New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

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28	28	SENATE MEMORIAL 15
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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	Pete Campos
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; and
46	46	WHEREAS, citizen science is a collaboration among
47	47	community members, state government and the scientists who
48	48	manage the state's public lands in which citizens volunteer to
49	49	help collect data about plants, animals, air quality and water
50	50	quality; and
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78	78	WHEREAS, citizen science can provide valuable data while
79	79	fostering scientific literacy and community engagement,
80	80	ensuring that the state thrives through future generations of
81	81	environmental stewards; and
82	82	WHEREAS, citizen science can engage the youth, provide
83	83	exposure to a variety of science-based careers and expand STEM-
84	84	based education opportunities; and
85	85	WHEREAS, in the 2024 legislative session, the house of
86	86	representatives passed House Memorial 34, which requested
87	87	several state agencies to create a working group to develop
88	88	recommendations for expanding the use of citizen science in New
89	89	Mexico, and this working group prepared a report and is taking
90	90	steps to integrate citizen science into state agencies; and
91	91	WHEREAS, encouraging other state agencies to use citizen
92	92	science can help more people, especially the youth, to become
93	93	aware, involved and concerned about real world issues and help
94	94	time-constrained scientists to collect data; and
95	95	WHEREAS, establishing a "Citizen Science Day" will help
96	96	educate other state agencies and the public about the benefits
97	97	of citizen science;
98	98	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE
99	99	OF NEW MEXICO that the senate recognize the importance of
100	100	citizen science and its role in engaging the youth and the
101	101	public in science and the outdoors and assisting state agencies
102	102	in collecting valuable data that is otherwise difficult to
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131	131	collect; and
132	132	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the governor be requested to
133	133	declare a "Citizen Science Day" and recognize the many New
134	134	Mexico residents and projects that have made significant
135	135	contributions to citizen science across this state and many
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137	137	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the public education
138	138	department, the New Mexico outdoor recreation division of the
139	139	economic development department, the higher education
140	140	department and the New Mexico department of agriculture be
141	141	requested to review the working group report titled
142	142	"Recommendations to Expand the Use of Citizen Science in State
143	143	Agencies in New Mexico" and provide recommendations to
144	144	integrate citizen science, especially for the youth, into the
145	145	agencies; and
146	146	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
147	147	transmitted to the public education department, the New Mexico
148	148	outdoor recreation division of the economic development
149	149	department, the higher education department and the New Mexico
150	150	department of agriculture for appropriate distribution.
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