Sites Southwest

Sites Southwest 1700 Central SW, Suite B
Albuquerque, NM 871024505.822.8200

Bend, OR

El Paso, TX 79902


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

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]

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

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

Check out our gorgeous new photos of Manzanita Ridge Park! Massive thank you to Zachary Bascom (Dry Sky Photography) for...
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!

Carlos Gemora recently delivered a noteworthy presentation at the Taos Housing Partnership’s Speaker Series, speaking on...
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.

We are so thrilled to welcome Monica Cardwell to our team! She is our new Executive Assistant / Office Manager / Proposa...
07/31/2026

We are so thrilled to welcome Monica Cardwell to our team! She is our new Executive Assistant / Office Manager / Proposal Coordinator.

Happy World Nature Conservation Day! Who is your favorite wild neighbor? Let us know in the comments! 🐝🐦‍⬛ 🦆🦉🐍🐇 At SITES...
07/29/2026

Happy World Nature Conservation Day! Who is your favorite wild neighbor? Let us know in the comments! 🐝🐦‍⬛ 🦆🦉🐍🐇

At SITES, both our landscape architecture and planning projects prioritize conservation and sustainability. Our planting plans specify native plants that support local wildlife. We recommend interventions like wildlife drinkers that can make all the difference when our Rio is running dry.

Our landscape architecture and planning team worked on the Bosque Revitalization project, which jumpstarted many efforts to conserve this invaluable ecosystem (photos 1 & 2).

If you'd like to see our work in action, take a visit to Bachechi Open Space; the orchard, arboretum, wetlands, meadows, and wildlife watching stations reflect our ecological approach to design (photos 3, 4, & 5). Log your wildlife findings at Bachechi using iNaturalist!

When planning your backyard, consider how your home can help sustain local flora and fauna. For example, Curve Bill Thrashers love to nest in Cholla Cacti. For inspiration, check out the work done by the New Mexico Backyard Refuge Program at New Mexico Backyard Refuge Program | Friends of Valle de Oro and consider registering your yard with the program.

New Mexico is home to a large diversity of beautiful public lands with deep cultural roots and ecological value. Check out the conservation work done by the New Mexico Wildlife Federation, the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, and the Indian Nations Conservation Alliance!

Ana, Sites planner, also recently attended the Village Building Convergence (VBC) in Portland, Oregon! VBC is A 10-day, ...
07/24/2026

Ana, Sites planner, also recently attended the Village Building Convergence (VBC) in Portland, Oregon! VBC is A 10-day, community-driven placemaking event designed to transform city spaces into sustainable, inclusive neighborhoods by reviving traditional "barn-raising" volunteer efforts. It began with a pizza social with the founder of City Repair; this provided a powerful personal template for how to authentically live out core values and purpose.

The Learning Garden Labs work party was a major highlight; it was hosted at a 2-acre educational garden on a larger 12-acre site, and it featured a hands-on work session and an ancestral miso-fermentation workshop. Led by Mihoko Okamura, the workshop included a traditional cultural dance.

The construction of a cob sanctuary was a standout favorite experience; it focused on physical, tactile learning, and it involved coming together as a community to mix cob on-site and apply it to vertical wattle-and-daub exterior surfaces.

Let us know if you’ve attended the Village Building Convergence!

Ana, Sites planner, recently attended PNW Climate Week events while in Portland, Oregon! This is a regional gathering of...
07/24/2026

Ana, Sites planner, recently attended PNW Climate Week events while in Portland, Oregon! This is a regional gathering of leaders and innovators working to accelerate the Pacific Northwest’s transition into an equitable, sustainable bioregion.

Held at Timberlab’s NW fabrication facility, Oregon’s Regenerative Materials Showcase allowed for close-up exploration of local, circular building materials and direct networking with makers who are actively improving the built environment.

The Deepening Your Capacity for Climate Leadership event introduced the Inner Development Goals (IDG) framework to connect inner growth to outer change; it provided a personal assessment and a deeply inspiring dialogue that heightened personal capacity to tackle environmental challenges.

Where Communities Take Root (Depave Conversation) was an open studio and fireside chat exploring strategies for replacing paved areas with green infrastructure; it showcased the local Future Green Plaza on Sandy which centers unhoused neighbors and the Portland Indigenous Marketplace.

Ana returned with new ideas and knowledge from professionals working in sustainability and resilient design. She gained concrete knowledge in building materials, permaculture, and community engagement methods to directly integrate into day-to-day work at Sites.

Let us know if you’ve attended PNW Climate Week!

We were excited to have SITES GIS & Mapping Specialist W***y Simon attend the 2026 Esri User Conference in San Diego! 🗺...
07/22/2026

We were excited to have SITES GIS & Mapping Specialist W***y Simon attend the 2026 Esri User Conference in San Diego!

🗺️ This year’s conference explored how GIS can connect authoritative data, AI, fieldwork, design, and storytelling to create a more intelligent understanding of our communities. Sessions on housing, transportation, cartography, ArcGIS–Autodesk integration, Field Maps, StoryMaps, and digital twins offered new ideas for both improving our workflows and expanding what we can provide to clients.

GIS is becoming much more than map production. It is increasingly a shared framework for analyzing places, coordinating disciplines, engaging communities, and turning complex information into action.

We look forward to integrating these lessons into our planning and design work across New Mexico! Let us know if you were at !

Farrah, landscape architect at Sites Southwest, is our most recent participant in New Mexico’s Master Naturalist Program...
07/21/2026

Farrah, landscape architect at Sites Southwest, is our most recent participant in New Mexico’s Master Naturalist Program! Her passion for the project began with The Master Naturalist network back in Virginia, so she dove right away into New Mexico's local offerings after moving to Albuquerque.

🏞️ The photo here is from a Master Naturalist field trip to Carlito Springs Open Space in Tijeras, NM! It’s in the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places. The waters provided for many people in the past, and they still support diverse vegetation and wildlife today. 🐦‍⬛

Several Sites employees have participated in the Master Naturalist program! These programs are typically available in every state that has a land-grant university. Each week brings new exposure to beautiful and sometimes overlooked natural spaces in and around Albuquerque and Bernalillo County.

Most of the classes are taught by passionate volunteers who bring their real-world experiences and observations on what works, and what doesn't, when engaging meaningfully with our rapidly changing landscapes and climate.

🌲 Every class is a chance to fall deeper in love with our surroundings, learn about systems-thinking and local ecologies, and gain knowledge in how to care for our environment more effectively.

Let us know in the comments if you’ve participated in the Master Naturalist program (in New Mexico or beyond)! What was your favorite field trip?

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Albuquerque, NM
87104

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Wednesday 8am - 6pm
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