Outdoor adventures for New Mexico kids, since 2013
The Land of Enchantment
Our story
The New Mexico Youth Conservation Foundation runs outdoor programs for New Mexico kids: snow sports, fly fishing, archery, beekeeping, pottery and birding. The instruction and the gear are provided. A program day costs five dollars a child.
Carve your first turn.
Skiing and snowboarding in northern New Mexico, at Sipapu and near Santa Fe. On the snow since 2013.
[ 36° 09′ N, 105° 33′ W ] Sipapu
About Snow Sports
Land your first trout.
Barbless fly fishing, trout and habitat study, and casting from a kayak. Instructed since 2013.
About Fly Fishing
Find the gold.
Certified instruction for first-timers through competitors. Our archery gear has been lent to more than 30 organizations.
[ 34° 58′ N, 106° 41′ W ] Albuquerque
About Archery
Suit up and meet the hive.
Suit up, learn from experienced beekeepers, and go home with honey and pollinator seeds.
About Beekeeping
Shape your own olla.
A community studio with clay, tools and instruction. Make an olla, a clay pot for conserving water.
About Pottery
Learn the birds by name.
Binoculars, field guides, a journal and a clipboard are provided. Bring your eyes.
About BirdingOur motto
Three words that shape every program we run.
Observe.
Participate.
Reflect.
With thanks to
Its Outdoor Equity Fund has backed these programs with three awards, in 2023, 2024 and 2026.
Runs the Aldo Leopold Writing Contest for New Mexico students in grades 6 to 12.
[ Albuquerque ]
leopoldwritingprogram.org
Carries on Aldo Leopold’s land ethic from his shack and farm on the Wisconsin River.
[ Baraboo, Wisconsin ]
aldoleopold.org
Conserves soil and water across most of Bernalillo County and part of southern Sandoval County.
[ Bernalillo County ]
ciudadswcd.org
A tuition-free public charter school that teaches in American Sign Language and English.
[ Albuquerque ]
aslacademy.com
An inclusive art center on Fourth Street, run by VSA arts of New Mexico.
[ Albuquerque ]
n4arts.orgThank you
To the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division. Its Outdoor Equity Fund has backed these programs with three awards, in 2023, 2024 and 2026.
Days cost five dollars a child. Tell us which program, and how old your kid is.
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