New Mexico Wildlife Federation
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The Take Your Career Outside (TYCO) program provides education and inspiration for Native American youth in Rio Grande corridor pueblos to consider careers in conservation, with a focus on sustainable water practices. Conducted by the New Mexico Wildlife Federation (NMWF), this initiative involves hands-on conservation projects and professional mentorship from universities, federal and state agencies, fostering understanding of important geology, biology, physics, and ecology concepts. Moreover, the program includes educational outreach about diverse job opportunities in the field, fostering a future generation of conservationists dedicated to protecting New Mexico's ecosystems and water supplies.
Founded in in 1914 by Aldo Leopold, The New Mexico Wildlife Federation’s (NMWF) early leaders convened sportsmen and women from across the region to protect the nation’s first wilderness in the Gila National Forest in Southwestern, New Mexico More than 100 years later, NMWF continues to inspire New Mexicans to conserve public landscapes, watersheds, and wildlife for our children’s future. Our fundamental goal is to cultivate the next generation of public land users that is in touch with our outdoor heritage. This is accomplished through a vast array of partnerships with a variety of environmental and conservation groups and through delivering high quality, research-based curriculum aligned programming.