ANIMAS FOUNDATION/GRAY RANCH

DR. BEN BROWN, PROGRAM DIRECTOR

HC 65, BOX 180
ANIMAS, NM 88020

(505) 548-2622 TELEPHONE

(505) 548-2267 FAX

benbrown@vtc.net E-MAIL

MISSION

Recognizing that the biological diversity of the land and waters of the earth is declining, and recognizing that human activity has contributed to this imbalance, the Animas Foundation will encourage the practice of a land ethic to preserve, heal, restore, and sustain wildlands and waters, their inhabitants and cultures.

We propose to explore by scientific research, to disseminate through education, to imagine through artistic endeavor and other means, the interactive forces of man and nature. The Animas Foundation advances these and other charitable objectives in cooperation with, and support of, organizations, communities and individuals having similar and related goals.

ACTIVE PROJECT

• Long-term research: The effects of grazing and fire (alone and in combination) on Chihuahuan Desert grasslands (plant composition and community structure, vertebrates, invertebrates, soil biota). McKinney Flats, Gray Ranch
• Rare Species Monitoring (in conjunction with New Mexico Game and Fish Department, Endangered Species Branch): periodic surveys of abundance for white-sided jackrabbits, Botteri’s sparrow, Baird’s sparrow, Mexican chickadees, yellow-eyed juncoes, grasshopper sparrows, Sprague’s pipit, Chiricahua leopard frog, bunchgrass lizards, and Gould’s turkeys
• Montane Rattlesnake Research: Research completed. Report forthcoming
• Mesquite Research: Dr. Tom Valone of St. Louis University has initiated a research project to examine the effects of season and intensity of burning on two different-aged stands of mesquite.

BLACK RANGE RESOURCE CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT, INC.
(Black Range RC&D)

HAROLD J. BRAY, COORDINATOR

2610 N. SILVER STREET
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505)388-9566 ext. 503 TELEPHONE

(505)388-0376 FAX

MISSION

The RC&D program is a rural development initiative of the United States Department of Agriculture dedicated to improving the quality of life in Grant, Catron, Luna and Hidalgo Counties by focusing on land conservation, rural community development, water management, and environmental concerns.

Administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and guided by a council of volunteers, the RC&D strives to match local citizens and their needs with opportunities and solutions to problems related to mining, agriculture, and forestry as well as other human and natural resource issues.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Initiation and support of Regional Water Planning in the area including five (5) major surface water drainage basins and nine (9) groundwater basins.
• Water quality projects in the Upper and Lower Gila River and the San Francisco River (referred to as the Gila Monster Project) designed to improve the watershed and riparian corridor using holistic watershed management
• Development of the Luna Valley Interpretive Ruin (Hough Site) in cooperation with Catron County, the U.S. Forest Service, and the New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department: Projected plans could include a rest area and visitors’ center with handicapped accessibility to an undisturbed and intact Indian ruin.
• Hurley Cemetery Restoration Project: Planting of drip irrigated windbreak to control wind erosion and provide habitat for songbirds
• Funding for Deming, Hidalgo and Grant Soil & Water Conservation Districts’ Noxious Weed Programs has come from BLM and USFS for education on management and control of noxious weeds

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM)
Las Cruces Field Office
(Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra and Dona Ana Counties)

AMY LEUDERS, LAS CRUCES FIELD OFFICE MANAGER

RUSSELL LUMMUS, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

1800 MARQUESS ST.
LAS CRUCES, NM 88005

(505) 525-4363 or (505) 525-4300 TELEPHONE

(505) 525-4412 FAX

clummus@nm.blm.gov E-MAIL

http://www.nm.blm.gov WEB PAGE

MISSION

The mission of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is to manage designated Federally owned lands in Southwestern New Mexico for multi-purpose public use. The BLM is an agency of the Department of the Interior within the US Government.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

The public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management are used for recreational purposes such as fishing, hiking, off-road vehicle use, and camping; commercial uses such as mining, grazing, forestry, power transmission right-of-ways, scenery for advertising, and motion picture filming; and conservation of plant, fish, and animal specimens and habitats, wild horse and burro ranges, archaeological and historic properties. The BLM manages 12.8 million surface acres in New Mexico.

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM)
Socorro Field Office
(Catron and Socorro Counties)

KATE PADILLA, FIELD MANAGER

198 NEEL AVENUE, NW
SOCORRO, NM 87801-4648

(505) 835-0412 TELEPHONE

(505) 835-0223 FAX

http://www.nm.blm.gov WEB PAGE

MISSION

The mission of the Bureau of Land Management is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

ACTIVE PROJECTS IN CATRON AND SOCORRO COUNTIES

• Prescribed fires on public lands
• Watershed improvement and maintenance on BLM and Forest Service lands
• Uplands improvement with mechanical treatment (tree shears) to remove junipers
• Uplands improvement on BLM lands to remove piñon, juniper and rabbit brush by chemical measures
• Land exchanges negotiated to increase public access and enjoyment of unique natural and cultural resources
• Inventories of reptiles and amphibians, bats, raptors, and grassland birds
• Active participant in Catron County Citizens Group
• Environmental assessments prepared for grazing permit renewals

• Development of Camino Real International Heritage Center

• Process right-of-way, special recreation permits, mineral material disposals, and other land use permits

• Improve wildlife habitat by installation of game waters

   

CATRON COUNTY CITIZENS GROUP

BOB MOORE

HC 61, BOX 349
GLENWOOD, NM 88039

(505) 539-2745 TELEPHONE

(505) 539-2745 FAX

bmoore@gilanet.com E-MAIL

MISSION

The mission of the Catron County Citizens Group is to serve as a forum to enable people with different views to openly and honestly discuss issues that concern our community, and to find common ground in order to take action on projects that ensure an economic, social and environmentally-sound future

Goals: Promote land stewardship and the local economy, and to reduce stress

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Cedar Breaks Upland Watershed Project to demonstrate the need for improving upland watershed health to maintain overall watershed health
• Apache Forest Health Project to identify appropriate silvicultural practices to encourage forest stratification to a more natural composition than current conditions offer
• Sheep Basin Forest Health/Watershed Improvement Project to encourage forest stratification to a more natural composition than current conditions offer and to address watershed condition issues
• Grassbanking project to explore the options of establishing a grassbank to incorporate short-term resting of cattle in areas where forest restoration and watershed improvement activities are being implemented
• Utility of Small-Diameter Material Project to encourage local forest products industry that utilizes small-diameter material extracted from forest health projects: The local economy is improved through job creation and land stewardship is promoted through forest restoration efforts.
• Log Sorting and Distribution Yard Project to establish a log sorting and distribution yard to receive small-diameter wood from forest restoration projects and distribute wood to appropriate local users

CATRON COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

TRACY DRUMMOND

P.O. BOX 378
RESERVE, NM 87830

(505) 533-6430 TELEPHONE

(505) 533-6930 FAX

tdrummon@nmsu.edu E-MAIL

http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu WEB PAGE

MISSION

The New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service is a cooperative effort of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics at New Mexico State University, county governments in all 33 New Mexico counties, and the United States Department of Agriculture. The mission is to help New Mexicans use research-based knowledge to improve the quality of their lives.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

The cooperative Extension Service Program is organized in five units: Animal Resources, Plant Sciences, Home Economics, Rural Economic Development, and 4-H and Youth Development.

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

MICHAEL ROBINSON, COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR

P.O. BOX 53166
PINOS ALTOS, NM 88053

(505) 534-0360 TELEPHONE

(505) 388-0666 FAX

michaelr@sw-center.org E-MAIL

www.sw-center.org WEB PAGE

MISSION

The Southwest Center is dedicated to protecting and restoring the ecosystems of the Southwest

ACTIVE PROJECTS

The Southwest Center is involved in monitoring and advocating for a number of imperiled species, including the Mexican spotted owl, goshawk, Southwestern willow flycatcher, yellow-billed cuckoo, Gila trout, spikedace, loach minnow, jaguar, Mexican gray wolf, and Chiricahua dock

CENTER FOR WILDLIFE LAW
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC LAW

RUTH MUSGRAVE, DIRECTOR

1117 STANFORD NE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87131

(505) 277-8695 TELEPHONE

(505) 277-5483 FAX

http://wwwipl.unm.edu/cwl/cwl.html WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTER: Wildlife Law News Quarterly

MISSION

The Center is dedicated to the research and analysis of state, national and international wildlife laws. It provides education, training, forums, materials and publications for agencies, lawyers, students, researchers and other interested entities.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Publications

1. States’ Wildlife Laws Handbook
2. Federal Wildlife Laws Handbook
3. Wildlife Law News Quarterly ($100/year--single complimentary copy upon request)

Training

1. Youth Education opportunities

CHINO ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT (AOC)

ROBERT QUINTANAR

P.O. BOX 7
HURLEY, N.M. 88043

(505) 537-4228 TELEPHONE

(505) 537-7161 FAX

rquintanar@phelpsd.com E-MAIL

NEWSLETTER: AOC

MISSION

The Chino Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) is an agreement entered into voluntarily by the New Mexico Environment Department and Chino Mines Company to identify and remediate affects to the environment from historic mining and mineral processing activities that may not be adequately addressed under other regulatory programs.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Chino and the New Mexico Environment Department are conducting a remedial investigation and feasibility study in the investigation area surrounding Chino Mines Company’s mining and mineral processing facilities. Evaluations will be performed in the following seven investigation units:

• Hurley Soil Investigation Unit
• Whitewater Creek Investigation Unit
• Hanover Creek Investigation Unit
• Smelter Area Investigation Unit
• Tailing Soil Investigation Unit
• Lampbright Area Investigation Unit
• Ecological Investigation Unit

COALITION OF ARIZONA/NEW MEXICO COUNTIES

HOWARD HUTCHINSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

P.O. BOX 125
GLENWOOD, N.M. 88039

(505) 539-2709 TELEPHONE
(505) 539-2708 FAX
aznmc@gilanet.com E-MAIL
NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED

MISSION

• Protect the rural economies of Arizona and New Mexico
• Educate the public on the issues facing rural Arizona and New Mexico
• Organize and encourage community involvement and support on issues confronting federal land users
• Reinstate and reinforce the integrity of the federal and multi-use policy
• Maintain or increase the economic base which results from the management of our federal lands including employment, public and private revenue, and taxes
• Establish, define and protect the vested rights of individuals and industries heavily dependent upon utilizing resources from federal lands
• Seek a proactive solution to county economic problems which both protects and enhances plant and animal species listed as threatened or endangered under the endangered species act (ESA) and at the same time reduces the negative effects of ESA restrictions on state, federal and private land use and development
• Seek to establish an equitable balance of wildlife/livestock forage allocation and mandate management of wildlife numbers in compliance with the share of forage which is allocated for wildlife
• Work to prevent the taking of vested property rights by state or federal regulatory agencies without guaranteeing the payment of just compensation
• Seek to enforce Presidential Executive Order 12630 at the federal level and seek state legislation patterned after this executive order
• Address timber, mining, wildlife and grazing issues along with any other appropriate multiple use issue on federal lands by offering sound technical advice in a professional capacity
• Monitor the implementation of existing regulations (such as the Endangered Species Act) and the introduction of new regulations which will ultimately impact management on private and federal lands and vested property rights

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Upper Gila Watershed Restoration Project (Gila Monster) with projects throughout the Gila River Watershed
• Funding for research in natural resource issues
• Participation in working groups for Mexican Spotted Owl Recovery
• Funding for distribution of public education materials on responsible resource use
• Participation in and education of elected and appointed officials in natural resource decision-making processes and land planning
• Forest Ecosystem Restoration

CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL ALLIANCE

BRUCE WARD

P.O. BOX 628
PINE, CO 80470

(303) 838-3760 TELEPHONE

(303) 838-3960 FAX

cdnst@aol.com E-MAIL

cdtrail.org WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTER: Continental Divide Trail News

MISSION

The mission of the Continental Divide Trail Alliance is to build, maintain and protect the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail from Canada to Mexico.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Recent Continental Divide Trail activities in Southwest New Mexico have been:

• Kline Mountain, Gila National Forest
• Little Hatchet Mountains, Bureau of Land Management

Interested individuals may also contact the nearest United States Forest Service Office for trail building and maintenance projects.