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River and Watershed Section
1142 Siler Road
Building C
Santa Fe, NM 87507
505-955-2107
stormwaterhotline@santafenm.gov
Zoe Isaacson
River and Watershed Manager
zrisaacson@santafenm.gov
Jimmie Gallegos
River and Watershed Stormwater Inspector
jgallegos1@santafenm.gov
Claire Jordy
River and Watershed Project Manager II
csjordy@santafenm.gov
Daniel Alt
River and Watershed Project Specialist
dralt@santafenm.gov
River Talks
A free series of presentations and tours for community members to learn more about our river, watershed, and other related topics.
From the headwaters of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to our community’s treatment facilities and cherished wetlands, these events offer unique access to the people and places shaping the future of our water.
Thank You for Joining Us for River Talks 2025
Thank you to all the community members who joined us for this year’s River Talks. Your participation, questions, and insights help shape the future of our shared waterways and the work we do to protect and restore the Santa Fe River.
River Talks will return later, and we look forward to continuing the conversation with you. In the meantime, you can explore materials from previous sessions. Presentations, resources, and recordings from past River Talks are available below.
Thank you again for being part of this ongoing community dialogue and for your commitment to our river.
Past River Talks
Please Note: Not all River Talks sessions have presentations or documents available. Any materials that are available have been linked in the table below. We will continue to update this page as additional files are released.
| [filter]Event[/filter] | [select group="year"]Year[/select] | [select]Location[/select] | Presenters | [link text="View Presentation"]Presentations[/link] |
| From Snowpack to Spigot: Tracing Santa Fe’s Water Story | August 16, 2025 | Randall Davey Audubon Center | Tanya Trujillo, Jesse Roach, Will Mejia, Jazzmyn Luna | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/1_From_Snowpack_to_Spigot.pdf |
| Upper Watershed Hike with Santa Fe Watershed Authority | August 23, 2025 | Cerro Gordo Trailhead | Julie Hasty | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/2_Upper_Watershed_Hike_Packet_SFWA_082325.pdf |
| The Mountains Provide: A Tour of the Canyon Road Water Treatment Plant | September 6, 2025 | Canyon Road Water Treatment Plant | Jonathan Montoya | |
| Water in the Desert: Impacts of Development on Watershed Function | September 13, 2025 | La Farge Library | William Mee, Karen Jackson, Claire Jordy | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/4_Water_in_the_Desert_Mejia_Jackson_Jordy_091325.pdf |
| From the Rio to the Tap: A Tour of Buckman Direct Diversion | September 17, 2025 | Buckman Direct Diversion Water Treatment Plant | Bernardine Padilla, Matt Sandoval | |
| Behind the Flow: A Wastewater Adventure | September 24, 2025 | Paseo Real Wastewater Treatment Plant | Fred Heerbrandt | |
| Sacred Landscapes: Traditions, Wetlands, and Water | October 11, 2025 | Leonora Curtin Wetlands Preserve | Dan Koenig, Carlos Herrerra, Steven Smelning | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/7_Sacred_Landscapes_Traditions%2C_Wetlands%2C_and_Water.pdf |
| One Water: A Unified Vision for Our Shared Resource | October 18, 2025 | Santa Fe Teen Center | Stephen Shultz | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/8_One_Water_Shultz_101825.pdf |
| The Use of Fungi in the Bioremediation of Stormwater | September 4, 2024 | Southside Library | Reese Baker | |
| Santa Fe River Trail Expansion | September 7, 2024 | San Ysidro Crossing Trailhead | Rich Rotto | |
| From the Rio to Your Tap | September 18, 2024 | Buckman Direct Diversion Water Treatment Plant | Matt Sandoval | |
| Elm Thinning Workshop and Cleanup Near La Farge Library | September 21, 2024 | La Farge Library | Aaron Kaufmann | |
| Plant Communities of the Santa Fe River Watershed | October 2, 2024 | Southside Library | Lauren Price | |
| Upper Santa Fe Watershed Transformation | October 5, 2024 | Randall Davey Audubon Center | Julie Hasty | |
| Embrace the Rain for Climate Change | October 9, 2024 | Main Library | Pat Smyth, Zoe Isaacson | |
| Planning for Our Future: Water Planning the State of New Mexico | August 9, 2023 | Water History Museum | Andrew Erdmann | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/1_Planning_for_Our_Future_Erdmann_080923.pdf |
| Learn More About Santa Fe County’s Green Initiatives | August 12, 2023 | Santa Fe County Fairgrounds | ||
| Environmental Flows and the Santa Fe River | August 16, 2023 | Water History Museum | Heidi Klingel, M. Scott, David Merritt | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/3_Environmental_Flows_and_the_Santa_Fe_River_081623.pdf |
| Santa Fe River Repairs, One Year Later | August 19, 2023 | Ricardo Bridge | John Critchfield, Zoe Isaacson | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/4_SF_River_Repairs_Critchfield_Isaacson_081923.pdf |
| Fire Ecology of the Santa Fe Fireshed | August 23, 2023 | Water History Museum | Ellis Margolis | |
| The History of the Santa Fe River | August 26, 2023 | Water History Museum | Marcos Martinez | |
| Fire Adapted Communities in the Santa Fe Fireshed | August 30, 2023 | Water History Museum | Porfirio Chavarria | |
| Bees, Trees, Water, and the Importance of Context Sensitive Environmental Stewardship | September 7, 2022 | Santa Fe River at Camino Escondido | Christine Chavez, Kaitlin Haase | |
| Meeting EPA MS4 Goals Using Bio-Retention Basins and Green Stormwater Infrastructure | September 13, 2022 | Camino del Bosque at Calle de Pinos Altos | Antonio Griego, Caitlin Weber, Aaron Kauffman | |
| Forest Resiliency and Source Water Protection: An Upper Watershed Tour | September 17, 2022 | Water History Museum | Mac Watson, Vic Johnson | |
| Who Owns the Water Here? An Illustrated Survey of the Administration of Santa Fe’s Water Resource | September 21, 2022 | Water History Museum | Mac Watson, Vic Johnson | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/4_Who_Owns_the_Water_Watson_092122_%281%29.pdf |
| Repairing the Santa Fe River Using Natural Channel Design and Native Vegetation: A Walking Tour | September 27, 2022 | Ricardo Bridge | John Critchfield, Reid Whittelsey | |
| Acequia Culture: A Historical Review of Santa Fe’s Acequia Madre | October 1, 2022 | Market St. Station | Phil Bove | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/6_Acequia_Culture_Bove_100122.pdf |
| Building Resiliency in the Arid Southwest One Household at a Time: How to Conserve Water and Improve Water Quality on a Residential Scale | October 5, 2022 | 2053 Camino Lado | Reese Baker | |
| A Magical Storytelling Adventure that Celebrates Mother Earth and Her Oceans | July 14, 2021 | SWAN Park | Michelle Adam | |
| History of the Santa Fe River Hydrology Part 1 | July 31, 2021 | Cerro Gordo Bridge | Steve Finch | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/2_History_of_the_Santa_Fe_River_Part_1_Finch_30Jul2021.pdf |
| Tour of the Riparian Wetland in the Nature Conservancy’s Santa Fe Canyon Preserve on Upper Canyon Rd | August 11, 2021 | Nature Conservancy Canyon Preserve | Robert Findling | |
| Vegetative Management in the River Corridor: How to Responsibly Manage Vegetation to Improve Riparian Health | August 28, 2021 | Guadalupe and W. Alameda | Athena Bashur | |
| History of the Santa Fe River Hydrology Part 2 | September 8, 2021 | Alto Park | Steve Finch | https://santafenm.gov/media/files/public_works/5_History_of_the_Santa_Fe_River_Part_2_Finch_08Sep2021.pdf |
| How to Become a Watershed Super Hero: A Walking Discussion of the Tools, Perspective, and Practice of Citizen Science | September 18, 2021 | Frenchy’s Field | Rich Schrader | |
| Why Rain Gardens? A Tour of the Newly Constructed Brother’s Lane Rain Garden and Discussion | September 22, 2021 | Brother’s Lane on E. Alameda | Reese Baker | |
| City of Santa Fe Children’s Fishing Derby | June 1, 2019 | Santa Fe River at State Land Office | ||
| Tour of the Buckman Water Treatment Facility | June 8, 2019 | Buckman Direct Diversion Water Treatment Plant | Bernardine Padilla | |
| Water in the Southwest: How our Neighbors to the South are Planning for the Future | June 13, 2019 | Santa Fe Convention Center | Andy Otto, Rick Shean | |
| Acequia Culture of Santa Fe: The Acequia Madre Then and Now | June 29, 2019 | Market St. Station | Phil Bove | |
| Soil Hydrology and the Impacts of Land Management: Managing the Watershed to Improve Water Quality | July 20, 2019 | Frenchy’s Field | Aaron Kauffman | |
| Walking Tour and Macroinvertebrate Hunt: Santa Fe Watershed and Canyon Road Water Treatment Plant | July 27, 2019 | Canyon Road Water Treatment Plant | Alex Buglisi, Jerry Jacobi | |
| River Talk at River Road and CommUnity Day | May 13, 2017 | W. Alameda at Calle Don Jose and River Rd intersection | ||
| San Isidro River Blessing | May 15, 2017 | San Isidro Crossing with Santa Fe River | ||
| Bike to School Celebration | May 16, 2017 | Alto Park | ||
| Children’s Fishing Derby | June 3, 2017 | Santa Fe River Park |