School Gardens - NM Gardening & Ecology

Resources for Teachers. ABQ Water Authority.

Teaching materials for elementary and secondary classrooms, videos, and information about how to request a classroom presenter.

The Dirt on ABQ's Weeds. 505 Outside.

What you may call a weed in your yard may be a beloved plant in your neighbor’s yard. Identification, Removal Practices, and Maintenance of grounds to keep plants growing where they aren't wanted at bay.

Bosque Education Guide.

NM Museum of Natural History.

Museum Kits for loan: fossils, minerals, rocks, birds, invertebrates.

Bird Migration in New Mexico.

Recommended plants for NM.

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center.

Beautiful pictures and detailed plant information.

Hands-on activities. Southwest Audubon Educational Resources.

Engage kids in science and the outdoors.

Educational resources on the Bosque habitat.

Bosque Education Monitoring Program.

The New Mexico Area 2 Vegetable Planting Chart. NMSU's College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences.

Home Vegetable Gardening in New Mexico
Starting Plants Early Outdoors
Spices and Herbs for the Home Garden
Growing Chile Peppers in New Mexico Gardens

NM Wildlife Association Nature Niños.

Nature Niños is an initiative created by the New Mexico Wildlife Federation, dedicated to promoting that New Mexico youth, of all ages, should be spending more time outdoors being physically active, and intern less time indoors and on electronic devices.

Nature Ninos New Mexico

Guide to Backyard Beneficial Insects of NM. New Mexico State University Horticulture Publications.

Ashley B. Bennett and Miranda L. Kersten.

Pollinator Plant Recommendations for New Mexico.

Department of Agriculture NM NRCS Pollinator Plant Recommendations for NM.

Technical guides. Quivera Coalition.

Mostly on soil erosion and healthy grazing but really interesting NM-specific ecology info.

USDA Agriculture Research Service. Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Bees Are the Best. and The Bees in Your Backyard. Jonny Van Orman and Joseph Wilson. 2020.

New Titan Print LLC (authors live in Santa Fe and give bee workshops a lot.

Best Plants for New Mexico Gardens and Landscapes Keyed to Cities and Regions in New Mexico and Adjacent Areas. 2016. Baker H Morrow

Down to Earth: A Gardener’s Guide to the Albuquerque Area.

Albuquerque Area Master Gardeners. "Basic information about gardening in Albuquerque and answers to commonly asked questions. A month-by-month calendar for garden maintenance and troubleshooting. Articles about gardening in the seven unique areas of Albuquerque and why those areas are different. Plant lists and sources, tips about landscaping, and articles about specialty gardening. Xeriscaping and water-wise gardening.

Month by Month Gardening in New Mexico. 2008. John Cretti.

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond. 2019. Brad Lancaster

APS School Gardens YouTube

Albuquerque School GardensThis channel is for school garden education and activities on Southern Tiwa lands (Albuquerque).

Pesticide Awareness! Dolores Huerta Day of Service 2021. Student made video.

New Mexico Mathematics, Engineering, and Science Achievement (NM MESA and/or MESA) is a pre-college program that prepares students for college and careers in mathematics, engineering, science or technically related fields. The MESA program is coordinated through six regional offices, each staffed by a Regional Coordinator, that is hosted at a local higher education institution, including: Univeristy of New Mexico main-campus (UNM), New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU), UNM Gallup, New Mexico State University (NMSU), Santa Fe Community College (SFCC) and Eastern New Mexico University Roswell (ENMU).