Santa Fe Sustainability
Tucked into the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, St. John’s College Santa Fe sits 7,300 feet above sea level on 250 acres in the most beautiful part of Santa Fe, New Mexico, the country’s oldest capital city. Surrounded by hiking trails and a majestic landscape, the Santa Fe campus brings Rocky Mountain living quite literally to our doorsteps. We are also a high desert community and are therefore acutely aware of how precious our desert resources are and we use them with great efficiency and care. We do this through our long-standing water conservation, green building, and dryland permaculture practices, and through our multimillion dollar, donor-funded solar energy projects launched in 2023.
Solar Campus
Learn how solar energy meets 100% of our campus’s electricity needs.
Electric Fleet & Charging Stations
Our electric fleet & charging stations help our community reduce its carbon footprint.
Water Conservation
Built in the New Mexico desert, our Santa Fe campus has long led on water conservation.
Dryland Permaculture Practices
Permaculture is an agricultural practice that aims to grow an agricultural ecosystem in a sustainable way.
Composting and Recycling
The Santa Fe campus’s composting program eliminates many pounds of food waste per year.
LEED-Certified Buildings
The acronym LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and it signifies the most widely used green building rating system in the world.
Sustainability / Environmentally-Focused Student Clubs
Do you want to help change our planet’s future?
Our Local Conservation Partners
Our local partnerships provide our community and visitors alike with opportunities to experience the natural world.