Jemez Historic Site marks Earth Day with hike, hands-on cultural activities
Jemez Historic Site celebrates Earth Day on April 18 with a guided hike, pottery demos, and traditional Pueblo activities.
Visitors to Jemez Historic Site can explore Indigenous connections to the Jemez Mountains during a special Earth Day celebration April 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Site staff will lead a 3.2-mile guided hike to Oak Canyon — an area not typically open to the public — from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with stops to identify native plants, birds, and animals. “We’ll learn about the various types of plants and animals Jemez people used in the past and present,” said Marlon Magdalena, instructional coordinator supervisor at the site.
Hands-on activities include clay pottery demonstrations, a children’s archaeology dig, touch tables with native plants and objects, and traditional Pueblo bread baked in the site’s horno. The Friends of Coronado and Jemez Historic Sites will offer free beverages, hot dogs and Frito pies throughout the day.
Admission is $7 for adults; children 16 and younger enter free, as do tribal members, New Mexico disabled veterans, NM foster families, Museum of New Mexico Foundation members, and Friends group members.
Jemez Historic Site Earth Day Celebration
- When: Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Where: Jemez Historic Site, 18160 NM-4, Jemez Springs
- Admission: $7 adults; free for children 16 and under and qualifying groups
More info: nmhistoricsites.org