In addition to being the host and collaborating partner for the Pollinator Concentrator installation, Taos Land Trust offers many opportunities for youth to connect with nature through land restoration projects at Rio Fernando Park (behind Baca Park). They have a Youth Conservation Corps where students bring an acequia back to life, tackle invasive species, restoring wetlands, growing food and much more. Contact Ben Wright through the Taos Land Trust website if you would like to know more.

Red Willow Farm is working to reclaim the agricultural heritage of Taos Pueblo and to restore its traditional food systems. They incorporate ancient and modern sustainable farming practices and offer hands-on educational programs and volunteer opportunities. You can watch the INTERvew with Red Willow Farm's Executive Director, Tiana Suazo, to learn more or visit their Red Willow Farm website and Facebook page.

Amigos Bravos’ Mission is to protect and restore the waters of New Mexico. Shannon Romeling worked with the Pollinator Concentrator artist as an advisor for her installation at Rio Fernando Park. She is also a bat enthusiast and has been sharing her knowledge about bats for this project. Learn more about their work on the Amigos Bravos website.

Rich Schrader started River Source in 1997 to develop projects with significant public involvement that lead to long-term and community-based watershed stewardship.  Rich has designed and implemented restoration projects and set-up ecological monitoring with private and public landowners on over 45 sites throughout New Mexico. He offers great outdoor educational workshops for students.  RiverSource website.

SciArt Santa Fe, creates opportunities for the powerful exchange of ideas among practitioners in the arts, sciences and technology. Through public forums, they facilitate cross-disciplinary research in these fields, seeking to catalyze fruitful solutions for the challenges of the 21st century. Among the challenges requiring cross-disciplinary approaches are establishing sustainable environmental practices, spreading global scientific and artistic literacy, creating technological equity and encouraging freedom of thought and imagination. Many of the practitioners they work with tackle pressing issues that disproportionately affect people of under-represented races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, national origins, citizenship statuses, and ages including climate change, species extinction and migration. SciArt Santa Fe website

True Kids 1 is a Taos based educational non-profit with a mission to provide New Mexico youth with media skills, tools and opportunities to open career paths and promote digital citizenship. Eloragh Espie from True Kids 1 led the INTERviews with the BioSTEAM artist and interdisciplinary experts. True Kids 1 website

Dr.Greg Cajete is a Native American educator whose work is dedicated to honoring the foundations of indigenous knowledge in education. Dr. Cajete is a Tewa Indian from Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico. He has served as a New Mexico Humanities scholar in ethnobotany of Northern New Mexico and as a member of the New Mexico Arts Commission. Dr. Cajete has authored five books including “Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence”. He offers research and consultancy on native science curriculum development and sustaining indigenous communities. Contact: gcajete@aol.com

Taos Pueblo Education & Training Division is dedicated to assisting the Taos Pueblo community as well as all Native Americans in Taos County with any education, training, and employment endeavors. Bettina Sandoval, Director, oversees many programs and services that assist all ages of students and adults. One of their main goals is to provide support and advocate for community members. Contact Bettina directly for any questions or to share ideas.  Website link