New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

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28	28	SENATE MEMORIAL 13
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30	30	TH LEGISLATURE
31	31	- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
32	32	FIRST SESSION
33	33	, 2025
34	34	INTRODUCED BY
35	35	Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
36	36	A MEMORIAL
37	37	REQUESTING EXPANSION OF THE USE OF CITIZEN SCIENCE BY STATE
38	38	AGENCIES AND REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO DECLARE A "CITIZEN
39	39	SCIENCE DAY".
40	40	WHEREAS, New Mexico is a beautiful state that is rich in
41	41	natural resources and filled with individuals who take great
42	42	pride in the state's environment; and
43	43	WHEREAS, state agencies manage nearly fifty-three million
44	44	acres of land but lack the resources to fully monitor this
45	45	land; as one student stated, "learning about and caring for the
46	46	environment is not a one-person job, and state agencies can't
47	47	do it by themselves"; and
48	48	WHEREAS, citizen science is a collaboration among
49	49	community members, state government and the scientists who
50	50	manage the state's public lands in which citizens volunteer to
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78	78	help collect data about plants, animals, air quality and water
79	79	quality; as one student said, "bat surveys are what I like to
80	80	do. I like bats", and another student said, "I would like to
81	81	work on a citizen science [project] about the impact that
82	82	runoff water has on soil"; and
83	83	WHEREAS, citizen science can provide valuable data while
84	84	fostering scientific literacy and community engagement,
85	85	ensuring that the state thrives through future generations of
86	86	environmental stewards; as one student succinctly stated,
87	87	"citizen science can take place anywhere and anytime and anyone
88	88	can do it"; and
89	89	WHEREAS, citizen science can engage the youth, provide
90	90	exposure to a variety of science-based careers and expand STEM-
91	91	based education opportunities; as several students said,
92	92	"everyday people like me can do science" and be "fabulous
93	93	citizen scientists", and "citizen science can aid children who
94	94	want to pursue science as a career"; and
95	95	WHEREAS, in the 2024 legislative session, the house of
96	96	representatives passed House Memorial 34, which requested
97	97	several state agencies to create a working group to develop
98	98	recommendations for expanding the use of citizen science in New
99	99	Mexico, and this working group prepared a report and is taking
100	100	steps to integrate citizen science into state agencies; and
101	101	WHEREAS, encouraging other state agencies to use citizen
102	102	science can help more people, especially the youth, to become
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131	131	aware, involved and concerned about real world issues and help
132	132	time-constrained scientists to collect data; as one student
133	133	said, "this means a lot of kids can be scientists and can help
134	134	with research", while another student said, "kids are extra
135	135	curious"; and
136	136	WHEREAS, establishing a "Citizen Science Day" will help
137	137	educate other state agencies and the public about the benefits
138	138	of citizen science;
139	139	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE
140	140	OF NEW MEXICO that the senate recognize the importance of
141	141	citizen science and its role in engaging the youth and the
142	142	public in science and the outdoors and assisting state agencies
143	143	in collecting valuable data that are otherwise difficult to
144	144	collect; and
145	145	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the governor be requested to
146	146	declare a "Citizen Science Day" and recognize the many New
147	147	Mexico residents and projects that have made significant
148	148	contributions to citizen science across this state and many
149	149	more; and
150	150	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public education
151	151	department, the New Mexico outdoor recreation division of the
152	152	economic development department, the higher education
153	153	department and the New Mexico department of agriculture be
154	154	requested to review the working group report titled
155	155	"Recommendations to Expand the Use of Citizen Science in State
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184	184	Agencies in New Mexico" and provide recommendations to
185	185	integrate citizen science, especially for the youth, into the
186	186	agencies; and
187	187	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
188	188	transmitted to the public education department, the New Mexico
189	189	outdoor recreation division of the economic development
190	190	department, the higher education department and the New Mexico
191	191	department of agriculture for appropriate distribution.
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