The El Paso chapter of the National Charity League will be joining our Open Space Manager in continuing restoration efforts of former dump sites at Lost Dog Nature Preserve.

Everyone is invited to an Open House at The Frontera Land Alliance office at 1201 N Mesa St (Zach White Building), Suite D-3 in the basement! We are celebrating El Paso Giving Day on Oct 15 and invite the community to learn more about what we do, meet the team, enjoy some light refreshments and music, and even take home some cool swag :) Please RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-frontera-land-alliance-open-house-for-el-paso-giving-day-tickets-2001397847839?aff=oddtdtcreator. We hope to see you there!

Help support our mission of land preservation by making a donation for El Paso Giving Day! Every little bit helps ($10 minimum donation). Please go to elpasogivingday.org and support The Frontera Land Alliance. Note: Early Giving runs October 8-14, so you don’t have to wait until Giving Day!

Come out to Lost Dog Trailhead to meet Frontera staff, volunteers, and supporters and find out how YOU can support land preservation in the northern Chihuahuan Desert this El Paso Giving Day! We’ll have Luche Libre-themed photo props, crafts for kids, snacks, hands-on nature artifacts to explore, stickers and other giveaways, and information about the flora, fauna, and rocks of this beautiful area.

The Frontera Land Alliance will lead a program offering for Alamito STREAM Learning Center’s intersession camp for children and youth ages 8+, featuring hands-on STEAM activities centered around our Chihuahuan Desert. Examples include water quality testing, making wildlife tracks, making native seed balls, and more. Check out @alamitocenter on Instagram to find out more! NOTE: This program is private for registered participants only.

The Frontera Land Alliance will lead a program offering for Alamito STREAM Learning Center’s intersession camp for children and youth ages 8+, featuring hands-on STEAM activities centered around our Chihuahuan Desert. Examples include water quality testing, making wildlife tracks, making native seed balls, and more. Check out @alamitocenter on Instagram to find out more! NOTE: This program is private for registered participants only.

Come celebrate with the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo Tigua community at the 15th Annual Rocking the Rez Pow Wow. The pow wow will be going on all day Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4. Frontera will have a table set up on Saturday from 10 am-4 pm to share about our mission. Free and open to the public. If you’d like to enjoy the dance performances, you may want to bring folding chairs. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/rockingtherez.

The Frontera Land Alliance will lead a program offering for Alamito STREAM Learning Center’s intersession camp for children and youth ages 8+, featuring hands-on STEAM activities centered around our Chihuahuan Desert. Examples include water quality testing, making wildlife tracks, making native seed balls, and more. Check out @alamitocenter on Instagram to find out more! NOTE: This program is private for registered participants only.

The Frontera Land Alliance will lead a program offering for Alamito STREAM Learning Center’s intersession camp for children and youth ages 8+, featuring hands-on STEAM activities centered around our Chihuahuan Desert. Examples include water quality testing, making wildlife tracks, making native seed balls, and more. Check out @alamitocenter on Instagram to find out more! NOTE: This program is private for registered participants only.

Join Frontera and lots of other community partners for a day filled with fun and learning at the El Paso Zoo as we celebrate our Chihuahuan Desert! Stop by our table to make and take your very own native seed starter. Supplies are limited — first come, first served.

Please note: admission is required to the zoo. Please go to www.elpasozoo.org for more information.

The El Paso/Trans-Pecos Audubon will be offering informal opportunities to come birdwatching for the rest of 2026. An Audubon representative, Scott Cutler, will be there birding and you are welcome to come – no registration required. Just show up. All are welcome to come, no birding experience required – just a desire to enjoy Nature!

Meet at Cadiz St & Fiesta Dr. Plan to wear good hiking/tennis shoes for an easy/moderate walk through Resler Canyon. Bring water, snacks, sun protection, layers, and binoculars if you have them. We will have some binoculars available to borrow on the day on a first come, first served basis. If you have questions, contact Scott Cutler at 915-494-219.

Everyone is invited to join the City of El Paso’s LiveActive initative and The Frontera Land Alliance on Thursday, Sept 24 at 7 PM for a community hike! The hike will be easy/moderate through desert scrubland. Enjoy beautiful views of Resler Canyon at a great time to potentially see wildlife! Plan to wear hiking shoes/sturdy shoes and long pants to protect legs from desert plants, and don’t forget your water! Note there are no restroom facilities or water at the preserve

The Frontera Land Alliance will join other local environmental organizations to showcase ways to get outdoors and learn about conservation. We’ll have a hands-on activity for kids and lots of info about Frontera! This event is for the families and students of Vista Del Sol Environmental Science Academy.

It’s El Paso’s tribute to water — celebrated through art and culture! Free and family-friendly. Frontera will be present with other community organizations to educate about water through hands-on activities and demonstrations. Check out this video of past Water Festivals to get an idea of what to expect. We hope to see you there!

The Frontera Land Alliance will be present at the local Chapter 17 seminar of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors (TSPS) to provide information about our mission and work of land preservation. With this seminar, the chapter “hopes to encourage any person interested in History, Technology, Land Surveying, Law, Preservation, future and immediate opportunities, Iconic Structures, religious sites, and related topics. This event is developed for the betterment of our community through outreach, participation, and unity, aiming for a mutually beneficial outcome for all.” Please contact Dean Van Matre at ldvm1930@gmail.com for questions about the seminar.

The El Paso chapter of the National Charity League will be joining our Open Space Manager in continuing restoration efforts of former dump sites at Lost Dog Nature Preserve.

Join our open space manager Marissa for our first fall volunteer trail workday!

Meeting place will be the 2nd trailhead entrance of the Lost Dog Nature Preserve located at 1840 Old Paint Dr.

Upon arrival, participants will receive a short introduction, safety talk and stretch activity before beginning our ~1/4 mile hike to the work area no later than 7:45am. Work site will be at the intersection of Milo’s Revenge and Lost Dog trails. Work will consist of using pick mattocks or Mcleod hand tools to repair damaged portions of the trail and install drainage features. Participants will begin hiking back to the trailhead no later than 10am.

Please be advised to wear sun protection, wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes and bring plenty of water.

In order to bring enough tools for all participants, please send an email RSVP to: openspace@fronteralandalliance.org if you’ll be joining us.

(Must be 13+ to volunteer. Participants under 18 must have signed parent/guardian waiver.)

See you out there!

Calling all Frontera volunteers and interested volunteers! Come meet other conservation-minded people and find out how you can get involved in land stewardship and outreach with The Frontera Land Alliance. We will meet at the Lost Dog Nature Preserve Trailhead, introduce ourselves and Frontera’s mission, and take a short hike to familiarize everyone with a trail at this nature preserve. Snacks and water will be provided. Bring sun protection, good walking/hiking shoes, and water-appropriate clothing. RSVP here to attend this event — and please complete this volunteer interest form to let us know about your interests and availability!

Lost Dog Nature Preserve

Location: Meet at 1651 Redd Road, El Paso Texas 79911

Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026

Time: 6:30 p.m. 

Program: Welcome and review of 5 years (trails, restoration, volunteers, partnerships, etc.), followed by a program on the trails. 

Frontera will be present at ADP’s Nonprofit Fair for ADP employees to share about our mission and how they can get involved. Note: this event is not open to the public.

Interested in having us at your company or organization’s event? Please email programs@fronteralandalliance.org.

Knapp Land Nature Preserve

Location: Meet at the Corner of Mountain View and Zircon Road

Date: Saturday, August 8, 2026

Time: 6:30 p.m. 

Program: Welcome and review of 5 years (trails, restoration, volunteers, partnerships, etc.), followed by a program on the trails. 

Come on out to Dorris Van Doren Library for a family program all about birds AND dinosaurs! Did you know they are related? Investigate bird bill adaptations and make a dinosaur track painting! Free and open to the public, intended for ages 3 and up.

Celebration of Our Mountain Monthly Social with guest speaker Janae’ Reneaud Field, Executive Director of The Frontera Land Alliance, on conservation in west Texas.

In partnership with the El Paso chapter of the National Charity League, the Open Space Department will be hosting a land restoration workday event at Lost Dog Nature Preserve.

We couldn’t do it without our community!

Want to help us? Email openspace@fronteralandalliance.org today!

***This event is not open to the public***

Join The Frontera Land Alliance and lots of community partners for Insect Night at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology! There will be night hikes, moth-ing, hands-on activities, and INSECTS! Stop by our table to make a kid-friendly bee craft and learn all about the benefits of bees. Free and open to the public! This event will be outdoors — you may want to bring a flashlight or headlamp.

Join the El Paso Public Library for their annual Summer Reading Program! This year’s theme: Unearthing A Good Story! Frontera staff will connect reading to real world experiences through a hands-on activity incorporating geology and animal tracks! Free and open to all families.