Events

UPCOMING EVENTS:

July 11, 2025, Water-Wise Vegetable Gardening
With our hot summers and low precipitation, growing vegetables in NM can be
challenging. This talk will provide strategies and recommendations for growers to
cultivate a thriving vegetable harvest in the region. Discussion will include irrigation and infrastructure suggestions, as well as selection of vegetable varieties that are well-adapted to the area. Instructor: Stephanie Walker, PhD. Professor and Vegetable Specialist, New Mexico State University, Extension Plant Sciences Department. Water Authority Online Class.  THIS CLASS IS FULL

July 25, 2025, Maintaining Tree Health During Drought
Learn from Albuquerque’s leading tree expert how to identify drought stress in trees,
understand their responses to drought, and implement strategies to keep them alive and thriving in hot, dry weather. Instructor: Joran Viers, Board Certified Master Arborist and Municipal Specialist, International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). Senior Arborist, Legacy Tree Company,Albuquerque. Former City Forester, City of Albuquerque. Water Authority Online Class.  Sign up here.

August 8, 2025, Creating a Drought-Tolerant Refuge for Yourself and Wildlife. Instructor: Laurel Ladwig, M.S. Sign up here.

August 22, 2025, Designing Resilient Landscapes: Plant Adaptations, Communities, and Selection for Arid Environments Instructor: Maria Thomas, Curator of ABQ BioPark. Sign up here.

September 5, 2025, Climate-Ready Trees – Planting for a Warmer and (Hopefully) Shadier Future. Instructor: Marisa Y. Thompson, PhD Extension Urban Horticulture Specialist. Sign up here.

September 19, 2025, Plant Adaptations to Heat & Drought. Instructor: Marisa Y. Thompson, PhD Extension Urban Horticulture Specialist. Sign up here.

October 10, 2025, Hose Bib Tree Irrigation System for Your Trees: Simple Systems for Thriving Trees! Instructor: Richard Perce Sign up here.

October 24, 2025, Passive Rainwater Harvesting. Instructor: Anthony Luketich, Natural Resource Scientist, Bobby Mullin, Natural Resource Scientist with Bernalillo County Stormwater Quality Program. Sign up here.

Receive a $20 rebate on one of the online classes you attend offered by the Water Utility Authority. Contact Bryana Romero at bnromero@abcwua.org for additional information. (one $20 class rebate allowed per fiscal year between July 1-June 30th.) Please note, because of system limitations, participants will be unable to join the webinar after 12:15 PM.

For local programs near you we recommend you also check your local neighborhood association, community centers, senior centers, and neighborhood library. You can find all of those at https://www.cabq.gov/