Save Water Santa Fe
Nearly two decades ago the City of Santa Fe embarked on an aggressive water conservation strategy that has recently been expanded by the city’s governing body to help businesses save an estimated tens of millions of gallons a year. These savings will be achieved … Read More
The National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge program began in 2015 to engage cities and communities in monarch and pollinator conservation. Santa Fe’s mayor Alan Webber pledged for The City Different to create habitat for the monarch butterfly and other … Read More
Drought tolerant or xeriscape gardening makes a huge difference in the amount of water you’ll have to apply to your landscape. When the cold weather moves in, vegetation goes dormant and roots will largely rely on rain or snowfall. But … Read More
The Water Conservation Office in conjunction with The Cactus Rescue Project installed a beautiful xeric cactus garden in the summer of 2018. Walk through the garden, identify the various cacti using the numbers and descriptions below. We hope you use this reference … Read More
What’s in our Water Conservation Demonstration Garden? Click here to download a PDF of this list. ID # Common Name Latin Name Low-H2O Bee Friendly Monarch Friendly Hummingbird Friendly Pollinator Resource Guide 1 Chocolate Flower Berlandiera lyrata X 2 Yarrow … Read More
Check out our new Pollinator Resource Guide, produced in partnership with Xerces Society. You can also download our Water Conservation Demonstration Garden PLANT LIST. Also, be sure to visit our Bees, Trees & Water – Urban Forest page for more … Read More