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Former Interior Department Counselor Lynn Trujillo to Lead Thornburg Foundation Water Initiative
SANTA FE – The Thornburg Foundation has announced that Lynn Trujillo will serve as its new Water Policy Officer, leading the Foundation’s Water Initiative at a pivotal moment for New Mexico. With snowpack at record lows, shrinking reservoirs, curtailed agricultural...
Thornburg Foundation Launches New Housing Initiative and Names Natalie Florence as its first Policy Officer
SANTA FE – Today the Thornburg Foundation announced the expansion of its grantmaking portfolio with the hiring of Natalie Florence as its first Housing Policy Officer. Florence will lead a new, statewide Housing Initiative aimed at increasing affordable housing stock...
Elisa Montoya to Lead Pursuing Public Funds Initiative & Serve as General Counsel
\ SANTA FE – Today, the Thornburg Foundation announced Elisa Montoya will lead the Foundation’s Pursuing Public Funds initiative, which aims to increase the effectiveness of New Mexico’s nonprofit sector by securing and stabilizing essential public resources. Montoya...
SFNM: Aquifers ‘critical infrastructure’ in groundwater-reliant New Mexico
Chita Gillis, secretary of the Cañada de Los Alamos Mutual Domestic Water Consumers Association, checks the tank level last year at the rural village’s emergency well. Groundwater, often poorly understood, is a vital resource for New Mexico. Jim Weber/New Mexican...
New Report on Groundwater Details Data Gaps, Opportunities to Protect Critical Water Supply in New Mexico
New Mexico 360 Groundwater Report recommends policymakers, local communities develop statewide groundwater management framework Download the Report January 14, 2026 - Santa Fe, N.M. - As the water crisis in New Mexico deepens, a new report released today by the...
Study Warns of ‘Looming Groundwater Crisis’ in New Mexico
Groundwater wells fill an irrigation ditch for pecan orchards outside of Rincon, New Mexico. Water experts warn that New Mexico still needs more data and policy to address a potential ‘looming groundwater crisis’ from climate change and human use. (Diana Cervantes for...
New Study: Inventory and Evaluation of Farmer and Rancher Training in NM
Read the Report This comprehensive report, conducted by the University of New Mexico's Assessment, Planning, and Evaluation Lab, assesses the health, economic, environmental, social, and local food system impacts of 13 agricultural training initiatives across the...
New Study Reveals Water Crisis in Rio Grande Basin, Highlights New Mexico’s Vulnerability
Read the Study A major new study, funded in part by the Thornburg Foundation and released on November 20, provides the first full accounting of water consumption across the entire Rio Grande–Bravo basin. Read the study here. The findings reveal a systemic crisis, with...
Building Climate Resilience from the Ground Up: Thornburg Foundation Partners in Action
By: Sarah Wentzel Fisher, Land & Agriculture Policy [email protected] As a systems change funder, Thornburg works to empower our partners to conduct coordinated and effective advocacy for climate resilience of New Mexico’s agriculture, land, and...
Pew Study: Co-Living Buildings in Albuquerque and Santa Fe Could Improve Housing Affordability
Santiago Mejia The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images As housing costs soar, a Pew Charitable Trusts study—led by Thornburg Foundation grantee Alex Horowitz—proposes co-living as a solution. Converting vacant Albuquerque offices into dorm-style microapartments...