GILA FISH AND GUN CLUB

BRUB STONE, PRESIDENT

P.O. BOX 981
SANTA CLARA, NM 88026-0981

(505) 537-3957 TELEPHONE

GEORGE SHEPARD, SECRETARY/TREASURER
(505) 388-2360 TELEPHONE

NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED FOR MEMBERSHIP

MISSION

The mission of the Gila Fish and Gun Club is:

• To sustain and improve hunting, fishing, and other outdoor recreation by working to improve habitat, management and access to public lands
• To promote safety and training in the handling of all firearms, both for hunting and target use

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Participation in projects such as restoration of Lake Roberts, and on-going maintenance and silt removal of this and other area lakes
• Sponsorship of an annual gun show that brings numerous dealers and visitors to the Grant County area
• Previous projects have included the Grant County Shooting Range, donations to Boy Scouts, 4-H groups, FFA, and building water cisterns in forest locations to assist wildlife

GILA MONSTER WATERSHED COUNCIL

CONTACT: HAROLD J. BRAY at BLACK RANGE RC & D

http://www.southwest-water.org/ WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED

MISSION

The mission of the Gila Monster Watershed Council is to develop a coordinated interstate, inter-regional effort to implement partnering-based water quality programs for holistic watershed management of the Gila watershed. The Gila Monster Council is the mechanism by which the citizens of New Mexico and Arizona are working together for the betterment of the Gila River and its watershed.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Support for and coordination of a Youth Conservation Corps Program which plants trees for bank stabilization on Gila River
• Support two fluvial geomorphologies, one in New Mexico and one in Arizona
• Cap salt wells which discharge saltwater into the Gila River
• Coordinate prescribed burns on private and state lands
• Coordinate noxious weed treatment.
• Produce watershed-related publications for the public (i.e., value of fire in the ecosystem)

GILA NATIONAL FOREST

ANDREA MARTINEZ, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER

3005 E. CAMINO DEL BOSQUE
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505) 388-8211 TELEPHONE
(505) 388-8204 FAX

amartine/r3_gila@fs.fed.us E-MAIL
www.fs.fed.us/r3/gila WEB PAGE

MISSION

"Caring for the land and serving people" captures the Forest Service Mission. As mandated by Congress, the Forest Service manages forest resources in a multiple use manner to insure for a healthy and sustainable forest for future generations.  The Forest Service is an agency of the Department of Agriculture within the US Government.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

The following resource areas are some of the projects in the Gila National Forest:

• vegetation management

• wildlife management

• recreation management

• fire management

• cultural resources/archaeology

• ecosystem/forest health

• riparian/watershed health

• threatened and endangered species protection

• timber management/small diameter timber products

• range management

• wilderness management

• air/water quality

• conservation education

GILA NATIONAL FOREST CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAM

JOSIE PRISLAN

3005 E. CAMINO DEL BOSQUE
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505) 388-8201 TELEPHONE

(505) 388-8204 FAX

jprislan/r3_gila@fs.fed.us E-MAIL

www.fs.fed.us/r3/gila WEB PAGE

MISSION

The Forest Service Conservation and Education Program addresses increasing awareness and understanding of Forest resources and Forest resource issues, using a proactive approach for long-term objectives.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Super Stewards: Program for 1^st through 3^rd graders, in which the school adopts a Forest Service site and commits to picking up litter while learning about stewardship in their natural surroundings both in the field and in the classroom
• Leave-No-Trace Skills Course and Skit: Addressing backcountry ethics to a variety of audiences (offered on request)
• "Introducing Wilderness", Gila Wilderness Trunk: Curriculum and materials teaching about National Wilderness areas, including stewardship. Teacher workshops offered regularly
• Noxious Weeds Displays and Nature Walk: To increase awareness of the issue and encourage prevention of the spread of the weeds
• The annual Nature Walk Series: Offered free to the community and visitors to increase knowledge of the local forest resources

GILA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY

MARTHA CARTER

P.O. BOX 1244
SILVER CITY, NM 88062

(505) 388-9221 TELEPHONE

jmcarter@zianet.com E-MAIL

NEWSLETTER: Gila Native Plant Society Bulletin

MISSION

The objectives of the Gila Native Plant Society, one of nine chapters in the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, are to:

• Promote education, research, and appreciation of the native flora of the Southwest
• Encourage the preservation of rare and endangered plant species and the communities in which these species occur
• Encourage the use of suitable native plants in landscaping in order to preserve the State’s unique character and, at the same time, conserve water.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Endowment Fund established in 1994 to encourage long-term protection of native flora of the Southwest and to support students of botany in basic research projects. Supported by member contributions and sales of NPS-NM wildflower posters and booklets on native plants for lawns and gardens of Southwest New Mexico
• First proposed project of the Fund: Contributions of books on botany to Miller Library at Western New Mexico University
• Program meetings, October through March, featuring speakers with educational information to share with members and guests
• Field trips, April through October, to sites offering a variety of native plants as well as historical, archeological and geological sites.
• Garden maintenance at Grant County Detention Center, Silver City Museum and Main Street Projects
• Speakers to local civic organizations, schools, and garden clubs
• Garden planting/landscaping at Community Built Park in spring 2000

GILA RESOURCES INFORMATION PROJECT (GRIP)

HARRY BROWNE

301 W. YANKIE STREET
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505) 538-8078 TELEPHONE

(505) 538-0614 FAX

hbrowne@zianet.com E-MAIL

MISSION

Recognizing that human and environmental systems are inseparable and interdependent, Gila Resources Information Project pursues two goals:

• To protect and nurture human communities by safeguarding the natural resources that sustain us all
• To safeguard natural resources by facilitating informed public participation in resource use decisions

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Responsible Mining Project: Participating in closure/closeout process for the Chino, Tyrone, Cobre and Little Rock Mines to insure adequate reclamation and groundwater protection at the sites after mining halts. Seek technical expertise to improve regulatory review of the mines’ plans for revegetation, capping of water dumps and tailings, and proposed open pits.  Also monitor ongoing regulatory enforcement of Clean Water Act at the Chino and Tyrone Mines
• Healthier Communities Project: Enhancing the effectiveness of the Community Work Group that provides public input into the development of a cleanup plan on Chino Mine property

GILA WATCH

MICHAEL SAUBER

P.O. BOX 309
SILVER CITY, NM 88062

(505) 388-2854 TELEPHONE

(505) 538-8746 FAX

MISSION

The mission of Gila Watch is to protect and restore the Gila ecosystem and to end grazing abuses on public land.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Willow planting in Black Canyon in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness
• Removal of barbed wire fences as needed in the Wilderness

GILA WILDLIFE RESCUE

DENNIS MILLER

307 F. STREET
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505) 388-5754/ 538-6640 TELEPHONE

(505) 538-6228 FAX

millerd@silver.wnmu.edu E-MAIL

MISSION

The purpose of Gila Wildlife Rescue is to rehabilitate native wildlife for release back into the wild. The program also provides opportunities to educate the public on stewardship of our wild lands and the wildlife found in it.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Gila Wildlife Rescue has been caring for wildlife and releasing them back into the wild for the past eighteen years. Care is given to all species of wildlife with specialization in rehabilitating birds of prey. Services are provided for all of Southwest New Mexico. A close working relationship is maintained with The Wildlife Center in EspaÒola, NM.

The director is licensed through the New Mexico Game and Fish Department as well as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The program is for release of wildlife only; therefore, no visitations are allowed. However, educational programs are available upon request.

GRANT COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

RONALD F. LAMB, AGRICULTURE
MARGARET DINES, HOME ECONOMICS
KERRY TAYLOR, 4-H

2610 N. SILVER STREET
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505) 388-1559 TELEPHONE
(505) 388-1550 FAX

grant@nmsu.edu E-MAIL

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

MISSION

The mission of the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service is to help people of New Mexico use research-based knowledge to improve the quality of their lives. The 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.
Programs are organized in five units: Animal Resources, Plant Sciences, Home Economics, Rural Economic Development, and 4-H and Youth Development.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Programs currently active in Grant County are:

Natural Resource Area

• Elk Grazing Research
• Yellow Starthistle Research
• Brush Control Research
• Pesticide Usage research
• Gardening and Yard Landscape Education
• Beef Cattle Production Education

4-H Area

• Range Plant Identification
• Shooting Sports
• Soils Evaluation
• Livestock

Home Economics Area

• Septic System Management
• Solar Energy
• Home Energy Conservation

GRANT COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT "ADOPT A ROAD" PROGRAM

TIM ZAMORA, GRANT COUNTY ROAD SUPERINTENDENT
MARY ANN SEDILLO, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

P.O. BOX 1183
SILVER CITY, NM 88062

OR

2207 FAIRWAY
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505) 538-3316 TELEPHONE

(505) 538-0672 FAX

NEWSLETTER: Road Department Bulletin

MISSION

The mission of the "Adopt a Road Program" is to clean up litter on county maintained roads with the assistance of area groups and organizations

ACTIVE PROJECTS

The "Adopt a Road" Program seeks any civic-minded organization, such as garden clubs, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Brownies, church groups, junior or senior high school clubs, FFA/FHA, civic and service clubs, which would agree to adopt a section of a Grant County road and thereby, to take responsibility for picking up litter along that road at least twice a year.

The Grant County "Adopt A Road" Program will furnish and erect two signs indicating the section of road under adoption and the organization responsible, furnish safety vests and garbage bags, furnish manpower and equipment necessary to aid with general clean-up, provide safety orientation, and assistance as necessary to coordinate the project.

GRANT COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY RECYCLING DEPARTMENT

UBALDO BENAVIDEZ, SUPERVISOR

1510 W. MARKET STREET
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505) 538-2560 TELEPHONE

MISSION

The mission of the Grant County Solid Waste Authority Recycling Department is to reduce the waste stream going into the landfill by recycling all possible materials.

ACTIVE PROJECT

• Drop-off Recycling Center on Market Street which accepts newspapers, glass, steel (tin) cans, aluminum cans and foil, white office and computer paper, corrugated cardboard, plastic containers (#1 or #2 on bottom)
• Residential pick-up of recyclables (currently available within city limits)
• Roll-off collection at area locations (currently in Cliff, Mimbres, Bayard)
• Collection of tires, scrap metal, and brush for chipping at Southwest Regional Landfill. The Landfill also accepts batteries, used oil and anti-freeze, and paint.
• Tire baling Pilot Project: Bales hold potential for use in erosion control

GRANT SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

WILLIAM WOODWARD, CHAIRMAN

2610 N. SILVER STREET
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505) 388-1569 ext. 3 TELEPHONE

(505) 388-0376 FAX

NEWSLETTER: Resource Health

MISSION

The mission of the Grant Soil and Water Conservation District is:

• To prevent soil erosion
• To minimize flood damage
• To develop the natural resource base of the District
• To protect and enhance the tax base of the District

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Gila River Restoration Project: Protect farmland, recreational areas and wildlife habitat above the 211 Bridge near Cliff
• Youth Conservation Corps Projects: Hire youth for pole planting, trail and check-dam maintenance and fencing
• Conservation Education: science fairs, county fair exhibit and soil stewardship
• Mimbres River: Provide barriers to protect farmland from floods

HAWKWATCH INTERNATIONAL, INC.

HOWARD GROSS, DIRECTOR

1800 S. WEST TEMPLE, Suite 26
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84115

(801) 484-6808 or (800) 726-HAWK   TELEPHONE

(801) 484-6810  FAX

hwi@hawkwatch.org    E-MAIL

www.hawkwatch.org  WEB PAGE

SOUTHWEST OFFICE

MS. BOBBIE POSEY, OFFICE MANAGER

P.O. BOX 35706
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87176

(505) 255-7622   TELEPHONE
(505) 255-1775  FAX

MISSION

The mission of HawkWatch International is to protect hawks, eagles, other birds of prey, and their environment through research, education, and conservation.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Monitor raptor migration through central New Mexico (Sandia Mountains in the spring and Manzano Mountains in the fall)

• Band raptors at HawkWatch migration sites to learn more about migration, population health and conservation needs

• Sponsor Adopt-a-Hawk program

HUNTER TRAPPER TRADER MUSEUM

RUTH PELLETIER, DIRECTOR

P.O.BOX 377
CLIFF, NM 88028

PHYSICAL LOCATION: U.S. HWY 180 WEST IN CLIFF

(505) 535-2766 TELEPHONE

ruthp@gilanet.com  E-MAIL

MISSION

The Museum is a non-profit wildlife learning center whose mission is:

• To promote and perpetuate the tradition and lifestyle of the American hunter, trapper, and trader and
• To acknowledge their importance in the exploration, expansion and development of the United States

ACTIVE PROJECTS

• Maintain a reference library of books, magazines, videos and published clippings related to hunting, trapping and wildlife conservation
• Work with local high school teachers and classes, especially FFA, for wildlife judging contests
• Teach trapping to interested youth
• Write a series of trapping method articles for publication
• Expand exhibits at the Museum, including a nocturnal room
• Build a replica of an 18^th century trapper’s cabin

INTERHEMISPHERIC RESOURCE CENTER

DEBRA PREUCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BORDER INFORMATION AND OUTREACH SERVICE (BIOS) STAFF
            Tina Faulkner, Research Associate
            George Kourous, Editor/Analyst
            Debra Rose, Outreach Coordinator
            Julie Schneider, Information Manager  

P.O. BOX 2178
SILVER CITY, NM 88062  

(505) 388-0208 TELEPHONE
(505)  388-0619  FAX  

irc@irc-online.org  E-MAIL

http://www.irc-online.org  WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED:  borderlines

MISSION

The Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC), founded in 1979, is a policy studies center dedicated to making the U.S. government and its citizens become more responsible partners in global and U.S.-Mexico border affairs.  By advancing reform agenda, the IRC bridges the traditional gaps separating grassroots communities, advocacy groups, scholars, and policymakers.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

The IRC currently has two main projects: Foreign Policy in Focus, a joint project with the Institute for Policy Studies, providing tools to shape a new U.S. Foreign policy agenda, and Border Information and Outreach Service (BIOS). The goal of BIOS is to provide the communities of the U.S.-Mexican border region with information in support of their struggles for environmental, social, and economic justice. BIOS maintains two databases, a bibliographic database of over 1,300 border-related publications, and a contact database of hundreds of border-region experts, NGOS, and government agencies.

1. Provide up-to-date, revealing, usable information, and analysis regarding environmental, public health, human rights, and socioeconomic issues in the borderlands region
2. Describe strategies, insights and policy options being discussed in various circles across the region
3. Facilitate cross-border, region-wide and interdisciplinary dialogue regarding the nature and future of sustainable development on the border
4. Give community-based groups of the region a venue and outlet for information and perspectives regarding their work