Join the NM Healthy Soil Working Group for a live microscopy session as we take a deep dive into the wild world of creatures inhabiting the soil beneath our feet. Too small to see with the naked eye, soil organisms nonetheless have a massive impact on our lives: the food we eat, the atmosphere we breathe, and the land we care for are all shaped by a diverse array of critters living underground.

In this webinar, you will get to know some of these micro beasties by looking at their morphology and learning about their role in the soil food web. We will examine soil samples collected in typical New Mexican ecosystems as well as microbially-rich Johnson-Su compost and a brew of potentially disease-causing organisms. Your guides on this journey will be certified Soil Food Web Lab Tech Lina Alegre and ecologist Navona Gallegos.

When: Wednesday December 13, 2025 at 5:30 – 6:30 pm MT

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