Navajo Dryland Environments Laboratory

General Information

The Navajo Dryland Environments Laboratory at Shiprock Campus is an institute for education and research in the environmental sciences and environmental technology. It is part of a consortium that includes New Mexico’s three major research universities and two national laboratories. The program maintains teaching and research laboratories for environmental science, chemistry, and geology. The program supports the Environmental Science degree, field based research and consulting on environmental issues of interest to the Navajo Nation, and scientific research projects by Diné College students. For more information, call (505) 368-3556.

Navajo Ant Project - Integrating Navajo cultural values with the scientific method.

The Navajo Reservation... includes a diverse range of habitats from high mountains at more than 10,000 feet, down into deep canyons, numerous mesas, and lower elevation semi-arid deserts. The Navajo Ant Project is dedicated to the discovery of the ant biodiversity on this fascinating land and to integrating traditional Navajo cultural values with the modern scientific method. More...