CESOSS

07/31/2026

Thursday morning we were joined by a group of young fellows from the Youth Conservation Corp to help us clean our gardens at Valle Vista Elementary School 🫛🌽🌞 Thank you for your help ahead of the new school year! 🌿🧑‍🌾

P.S. Peek the flowers and vegetables coming in: watermelon 🍉, corn 🌽, green beans 🫛, xempaxochitl (marigold) 🌼, amaranth 🪻, and a mammoth sunflower! 🌻

Jueves por la mañana nos acompañó un grupo de jóvenes de los Youth Conservation Corp a ayudarnos limpiar los jardines en la escuela primaria Valle Vista 🫛🌽🌞 ¡Gracias por su ayuda de cara al nuevo año escolar! 🌿🧑‍🌾

PD. ¡Fijase en las flores y vegetables creciendo: sandía 🍉, maíz 🌽, ejotes 🫛, xempaxochitl (caléndula) 🌼, amaranto🪻, y una girasol mamut! 🌻

07/15/2026

Our water is our lifeblood. Protect New Mexico’s acequias—living irrigation systems that sustain culture, communities, and ecosystems. Read our call to action and join the effort to urge the NM Office of the State Engineer to stop unsustainable water transfers. Speak up for the water today: https://wix.to/rt19Clm

ABOUT USSpeak for the WaterProtecting New Mexico Acequias Through Science and LawAn Urgent Call to ActionOur water is the lifeblood of our communities. Join us in urging the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer to protect our precious resources from unsustainable water transfers.Our Shared Respon...

07/13/2026

New Mexico's acequias are disappearing, and it's happening quietly. Our neighbors' farms are drying up, groundwater is depleting, and centuries-old traditions of community water stewardship are being erased—all while major water-transfer decisions happen behind closed doors.

This isn't just about one water transfer. It's about whether science, transparency, and public welfare guide how we protect New Mexico's most precious resource. Acequias do so much more than deliver irrigation water—they recharge aquifers, sustain local food, preserve cultural heritage, and help our communities adapt to drought and climate change.

We're asking the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer and the Interstate Stream Commission to:
- Require scientific proof that transfers won't harm existing water rights or groundwater
- Pause additional Middle Rio Grande transfers until we understand the full impact
- Include acequia commissioners, farmers, Tribal governments, and communities in these decisions

Water can't speak for itself. Will you? Please sign and share this petition. Together we can protect what sustains life for generations to come.

Speak for the Water and Stop Water Transfers in the Middle Rio Grande

07/12/2026

https://www.change.org/protectnmwaters

07/04/2026

Below in English

Acompaña a CESOSS el sábado 11 de julio en la caminata y charla por la acequia de Arenal 🌼 Hablaremos sobre educación agrícola y autogobierno cerca del jardín Valle Vista 🪏 ¡Nos vemos! Enlace para confirmar asistencia en la biografía 🙏

Join CESOSS on Saturday July 11 for the Arenal Acequia Walk & Talk 🌼 We’ll discuss agricultural education & autogobierno near the Valle Vista Garden 🪏 ¡Nos vemos! RSVP link in bio 🙏

06/13/2026

Seguida en Español

Today’s Walk & Talk at Atrisco Acequia Headwaters had us feeling grateful for every member of our community 🙏 Those who irrigate, those who serenade, those who advocate & educate. Let’s continue to grow together 🪴

La caminata y charla de hoy en Atrisco Acequia Headwaters nos hizo sentir agradecidos por cada miembro de nuestra comunidad 🙏 Aquellos que riegan, los que ofrecen serenatas, y quienes defienden causas y educan. Sigamos creciendo juntos 🪴

05/07/2026

Seguida en Español

Los Padillas hosted another amazing Storyteller session today! Big thank you to Kit Carson Elementary and our incredible musician volunteers - you truly make the magic happen ❤️

¡Los Padillas organizaron hoy otra increíble sesión de narración de historias! Un enorme agradecimiento a la Escuela Primaria Kit Carson y a nuestros increíbles músicos voluntarios, y : ¡ustedes realmente hacen que la magia suceda! ❤️

05/07/2026

Sequida en Español

We had an amazing time at Los Ranchos Elementary’s Walk & Talk! They’re a 5-minute walk from Chamisal Acequia & Rice Lateral. After some stretching to feel fully in our bodies, we learned about the Ciclos framework - especially Resolana (information exchange) and how quiet moments outdoors can tell us a lot about our environment and ourselves. Thank you, Ms Bustamante, for hosting us!

¡Lo pasamos de maravilla en el Caminata y Charla de la Escuela Primaria Los Ranchos! Se encuentran a solo 5 minutos a pie de la Acequia Chamisal y del Rice Lateral. Tras realizar algunos estiramientos para conectar plenamente con nuestro cuerpo, aprendimos sobre el marco de trabajo Ciclos - especialmente sobre la *Resolana* (intercambio de información)- sobre cómo los momentos de quietud al aire libre pueden revelarnos mucho acerca de nuestro entorno y de nosotros mismos. ¡Gracias, Sra. Bustamante, por recibirnos!