Navajo Refining Company, LLC
Navajo Nature Trail
Artesia, New Mexico, United States
Certified through 2024
Project Name
Project Type
Navajo Nature Trail
Landscaped
About the Program
The Navajo Nature Trail program is operated in New Mexico by the Navajo Refining Company LL. It is located in a residential area of the city of Artesia, approximately 200 miles northeast of El Paso, Texas. The project site is a walking trail alongside a street, developed on previously unused land. The trail totals 1.6 acres and provides an attractive area for visitors to walk and observe local plants and wildlife.
Practices and Impacts
The Navajo Nature Trail program is operated in New Mexico by the Navajo Refining Company LL. It is located in a residential area of the city of Artesia, approximately 200 miles northeast of El Paso, Texas. The project site is a walking trail alongside a street, developed on previously unused land. The trail totals 1.6 acres and provides an attractive area for visitors to walk and observe local plants and wildlife.
Practices and Impacts
- The trail has been planted with regularly monitored and maintained native shrubs, grasses and trees to provide habitat for wildlife such as pollinators, birds and bats.
- Features to support populations such as nest boxes and a butterfly puddling area have been added.
- Local volunteer groups help with clean-ups and maintenance of the site, which is accessible to the public and has signage for visitors to learn more about the project.
