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Name: Sites Southwest
Address: 1700 Central SW, Suite B, Albuquerque, NM, 87104, US
Telephone: +15058228200
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Albuquerque, NM
1700 Central SW, Suite B
Albuquerque, NM 87104
505.822.8200

El Paso, TX

Tucson, AZ

Bend, OR

web: www.sites-sw.com
email: [email protected]

10/12/2026

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day! You can find this beautiful mural by Francis Tafoya (Santa Clara Pueblo) at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. New Mexico is home to 19 Pueblo communities, the Jicarilla Apache Nation, the Mescalero Apache Tribe, and the Diné (Navajo Nation); they all shape our culture, landscape, and values. At SITES, we are so honored to work with folks from these communities through projects like the Jemez Pueblo Ballpark.

Indigenous peoples have contributed immense knowledge to planning and landscape architecture. Dr. Ted Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) is the founder and Director of the Indigenous Design + Planning Institute at UNM; check out his podcast on the concept of PlaceKnowing. The Zuni Pueblo engineered the Zuni Waffle Gardens (photo 2) and Zuni Bowls (photo 3), two landscape interventions that are frequently used for Green Stormwater Infrastructure in the Desert Southwest.

We encourage you to take some time today to research and reflect on how Indigenous knowledge has influenced our world, especially in ecology and related fields. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is a great place to go for learning about Pueblo cultures in New Mexico. Consider looking into the work done by Tewa Women United, Indigenous Lifeways, and Flowering Tree Permaculture! (All are tagged in this post)

10/07/2026

Yesterday, our CEO Andrea attended Globito Glow in the Village in Los Ranchos! 🎈The miniature hot air balloons (or globitos) bring magic and whimsy to the neighborhood as they light up historic 4th Street — the site of one of SITES’ most treasured projects.

In 2019, SITES partnered with the Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque to transform a neglected remnant of the original Route 66 into a landmark roadway and civic corridor. Lane reductions, bus stops, gateway signage, and beacon-controlled pedestrian crossings all contributed to creating a more people oriented street that makes for a space that can support wonderful events like Globito Glow in the Village!

09/22/2026

Happy fall equinox! 🍂We’re definitely enjoying the weather cooling down, and we’re excited to see the leaves begin to change very soon. Please enjoy these photos of the ABQ Biopark Heritage Farm in October!

Some friendly reminders for this autumn:
Leave the leaves, or rake them into garden beds as mulch. Leaves provide essential wildlife habitat, and putting them in landfills contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions.

Now is a great time to plant native grasses and herbaceous perennials like Blue Grama Grass and Chocolate Flower.

🍁We hope you all have a lovely and relaxing fall season! We recommend a hike in Fourth of July Canyon to see the spectacular Bigtooth Maples, heading up to the Sante Fe National Forest for the yellow Aspens, and walking through the Bosque just before sunset to see the Cottonwoods glow. What’s your favorite outdoor fall activity?

09/21/2026

This past weekend was full of environmental awareness and action days!

9/18 was World Water Monitoring Day.
The World Health Organization (WHO) notes that 1 in 3 people do not have access to safe drinking water.

New Mexico has a long history of contamination in the Rio Grande. Organizations like the Pueblo Action Alliance and the New Mexico Rural Water Association are to thank for water quality wins and justice.

9/19 was National Cleanup Day, and 9/20 was World Cleanup Day. All over the world, individuals and organizations spent the weekend cleaning up their local parks, trails, open spaces, beaches, and mountains.

It’s never too late to participate in cleanup initiatives. Those in Albuquerque should mark their calendars for October 17th, which is Día del Rio—a cleanup day for the Rio Grande. It’s hosted by the City of Albuquerque Open Space Division and the Open Space Alliance, partnering with the ABQ Biopark.

09/18/2026

Karina recently attended the 2026 Western Planner Conference in Sioux Falls, South Dakota!

She connected with planners from across the West and shared ideas about challenges facing rural, Tribal, and growing communities.

Sessions explored creative public engagement, placemaking, heritage tourism, Tribal planning, and wildlife-informed planning.

Her main takeaway from the event was that strong relationships, local identity, and community knowledge are essential to good planning. At SITES, these are core values of our planning team!

09/16/2026

Our planner Allie recently attended the Governor’s Conference on Economic Development at the Isleta Resort and Casino! This conference convenes public and private partners working on economic development throughout the state for a deep dive into the NM economy.

The conference highlighted the numerous resources and funding opportunities that could support many of the planning and landscape architecture projects SITES takes on.

SITES’ community-based approach to economic development was validated; the State is funding projects that bring significant economic value to NM communities, which are so often realized in community-based solutions. Connecting with residents/students/employers is just as important to the success of a project as analyzing data and trends.

Housing was clearly identified as an economic development lever and a determining factor for companies and employees when investing in a community. Given how important our affordable housing work is to us at SITES, this is valuable information.

Allie appreciated the "Economic Importance of Rural Airports" session because it dispelled the idea of a small/regional airport only benefitting a small group. In rural communities, services like medical air transport or disaster evacuation are critical.

Did you attend the Governor’s Conference on Economic Development? Let us know what you learned from the event!

08/27/2026

Happy National Park Week! We hope you enjoy these photos of New Mexico’s White Sands National Park.

National Parks help protect environmentally and culturally important lands from destruction, and every year millions of people revel in their beauty. They inspire artwork, bring people together, and remind us of how lucky we are to live on such an ecologically diverse and stunning planet.

White Sands National Park showcases the world’s largest gypsum dunefield. The land is deeply sacred to the Apache peoples, and there’s evidence that humans occupied it as far back as 23,000 years ago. White Sands is truly a gem in New Mexico.

Which National Parks do you plan to visit this summer and fall? It’s so important that we cherish these incredible lands!

📸: Cecily Anderson

08/26/2026

Before we hit the end of the month, we'd like to remind everyone that August is National Water Quality Month!

Since our firm's inception, water quality and conservation has been at the forefront of SITES's design and planning philosophy. In the high desert especially, we cannot afford to ignore the environmental, cultural, and social value of water.

At Sites, we honor water through green stormwater infrastructure. We design interventions like bioswales; these are vegetated drainageways that filter stormwater before it reaches waterways like our cherished Rio Grande.

The Rio Grande is our lifeblood, and the Bosque Revitalization project recognizes that. Through extensive analysis, conceptual design, and public engagement, our team aimed to help restore the river corridor so its waters can continue to support all life.

There is still much work to be done in the realm of water conservation. Check out the following local organizations that do amazing work: Rio Grande Return, the New Mexico Acequia Association, and Amigos Bravos.

08/11/2026

Check out our gorgeous new photos of Manzanita Ridge Park! Massive thank you to Zachary Bascom (Dry Sky Photography) for capturing this beautiful space. SITES worked in partnership with the Bend Park and Recreation District and Ashley & Vance Engineering to bring this project to completion.

Located in Bend, Oregon, Manzanita Ridge Park features a revegetated wildflower meadow, a playground (which includes a whimsical log beaver play structure), an open lawn, seating areas and picnic facilities, soft surface and paved trails, and ADA-designated street parking.

If you visit Manzanita Ridge Park, we hope you tag us in your photos – we’d love to see all the wonderful ways this space is being enjoyed!

08/05/2026

Carlos Gemora recently delivered a noteworthy presentation at the Taos Housing Partnership’s Speaker Series, speaking on findings from the Taos County Housing Market and Needs Analysis.

The Taos Housing Partnership “advances attainable housing in and around Taos by coordinating the land, policy, and partnerships required to get homes built.”

The data shows that much of the housing in Taos is unaffordable to the average household and is growing increasingly unaffordable. The data, although bleak, provides an understanding of the scale needed to increase the availability of accessible, affordable housing in Taos.

There isn’t a silver bullet to solve housing issues. However, understanding the data and scale of the problem helps local communities tailor the right solutions for them.

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1700 Central SW, Suite B
Albuquerque, NM
87104

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Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 12pm

Telephone

+15058228200

Website

http://www.sites-sw.com/

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