This is a very long list, with extensive links. Click in each area to disclose the details. 
Higher Education
If you are as student or parent looking for information about or schools; or if you are looking for data and reports; or if you are looking for financial aid and scholarship, be sure to visit the NM Higher Education Department. 

Four Year Colleges and Universities
Enrollment data from the Center for Education Statistics
​
​Eastern New Mexico University, Portales
2019 fall enrollment: 5,685
Home page | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | College of Education | Admissions
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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, Santa Fe
2019 fall enrollment: 605
Home page 

Navajo Technical University, Crownpoint
2019 fall enrollment: 1,849
Programs in engineering, technology, computer science, science, nursing and math
Home page

New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas
2019 fall enrollment: 2,787
Home page | College of Arts & Sciences |  School of Education | School of Nursing  | Admissions

New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro
2019 fall enrollment: 1,835
Home page | Academic degree programs | Master of Science Teaching Program | Admissions
STEM Outreach: Cooperative Extension Agency | Mineral Museum | State Science Fair | Bureau of Geology & Mining | Magdalena Ridge Observatory

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
2019 fall enrollment: 14,296
Home page | College of Education | College of Arts & Science | College of Engineering | College of Agriculture | Admissions
STEM Outreach: Arthropod Museum | STEM Outreach | Scientifically Connected Communities | Engineering K-16 STEM Outreach | Chemistry Olympiad | 4H & Youth Programs | Center for Smart Grid Technologies | Young Women in Computing

Northern New Mexico College, Española
2019 fall enrollment: 1,119
Home page  | Degrees & Programs | College of Education | Admissions

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
2019 fall enrollment: 22,729
Home page | Research | College of Education | College of Arts & Sciences | School of Engineering | Health Sciences Center | Admissions
Museums Museum of Southwestern Biology | Meteorite Museum | Maxwell Museum
STEM Outreach STEM Ed (subscribe to mailing list) | School of Engineering Outreach Programs
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Western New Mexico University, Silver City
2019 fall enrollment: 3,193
​Home page | Admissions | College of Education

See also
Mesalands Community College, Tucumcari 
Fall 2019 enrollment: 877
Home page | Wind Research & Training Center | Dinosaur Museum


Links last checked February 2021Text
Government Agencies

New Mexico Government Departments

For department and agencies that are not specifically listed, go to the NewMexico.gov page or browse the list with New Mexico A-Z

Department of Agriculture – website
What you'll find here
Department of Cultural Affairs – website
Divisions
  • Office of Archaeological Studies (see separate entry under agencies)
  • Museums (see the separate Museums section)
  • New Mexico State Library (see separate entry under agencies)

Department of Economic Development – website
What you'll find here
Department of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources – website
What you'll find here Especially for Teachers
Department of Environment – website
What you'll find here
Department of Game & Fish – website
What you’ll find here
  • News and contact information
  • Information, publications and data on New Mexico wildlife 
  • Conservation news and programs 
  • New Mexico Game Commission
Especially for teachers
Department of Public Education, Math & Science Bureau – website
What you’ll find here
  • Contact information
  • News & announcements
  • Standards for science, math & computer science
  • Math & Science Advisory Council (including annual reports)
​

New Mexico Government Agencies and Bureaus

Bureau of Mining & Mineral Resources – website
What you’ll find here
  • ​News about the Bureau, including events and jobs
  • Contact information
  • Research facilities & laboratories
  • Maps, guides, research briefs, periodicals and publications such as New Mexico Geology 
  • Information and data about natural resources and mining
  • Mineral Museum 
​Especially for teachers
Office of Archeological Sites – website
What you’ll find here
  • Contact information
  • Labs and services
  • Publications
Especially for teachers
Office of the State Engineer – website
What you'll find here
  • All about water in New Mexico - water rights, water use, conservation, drought, maps
  • Interstate Stream Commission
  • Publications & technical papers
Especially for teachers
State Land Office – website
What you’ll find here
  • Contact information & news
  • Information about mineral & surface resources
  • Maps

​State Library – website
What you'll find here
  • ​Research collections
  • ​Extensive subject guide for government resources, from agriculture to workplace safety
  • Online periodical archives and multimedia at El Portal (including Gale Academic)

Federal Government Agencies with NM Facilities

Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico, Department of the Interior – website
What you’ll find here
  • General information about the BLM
  • Contact information
  • Recreation opportunities
  • List of facilities
  • New Mexico office is in Santa Fe
Especially for teachers & students
Fish & Wildlife Service, Southwest Region R2, Department of the Interior  – website
What you’ll find Especially for teachers and students 
Forest Service, Southwest Region R3, USDA – website
What you’ll find here Especially for teachers
National Park Service, New Mexico, Department of the Interior – website
What you’ll find here
  • Links to all the national parks, monuments, and trails in NM
Especially for teachers  ​
Department of Energy – website
The Department of Energy is all over New Mexico - in our National Laboratories and the NNSA. You can search their main website for various facilities and programs. Here are a couple of unique resources
Department of Defense – website 
Like the DOE facilities, Defense agencies and military bases are throughout the state. Here are some unique resources.
Miscellaneous
Links verified February 2021
Museums
COVID update: Some museums are open and others are closed. Check before you plan any visits. 

American International Rattlesnake Museum – website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: facts; tour and presentation information

Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum – website or CABQ website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: events calendar; tour and exhibit information; education resources

Bradbury Science Museum – website
Los Alamos
What you’ll find: guide to exhibits; outreach programs; activities; resources for educators

B-Square Ranch – website
Farmington
What you’ll find: information about the three Bolack Museums (Fish & Wildlife, Electromechanical, Experimental Farm)

¡Explora! – Guide to Educational Programs – website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: information about visits; guides to workshops & presentations; professional development workshops; programs for students.

Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science – website
Las Cruces
What you’ll find: museum information; events calendar.

Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum – website
Tucumcari
What you’ll find: museum information, summer field classes.

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History – website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: museum information, including Nuclear Science Week; programs for students and classes; professional development workshops; links.

National Radio Astronomy Observatory (VLA) – website
West of Socorro
What you’ll find: visitor information; lots of science.

National Solar Observatory – website
Sacramento Peak, Sunspot
What you’ll find: general information; news; visits to observatory in Sunspot; images; classroom activities.

New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum – website
Las Cruces
What you’ll find: tour and outreach information; event calendar; links.

New Mexico Tech Mineral Museum – website
Socorro
What you’ll find: museum information, teacher resources (including lessons), rockhounding guide

New Mexico Mining Museum – website
Grants
What you’ll find: museum information.

NM Museum of Natural History & Science – website (education outreach)
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: teacher workshops & open house; information about kits to borrow; curriculum, including the Bosque Education Guide and Projecto Futuro; information and activities related to museum visits and outreach.

NM Museum of Space History – website (education outreach)
Alamogordo
What you’ll find: a calendar of events; information about presentations and activities (most are not free).

NMSU Arthropod Museum – website
Las Cruces
What you’ll find: links to schedule classroom visit or guest speaker.

Santa Fe Children’s Museum – website
Santa Fe
What you’ll find: calendar of events; museum information.

Silver City Museum – website
Silver City
What you’ll find: museum information, calendar, education outreach information.

Western Heritage Museum – website
Hobbs
What you’ll find: museum information, events calendar.
​
Links verified January 2018
Higher Education
If you are as student or parent looking for information about or schools; or if you are looking for data and reports; or if you are looking for financial aid and scholarship, be sure to visit the NM Higher Education Department. 

Four Year Colleges and Universities
Enrollment data from the Center for Education Statistics
​
​Eastern New Mexico University, Portales
2019 fall enrollment: 5,685
Home page | College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | College of Education | Admissions
​
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, Santa Fe
2019 fall enrollment: 605
Home page 

Navajo Technical University, Crownpoint
2019 fall enrollment: 1,849
Programs in engineering, technology, computer science, science, nursing and math
Home page

New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas
2019 fall enrollment: 2,787
Home page | College of Arts & Sciences |  School of Education | School of Nursing  | Admissions

New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro
2019 fall enrollment: 1,835
Home page | Academic degree programs | Master of Science Teaching Program | Admissions
STEM Outreach: Cooperative Extension Agency | Mineral Museum | State Science Fair | Bureau of Geology & Mining | Magdalena Ridge Observatory

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
2019 fall enrollment: 14,296
Home page | College of Education | College of Arts & Science | College of Engineering | College of Agriculture | Admissions
STEM Outreach: Arthropod Museum | STEM Outreach | Scientifically Connected Communities | Engineering K-16 STEM Outreach | Chemistry Olympiad | 4H & Youth Programs | Center for Smart Grid Technologies | Young Women in Computing

Northern New Mexico College, Española
2019 fall enrollment: 1,119
Home page  | Degrees & Programs | College of Education | Admissions

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
2019 fall enrollment: 22,729
Home page | Research | College of Education | College of Arts & Sciences | School of Engineering | Health Sciences Center | Admissions
Museums Museum of Southwestern Biology | Meteorite Museum | Maxwell Museum
STEM Outreach STEM Ed (subscribe to mailing list) | School of Engineering Outreach Programs
​
Western New Mexico University, Silver City
2019 fall enrollment: 3,193
​Home page | Admissions | College of Education

See also
Mesalands Community College, Tucumcari 
Fall 2019 enrollment: 877
Home page | Wind Research & Training Center | Dinosaur Museum


Links last checked February 2021
Government Agencies
New Mexico Government AgenciesBureau of Mining & Mineral Resources – website
What you’ll find: maps & publications, including Lite Geology and Earth Matters; resources for teachers on geology and earthquakes; a virtual geologic tour; lots of background information on NM natural resources and mining.
Department of Game & Fish – website
What you’ll find: workshop announcements; contact information; aquatic education programs; wildlife trunks and curricula; safety education programs (e.g., hunting). Check out the nice Kid's Fly-fishing Guide, wildlife curriculum, and other educational materials. 
Office of Archeological Sites – website
What you’ll find: contact information; publications and background information; teacher resources on culture and ceramics; outreach calendar; catalog of presentations (they appear to be free).
Office of the State Engineer, Water Use & Conservation – website
What you’ll find: classroom materials for all ages (including a fabulous xeriscaping curriculum); facts, publications & links.
Public Education Department, Math & Science Bureau – website
What you’ll find: contact information; news & announcements; standards; resources and links.
State Land Office, Conservation Outreach – website
What you’ll find: news, photos and links.
State Library, El Portal – website
What you’ll find: links to online periodicals and multimedia.
Federal Government AgenciesBureau of Land Management, New Mexico – website
What you’ll find: general information about the BLM; contact information; list of facilities; education materials, including Classroom Investigations. 
Fish & Wildlife Service, Southwest Region – website
What you’ll find: news; information on science, fisheries, birds and ecology; fact sheets; Let’s Go Outside for kids, parents and educators; locator for all wildlife refuges.
Forest Service – website
What you’ll find: USDA-FS information; lots of maps; educator resources; home pages for Apache-Sitgreaves, Carson, Cibola, Gila, Lincoln, Santa Fe National Forests. Check out the Natural Inquirer, outreach for all ages of students. 
National Park Service, New Mexico – website
What you’ll find: list of facilities; news & events; maps. In addition, the NPS national website has lots of educator programs, including Every Kid in a Park. 
NASA, White Sands Test Facilities – website
What you’ll find: information about the facilities; links for students and educators.
Links verified January 2018
Museums
American International Rattlesnake Museum – website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: facts; tour and presentation information.
Anderson Abruzzo Balloon Museum – website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: events calendar; tour and exhibit information; Balloon Explorium activities.
Bradbury Science Museum – website
Los Alamos
What you’ll find: guide to exhibits; outreach programs (free); activities, videos, FAQs and links; Los Alamos Teachers’ Resource Book.
B-Square Ranch – website
Farmington
What you’ll find: information about the three Bolack Museums (Fish & Wildlife, Electromechanical, Experimental Farm).
¡Explora! – Guide to Educational Programs – website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: information about visits; guides to workshops & presentations; professional development workshops; programs for students.
Las Cruces Museum of Nature & Science – website
Las Cruces
What you’ll find: museum information; events calendar.
Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum – website
Tucumcari
What you’ll find: museum information, summer field classes.
National Museum of Nuclear Science & History – website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: museum information, including Nuclear Science Week; programs for students and classes; professional development workshops; links.
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (VLA) – website
West of Socorro
What you’ll find: visitor information; lots of science.
National Solar Observatory – website
Sacramento Peak, Sunspot
What you’ll find: general information; news; visits to observatory in Sunspot; images; classroom activities.
New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum – website
Las Cruces
What you’ll find: tour and outreach information; event calendar; links.
New Mexico Tech Mineral Museum – website
Socorro
What you’ll find: museum information, teacher resources (including lessons), rockhounding guide
New Mexico Mining Museum – website
Grants
What you’ll find: museum information.
NM Museum of Natural History & Science – website (education outreach)
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: teacher workshops & open house; information about kits to borrow; curriculum, including the Bosque Education Guide and Projecto Futuro; information and activities related to museum visits and outreach.
NM Museum of Space History – website (education outreach)
Alamogordo
What you’ll find: a calendar of events; information about presentations and activities (most are not free).
NMSU Arthropod Museum – website
Las Cruces
What you’ll find: links to schedule classroom visit or guest speaker.
Santa Fe Children’s Museum – website
Santa Fe
What you’ll find: calendar of events; museum information.
Silver City Museum – website
Silver City
What you’ll find: museum information, calendar, education outreach information.
Western Heritage Museum – website
Hobbs
What you’ll find: museum information, events calendar.
Links verified January 2018
Parks & RecreatioN
Albuquerque BioPark – website
What you’ll find: zoo, aquarium & botanical garden information; calendar of events; subscribe to teacher newsletter; tour and outreach programs; activity packs.
Aztec Ruins National Monument (National Park Service) – website
What you’ll find: park information & contacts; inventory of plants & animals; traveling trunks to borrow; teachers’ guide, including astronomy & ecosystem; description of presentations (free).
Bandelier National Monument (National Park Service) – website
What you’ll find: park information & contacts; inventory of plants & animals; traveling trunks to borrow; curriculum for K-6; PowerPoints; links.
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge (Fish & Wildlife Service) – website
What you’ll find: refuge information; species inventory.
Capulin Volcano National Monument (National Park Service) – website
What you’ll find: park information; plant, animal and geology information; trunk materials; downloadable lessons.
Carlsbad Caverns National Park – website
What you’ll find: park information; plant, animal and geology guides; extensive curriculum materials.
El Malpáis National Monument (National Park Service) – website
What you’ll find: park information; inventory of plants & animals; details of volcanic landscape; curriculum guide.
El Morro National Monument (National Park Service) – website
What you’ll find: park information; inventory of plants & animals.
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (National Park Service) – website
What you’ll find: park information; plant, animal and natural features guides; traveling trunks; lessons.
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (Bureau of Land Management) – website
What you’ll find there: park information; rock, trail and bird guides.
Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (NM State Park) – website
What you’ll find: park information; activities list.
New Mexico Historic Sites – website
What you’ll find: links to Lincoln, Jemez, Fort Stanton, Coronado, Fort Selden, El Camino Real and Bosque Redondo historic sites; each has visitor information and teacher guides.
New Mexico State Parks – Outdoor Education – website
What you’ll find: maps of state parks; activity, trails and education guides; Kids ‘n Parks transportation grants; some parks have teacher’s guides.
Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument – website
What you’ll find: not much just yet (designated in May 2014).
Petroglyph National Monument (National Park Service) – website
What you’ll find: park information; curriculum guide.
Randall Davey Audubon Center – website
What you’ll find: park information; visitor’s guide.
Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge (Fish & Wildlife Service) – website
What you’ll find: basic information; not much yet (designated in September 2012).
Sandia Mountains Natural History Center – website
What you’ll find: information on school and public programs; fifth grade ecology curriculum; downloadable activities; trail map; newsletter.
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (Fish & Wildlife Service) – website
What you’ll find: park information; events calendar; science research information; link to Long-Term Ecological Research data sets, presentations, and programs.
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge (Fish & Wildlife Service) – website
What you’ll find: basic information; not much yet (designated in September 2012).
Valles Caldera National Preserve – website
What you’ll find: park information; events calendar; list of educational programs; sign up for mailing lists; Valles Caldera The Science Teacher’s Guide.
White Sands National Monument (National Park Service) – website
What you’ll find: park information; plant, animal and natural features guides; traveling trunks. Also see Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center and Chihuahuan Desert Nature Coalition.
Businesses 
Honeywell – website | education outreach
Intel  – website | Intel Rio Rancho | education outreach
Lockheed – Martin – education outreach
Los Alamos National Laboratories – website | education outreach | LANL Foundation
Northrop Grumman – website | education outreach
PNM – website | education outreach | grants
Sandia National Laboratories – website | education outreach
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) – DOE site | the science |
Urenco – website | education outreach

​WIPP
STEM Organizations
AFRL La Luz Academy – website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: description of several programs for students; professional development; contacts; newsletter; classroom presenters.
Albuquerque Astronomical Society – websiteAlbuquerque
What you’ll find: contact information; classroom activities; borrow a telescope; schedule a star party
Albuquerque Public Schools Energy STARS – website
What you’ll find: energy lessons and activities.
Bioregional Outdoor Education Project – website
What you’ll find: information on the Colorado Plateau, lesson plans, a certification program, and other resources. Although this site is in Utah, they serve the entire Colorado Plateau (NW New Mexico).
Biodidact, The Community Lab – website
What you’ll find: Ideas for engaging hands-on science activities and opportunities to get a scientist to help in the classroom.
Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Project (BEMP) – website
What you’ll find: information and events; data sets; downloadable activities.
Brain-Hackers Association – website
Provides resources and outreach activities to schools focused on brain and behavior science. What you’ll find: competition, learning module, school programs & classes.
Café Scientifique – website
Española, Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Albuquerque
What you’ll find: description; schedule; archive of previous programs.
Expanding Your Horizons – website
Statewide conferences
National organization, you will have to search for conferences to find the NM conference dates and locations
Fractal Foundation – website
What you’ll find: news and events; programs; explanations; activities and teachers’ s guide; links to software; lots of pictures.
Hawks Aloft – website
What you’ll find: conservation and research information; school and community programs (guest speakers); downloadable lesson plans.
National American Indian Science and Engineering Fair – website
Albuquerque (national scope)
What you’ll find: information and news; workshops for students; contacts.
New Mexico Academy of Science – website
What you’ll find: information and events; publications; programs.
NM Ag in the Classroom – website
What you’ll find: teacher resources that include lesson plans, field trips, professional development and more (all related to agriculture).
New Mexico EPSCoR – website | education outreach
What you’ll find: research projects; events calendar; data sets and Teach Data curriculum; education blog.
New Mexico FIRST™ LEGO™ League – website
What you’ll find: contact information; registration; files; workshops and calendar.
NM MESA – website
What you’ll find: program information and calendar.
New Mexico PBS – website
What you’ll find: a mother-lode of PBS clips and lessons.
New Mexico Recycling Coalition – website
What’t there: information for homes, schools and communities; extensive resource links.
New Mexico Solar Energy Association – website
What you’ll find: primers; data; lessons and other curricula; schedule a demonstration.
NM STEM Connection – website
What you’ll find: a comprehensive list of resources – programs, people, news – related exclusively to STEM education in New Mexico.
Math & Science Advisory Council (reports to PED) – website
What you’ll find: announcements and minutes.
Project GUTS – website
Santa Fe
What you’ll find: information; calendar; software downloads; programming resources.
RoboRave International – website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: information; registration; workshops; programming help.
Santa Fe Alliance for Science – website
What you’ll find: information about science cafés and talks; science events in the Santa Fe area; workshops for teachers; web links.
Santa Fe Institute – website
Santa Fe
What you’ll find: information; calendar of community and education outreach; scientific research; courses that include a System Complexity MOOC.
Santa Fe Science Initiative – website
What you’ll find: professional development workshops.
Santa Fe Watershed Association – website
What you’ll find: school and public programs.
Scientifically Connected Communities – website
What you’ll find: connections to NMSU; professional development; teaching resource links.
Solar Astronomy Outreach – website
State-wide
What you’ll find: calendar, links, request a school visit, lessons & activities.
STEM connector – website
What you’ll find: a national repository of resources – grants, programs, organizations, events.
Southwest Center For Microsystems Education (SCME) – website
What you’ll find: announcements; workshops; extensive educational materials, all related to microsystems.
Supercomputing Challenge – website
What you’ll find: information and calendar; lots of links; professional development.
Timmy Telescope Solar Astronomy Project – website
Albuquerque
What you’ll find: contact information to schedule a site visit for grade 4 and above; classroom resources and activities.
Young Women In Computing – website
What you’ll find: programs for students; lessons; calendar; community outreach.

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