Get Involved
Get Involved
Meaningful change takes community action.
To create positive change requires a community wide effort of stewardship and collective investments in our shared ecosystems to mitigate the effects of Climate Change.
Tackling the myriad effects of climate change can be a daunting task, but it is possible with your help! Together, we can create spaces which provide a refuge for ourselves and the natural systems that preserve our way of life.
Please review the 4Nature program and other community programs below to see how you can get involved in developing a more climate resilient environment.
The Community Talks
“Taking on climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental degradation and more can be daunting – but it doesn’t have to be. Together, we can do this!”
– Cool Boulder
Protect
Conserve and Preserve
- Conservation & Preservation of native habitats
- Wildlife
- Rivers & Streams, Wetlands
- Ecotourism/birding/hiking/recreation
Strengthen
Soil Health
- Composting
- Erosion, cover & thermal regulation
- Carbon sequestration
- Fungi and nitrogen fixers
Grow
Biodiversity and Canopy
- Pollinators
- Trees
- Crop covers & rotational grazing
- Agriculture
Water
Harvesting and Irrigation
- Stormwater capture
- Land Contouring
- Infiltration and irrigation
- Water quality
Program Certifications
Develop your own natural refuge for the incredible biodiversity found across Santa Fe County! Check out the programs and information below on how you can participate in making Santa Fe More Climate Resilient:
Steward Badge I
Healthy Bio-Habitat Program
This beginning stage certification program acknowledges residents who have invested in supporting local biodiversity through the incorporation of food, water, shelter for local wildlife, and provide, in a minimum of 30% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem 4Nature, through the creation, stewardship and maintenance of the minimum requirements within the four pillars. Accomplishment of 60 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping required for certification badge.
Steward Badge II
Healthy Bio-Habitat Program
This certification program acknowledges residents who have invested in supporting local biodiversity through the incorporation of food, water, shelter for local wildlife, and provide, in a minimum of 50% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem 4Nature, through the creation, stewardship and maintenance of the minimum requirements within the four pillars. Accomplishment of 75 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping required for certification badge and yard sign.
Steward Badge III
Healthy Bio-Habitat Program
This pilot certification program acknowledges residents who have invested in supporting local biodiversity through the incorporation of food, water, shelter for local wildlife, and provide, in a minimum of 70% of plantable space, a healthy and biodiverse ecosystem 4Nature, through the creation, stewardship and maintenance of the minimum requirements within the four pillars. Accomplishment of 90 point score on best practices check list items of native plantings, canopy, land stewardship and firescaping required for certification badge and yard sign.
