It also provides habitat for different pollinator species; and what I think it does also is it really connects us to why we’re here and a lot of us in Santa Fe recognize that the Santa Fe River ...

Travis Thomas grew up on the Santa Fe ... River had a crescent-shaped notch at the back of their shells while other alligator snapping turtles didn’t. The team had identified a new species.

This project is part of the Conservancy’s 181-acre restoration program in the river valley, which will involve planting more than 1,500 native species ... the Rancho Santa Fe Association ...