendees are hearing talks on a variety of crucial themes, including: 🌎 Environmental justice ⚖️ Water administration 🚰 Infrastructure 💦 Emerging clean water issues 🚿 Water quality 🌟 Youth engagement

The day is capping off with an incredible poster session!📝 Poster presenters, attendees, and speakers, are mixing and mingling to discuss work, ideas, and projects that are vital to shaping New Mexico’s water future. #NewMexicoWater♥️💧💛 #AguaEsVida

While the day may be winding down, you can still join us tomorrow or in person from 8:00-12:00 pm for day 3 of the Annual New Mexico Water Conference: web.cvent.com/event/66ec8a84…

Day 3: 📣Important updates📣 From: ⚙️ The Office of the State Engineer📐 ⚖️ Texas vs New Mexico👩🏻‍⚖️ 📊 NM ISC Regional Water Planning Process🗓️ 🔬New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute Program and Planning📑 #AnnualNewMexicoWaterConference

📢Submit an application for NM WRRI's Agricultural Water Resilience Program! Help maintain the resilience of NM Ag & provide food security in a future w/ less available water🌱 Selected projects may be awarded up to $250k. Apps due 7-28-25🌟 Full details:nmwrri.nmsu.edu/nmwrri-agwrp/n…

💵USGS National Competitive Grants now available in 3 categories: - General (104g) - Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) - Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Interested? 🙌 Submit a proposal to NM WRRI by 9-25🗓️ More details in the latest eNews: mailchi.mp/nmsu/new-mexic…