Congregation Albert to Host Tree-Planting Workshop

Better Success with Tree Planting: A Congregation Albert Green Team Class

in Celebration of Earth Day Month

You are invited to join renowned Albuquerque arborists Eric Bishop and Joran Viers for a short class (on Zoom) on how to plant trees to thrive in Albuquerque. The event will be held on Thursday, April 29, at 4:30 p.m.

Email Paula Donahue at stevedonahue@q.com to receive Zoom link

Eric Bishop: Current Senior Partner of Root to Shoot Urban Forestry, CEO ISA Certified Arborist RM-0885A and former owner of Eric’s Tree Care

Joran Viers: Current Senior Partner of Root to Shoot Urban Forestry, CFO ISA Board Certified Master Arborist RM-7080BM Certified Arborist, Municipal Specialist Tree Risk Assessment Qualified Member, American Society of Consulting Arborists NMDA Licensed Commercial Pesticide Applicator and former City of Albuquerque City Forester

 

Join Us Next Saturday (April 17) for Interfaith Memorial

Honoring Those we Lost and Celebrating a New Chance

We cordially invite you to join New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light as we reflect and honor those we lost this past year and reflect on carrying them with us as we learn to move forward.

Saturday, April 17, 2021  10:00 a.m.
Graves Park
820 Cutler Ave NW & 9th St
Albuquerque

Bring and paint your own stones to commemorate a message of hope or in remembrance

Space will be limited due to safety, so please RSVP to carlos@nm-ipl.org

 

A Monthly Resource Encouraging Stewardship of Rio Grande Watershed

A group of residents of the mid Rio Grande River launched  an interactive magazine called the mid Rio Grande Times to encourage folks to become better stewards of our land, water, plants and wildlife. “Eight years ago our group formed as the result of a community-wide conference on the importance of knowing and being a part of one’s watershed,” said the group which calls itself the Watershed Way.

The group has continued as part of the Albuquerque Mennonite Church’s social action program. “As we explore our current reality, we say to ourselves, It’s time to live more sustainably. Time to participate in earth justice. Time to confront harmful environmental policies.

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