Bernalillo County

Cooperative Extension Service

Major Program Areas

Objective, research-based, and credible information to improve your daily life.

Announcements

Agents in Office

The Agents are working in the office or out in the community. Please call ahead for their availability or make an appointment directly with the agents.

Plant Samples and Site Visits

The office will be closed on Friday, July 3, 2026. Plant samples will be shipped early during this week and will be sent down on Tuesday, June 30. Plant samples are best received before Tuesday, June 30 at noon on this week only.
- Plant Samples are best received before Wednesday at noon. The office is scheduling site visits, please call (505) 243-1386 or email bernalillo@nmsu.edu for an appointment.
Also please send pictures of plants or insects to bernalillo@nmsu.edu or the Master Gardener Hotline.

Food Preservation Lending Library

The Bernalillo County Extension Food Preservation Lending Library is now open. The equipment available to borrow includes a dehydrator, a food processor, a pressure canner, a boiling water bath canner, and fermentation equipment. For more information, please download the Food Preservation Lending Library Flyer (PDF) or contact Amber Benson at ambenson@nmsu.edu.

Download the USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning (PDF) to learn more about Boiling Water Bath Canning and Pressure Canning.

2025 Advisory Report

Check out our 2025 Advisory Report (PDF) to learn about the highlights from our 2025 programs.

4-H Volunteers

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for 4-H, please email bernalillo@nmsu.edu.

Wildfire Resources

New World Screwworm

For information about New World Screwworm, please visit the following:

Giant Wasps

Giant Wasps in Albuquerque are Cicada Killer Wasps and NOT the Asian Giant Hornets.

Guide H-175: Large Wasps in NM or the Asian Giant Hornet
NO, It is NOT the Murder Hornet from NMDA
An overview of the Asian Giant Hornet aka Murder Hornet from TAMU AgriLife Extension

NM LandLink

Path to Plate

Inflation Webinar

Ideas for Cooking and Nutrition

Sleep Webinar

Stress & Resilience COVID-19

Four-Part Webinar Series

September 2020 -
December 2026

Ready, Set, GROW!
Webinar Series

Upcoming Events

Health, Wellness, Food

Walk with Ease - In Person

Wanting to get more activity at your own time and pace with the support of a coach and team members? Plan to join us for Walk With Ease, a six week program designed to teach the 5 step walking method, reduce pain, build confidence in activity, and improve overall health and well being.

Incentives offered to those that complete 4 of the 6 sessions.

Date/Time: Tuesdays, July 14 - August 25 (no class August 4) | 10:15 - 10:45 AM
Location: Bernalillo County Extension Office, 1510 Menaul Ext Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107
To register, call 505-243-1386 or email bernalillo@nmsu.edu with your name, address, phone, and email.

Diabetes Self Management Program (DSMP) - In Person

Six interactive and engaging sessions designed for those with diabetes or pre-diabetes. Topics will cover how to monitor and positively manage your chronic disease with healthy eating, menu planning, activity, dealing with difficult emotions, and relaxation techniques.

Date/Time: Fridays, August 14, 21, 28 and September 4, 11, 18 | 9:30 AM - 12 PM
Location: Tijeras Senior Center, 10 Tijeras Avenue, Tijeras, NM 87059
To register, call 505-243-1386 or email bernalillo@nmsu.edu with your name, address, phone, and email.

Garden, Farm

Ready, Set, Grow Webinar Series

Date/Time: The 3rd Wednesday of each month at 3 PM
Ready, Set, Grow

Waterwise Landscaping Series - In Person

Learn how to create a desert-friendly landscape every second Thursday of the month (April-August).

Dates/Time: July 9 and August 13 | 5 - 6 PM
Location: Los Ranchos Agri-Nature Center, 4920 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107
Waterwise Landscaping Flyer (PDF)

2026 Los Lunas Field Day - In Person

Date/Time: August 13 | 7:30 AM - 12 PM
Location: Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas, 1036 Miller Rd, Los Lunas, NM 87031
Los Lunas Field Day Registration

Backyard Farming Workshops - In Person

Home Garden Irrigation

Date/Time: July 11 | 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: 5945 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105

Optimizing Your Rain Barrels for Irrigation

Date/Time: August 8 | 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: 5945 Isleta Blvd SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105

Bachechi Speaker Series - In Person

Radical Animal Wonder Exploration

Date/Time: July 18 | 9 - 11 AM
Location: Bachechi Open Space Property, 9521 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114

Summer Star Party at Bachechi

Date/Time: August 15 | 6 - 10 PM
Location: Bachechi Open Space Property, 9521 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114

Urban Agriculture Workshops - In Person

Safety First: A Beginner's Guide to Herbal Medicine Making

Date/Time: July 11 | 10 - 11:30 AM
Location: Marble Open Space Property, 905 Espanola St NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110

Water Bath Canning 101

Date/Time: August 22 | 10 - 11:30 AM
Location: Community Health Resource Center, 1301 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112

Agri-Workshops with the Agri-Nature Center of Los Ranchos - In Person

Family Fun Sunday: Treasure Maps

Date/Time: July 5 | 2 - 4:30 PM
Location: Los Ranchos Agri-Nature Center, 4920 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107

Food Preservation: Dehydration

Date/Time: July 8 | 6 - 8 PM
Location: Los Ranchos Agri-Nature Center, 4920 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107

Healers Garden: Herbal Tincture Making

Date/Time: July 11 | 9 AM - 12 PM
Location: Los Ranchos Agri-Nature Center, 4920 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107

Family Fun Sunday: Clay Crafts

Date/Time: July 12 | 2 - 4:30 PM
Location: Los Ranchos Agri-Nature Center, 4920 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM 87107