Santa Fe Watershed Association urges residents to learn about Love Your Watershed Day

Maury Hensley, executive director of the Santa Fe Watershed Association, urged Santa Fe residents to learn about and join Love Your Watershed Day, a community event focused on the Santa Fe River Watershed and spring stewardship.

“This is our third year doing Love Your Watershed Day,” Hensley said. “Love Your Watershed Day is an opportunity for us to come together to celebrate the common ground beneath our feet and the shared water that flows through our veins.”

Hensley said the event began as “Love Your River Day” during the period when participants referenced the living river ordinance, and that organizers moved it to spring “to celebrate the spring flow,” tying the timing to the local tradition of Las Limpias, a customary cleaning of waterways. “The most important thing you can do is learn more about the watershed and care about it,” he said.

Hensley outlined ways residents can get involved, pointing to the association’s website and programs. “You can do that with the Watershed Association — going to our website, learning more about our host of programs from youth education to river and arroyo cleanups, stewardship workshops, to other advocacy opportunities,” he said.

The association defines the Santa Fe River Watershed as “the entire land area that flows into the Santa Fe River,” Hensley said, adding that the event is intended to deepen public understanding of where water comes from and where it goes. He framed the primary ask for community members as learning about the water cycle and strengthening their relationship with local water resources.

No formal board action or vote was reported during this public comment; the remarks were presented as an announcement and call to action from the Santa Fe Watershed Association.