MINING REMEDIAL RECOVERY COMPANY

NATURE CONSERVANCY OF NEW MEXICO

PETER RUSSELL, SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE

P.O. BOX 1603
SILVER CITY, NM 88062

(505) 538-9700 TELEPHONE

(505) 538-9757 FAX

prussell@TNC.org E-MAIL

www.tnc.org WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED

MISSION

The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve plants, animals, and the natural communities that represent the diversity of life on earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Mimbres River Preserve:

294 acres along the Mimbres River upstream and downstream from its confluence with Allie Canyon
300 acres along the Mimbres River upstream from the village of San Juan

This preserve protects approximately 5 stream miles of the Mimbres River. The Conservancy also has a grazing permit on the Mimbres Allotment in the Gila

National Forest. This allotment includes approximately 35,000 acres of land and six miles of the Mimbres River.

Gila River Preserve:

Approximately 700 acres dispersed in several tracts along the Gila River upstream and downstream from its confluence with Mogollon Creek.

This preserve protects approximately 2.5 stream miles of the Gila River.

NEW MEXICO BUREAU OF MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES

DR. PETER A. SCHOLLE, DIRECTOR & STATE GEOLOGIST

SUSAN WELCH, MANAGER, GEOLOGIC EXTENSION SERVICE

801 LEROY PLACE
SOCORRO, NM 87801

(505) 835-5302 TELEPHONE (CHAPIN)
(505) 835-5112 TELEPHONE (WELCH)

(505) 835-6333 FAX

bureau@gis.nmt.edu E-MAIL
susie@nmt.edu E-MAIL

http://geoinfo.nmt.edu WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTER: Lite Geology, for science teachers and the public at no charge

MISSION

The Bureau is non-regulatory and serves as the state geological survey to conduct studies and disseminate information on geology, mineral and energy resources, hydrology, geologic hazards, environmental problems, and extractive metallurgy

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Geological Atlas of the Quemado 1:100,000 sheet
Geochronology of volcanic rocks in Southwest New Mexico
Geology and mineral resources of the Steeple Rock District, Grant County, New Mexico, and Greenlee County, Arizona
Geology of State parks and monuments
Compilation of several databases on various aspects of New Mexico’s geology and mineral resources

NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH
New Mexico State Office

JERRY MARACCHINI, DIRECTOR
LUKE SHELBY, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
KEVIN HOLLADAY, CONSERVATION EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 25112
SANTA FE, NM 87504

(505) 827-7911 TELEPHONE (MARACCHINI AND SHELBY)
(505) 827-7915 FAX

(505) 827-7867 TELEPHONE (HOLLADAY)
(505) 827-7801 FAX

lshelby@state.nm.us E-MAIL
kholliday@state.nm.us E-MAIL

http://www.gmfsh.state.nm.us WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTERS: New Mexico Wildlife
N.M. Partners Conserving Endangered Species
Share with Wildlife

MISSION
To conserve and manage the wildlife of New Mexico, in trust, for the people of the State

ACTIVE PROJECTS
See Southwest Area Office of the Department of Game and Fish, page 38

NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH
Southwest Area Office: Las Cruces

ANTHONY MANFREDI, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST

566 N. TELSHOR BLVD.
LAS CRUCES, NM 88011

(505) 522-9796 TELEPHONE

(505) 522-8382 FAX

amanfredi@state.nm.us E-MAIL

http://www.gmfsh.state.nm.us/ WEB PAGE

MISSION

Under State law, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is required to provide an adequate and flexible system for the protection and development of game and fish in New Mexico and for their use in public recreation and food supply. The Department provides game and fish propagation, planting, protection, regulation and conservation to the extent necessary to maintain an adequate supply within the state of New Mexico.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Gila Monster Study
Desert Bighorn Sheep Project
Gila Trout Restoration Project
Oversee sport hunting, fishing and trapping
Endangered Species Projects
Reintroduction of Mexican wolves (with Fish and Wildlife Service)
Management and control of wildlife depredations (illegal taking of)
Manage all species and fish in the area
Conservation information and education
Various Sikes Act (Habitat Stamp projects) with USFW and BLM
Oversee property owned by NM Department of Game and Fish: Redrock Wildlife Area, Bill Evans Lake, Lake Roberts, Bear Camp

For information about or to contact the State Game Commission, please call the State Office in Santa Fe at 827-7899 or see WEB PAGE above.

NEW MEXICO ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
New Mexico State Office

JENNIFER SALISBURY, SECRETARY

2040 SOUTH PACHECO STREET
SANTA FE, NM 87505

(505) 827-5950 TELEPHONE
(505) 827-1150 FAX
http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ WEB PAGE

STATE PARKS DIVISION
1-888-NMPARKS (1-888-667-2757)
http://www.nmparks.com WEB PAGE

MISSION

The mission of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) is to provide leadership in the protection, conservation, management, and responsible use of New Mexico’s natural resources.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Mining and Mineral Division: Regulates New Mexico’s coal and hard rock mining, reclaims abandoned mines, and encourages economic development through mining
Forestry Division: Provides training and equipment to cooperating rural volunteer fire departments, natural resources training, sells seedlings for conservation planting, makes tree-planting grants to communities, provides technical assistance for forest pest management and logging practices, and law enforcement support for these programs
Oil Conservation Division: Regulates oil, gas and geothermal activity in the State, gathers oil and gas production data, permits new wells, establishes pool rules and monitors underground injection wells
Parks Division: Maintains, manages, and supervises 31 state parks which includes law enforcement, boating safety, facility construction and maintenance, water treatment, supervision of park concessionaires (State parks in southwest NM include: City of Rocks State Park, Poncho Villa State Park and Rockhound State Park)
Energy Conservation and Management Division: Includes programs in Weatherization Assistance, Recycling Grants, State Government Energy Management, and Environmental Outreach Information
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC): Administratively attached to the EMNRD, program employs young persons in public projects that conserve natural resources/promote lasting benefits to communities

NEW MEXICO ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
State Forestry Division

JUDY KOWALSKI

P.O. BOX 1948
SANTA FE, NM 87504-1948

(505) 827-7474 TELEPHONE

(505) 827-3903 FAX

jkowalski@state.nm.us E-MAIL

http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ WEB PAGE

MISSION

The mission of the State Forestry Division of New Mexico’s EM & NRD is to:

Promote healthy forests in New Mexico for the benefit of current and future generations
Provide leadership, guidance and assistance in the management and use of forest resources to establish, improve and maintain healthy conditions

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Forest-based community assistance in Catron County: Assist in identifying uses for small diameter timber
Wood waste recycling project: Tierra Alta Fuels, Silver City
Four Corners Sustainable Forests Partnership: The FCSFP aims to encourage forest restoration, maintenance, and risk reduction through sustainable, community-based forest enterprises. Funding and technical assistance is available for communities and forest restoration demonstration projects that promote the development of community-based, forest-product enterprises that can use the byproducts of forest restoration efforts as raw materials in the manufacture of value-added goods.

NEW MEXICO ENERGY, MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
State Forestry Division
New Mexico Forest Re-Leaf Program

TOMÁS MARTÍNEZ, FOREST RE-LEAF COORDINATOR

P.O. BOX 458
BERNALILLO, NM 87004

(505) 867-2334 TELEPHONE

(505) 867-2225 FAX

tomartínez@state.nm.us E-MAIL

MISSION

New Mexico Forest Re-Leaf’s mission is to help protect the environment and to improve the quality of life by encouraging and arranging for the planting of trees throughout the state by children, students, parents, schools, civic and community groups, and all other residents of New Mexico.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Hidalgo County:

Hidalgo Country Fairgrounds
Short Park
Pyramid Village (1999)

Grant County:

Mimbres Senior Center
Western New Mexico University Centennial Park
Hurley Cemetery

NEW MEXICO ENERGY, MINERALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
State Forestry, Socorro District Serving Southwest New Mexico

Doug Boykin, DISTRICT FORESTER

HC 32, BOX 2
1701 ENTERPRISE
SOCORRO, NM 87801

(505) 835-9359 TELEPHONE

(505) 835-9452 FAX

dboykin@state.nm.us E-MAIL

www.emnrd.state.nm.us/ WEB PAGE

Newsletter: Resource Health published by Grant SWCD, edited by State Forestry

MISSION

The mission of the State Forestry Division of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department is to provide leadership in the protection, conservation, management, and responsible development of New Mexico’s natural resources.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Numerous stewardship incentive programs throughout Southwest New Mexico include:

Soil and water protection
Forest improvement
Reforestation
Wildlife habitat enhancement
Windbreaks
Management plan development

NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT
Silver City Field Office

DAVID T. REES, DIRECTOR
1302 E. 32^ND STREET
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505) 388-1934 TELEPHONE

(505) 388-3258 FAX

www.nmenv.state.nm.us WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED

MISSION

The mission of the New Mexico Environment Department is to preserve, protect, and perpetuate the environment of New Mexico for present and future generations.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

The majority of the work in the Silver City field office is concentrated in five programs:

Liquid waste
Drinking water
Food service and processors
Public swimming pool and public bath safety and sanitation
Vector control (hanta virus and plague)

The field office also reviews plans and specifications for proposed water supply systems and waste water treatment systems as well as providing supervision in efforts such as underground storage tanks, hazardous and radioactive waste, air quality, surface water, ground water, and solid waste programs. Silver City is one of four regional offices which has Air Quality Bureau staff and one of two locations in the State with nonpoint source pollution staff (see next page).

NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT
Surface Water Quality Bureau, Silver City

CHRIS CUDIA, PROGRAM MANAGER

910 E. 32^ND STREET
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505)388-0599 TELEPHONE

(505) 388-1086 FAX

claypool@zianet E-MAIL

www.nmenv.state.nm.us WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED

MISSION

The mission of the Surface Water Quality Bureau of the New Mexico Environment Department is to preserve, protect and improve New Mexico’s surface water quality for present and future users of these resources.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Activities of the Silver City Field Office include:

Projects authorized and required under the Clean Water Act
Projects which address nonpoint source pollution
(Nonpoint source pollution enters the water from many origins rather than one specific site. Contaminants are washed into rivers and streams from parking lots, street construction sites and residential properties, from fields in agricultural areas and from abandoned mine sites and deforested hillsides.)

NEW MEXICO PROPER FUNCTIONING CONDITION (PFC) CADRE
(Riparian and Wetland Assessment, Restoration and Management)

CHRIS MASSINGILL, COORDINATOR

2455 CHERRY HILLS DRIVE
ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310

(505) 441-1128 TELEPHONE

(505) 434-7218 FAX

chrises@wayfarer1.com E-MAIL

MISSION

The purpose of the New Mexico Proper Functioning Condition Cadre is to promote riparian restoration through cooperation and collaboration.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

This multi-agency, interdisciplinary effort is accomplished by teaching and demonstrating a methodology (labeled Proper Functioning Condition or PFC) for assessing the physical functioning of riparian and wetland areas. Training is offered to State, Federal, private, industry, conservation, Tribal and volunteer groups or individuals. Among the agencies cooperating in this effort are the USDA Forest Service, United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Organize and present PFC workshops upon request within the State of New Mexico

NEW MEXICO STATE LAND OFFICE
Silver City

DIEGO VILLALBA

532 HWY 180 WEST
SILVER CITY, NM 88061

(505) 538-9730 TELEPHONE

(505) 538-9725 FAX

dvillalb@slo.state.nm.us E-MAIL

MISSION

The mission of the New Mexico State Land Office is to manage State lands to produce revenue for beneficiaries (public schools, universities, etc.)

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Riparian restoration: Sierra County, Macho Creek
Dump site clean-up: Luna County, Deming
Riparian restoration: Grant County, Maudes Canyon
Geothermal development: Hidalgo County

NEW MEXICO STATE LAND OFFICE
Site Stewardship Program

ANDREW ORTIZ, STATE BIOLOGIST

P.O. BOX 1148
SANTA FE, NM 87501

(505) 827-5751 TELEPHONE

(505) 827-5873 FAX

aortiz@slo.state.nm.us E-Mail

MISSION

The New Mexico State Land Office Site Stewardship Program is an organization of volunteers that work closely with the Land Office for the purpose of preserving and protecting cultural properties, biological, ecological and paleontological assets owned by the beneficiaries of the New Mexico State Land Office. The beneficiaries include New Mexico public schools, state universities, and state hospitals.

ACTION PROJECTS

Concerned volunteers closely monitor trust properties in order to identify vandalism, erosion, theft and other disturbances that cause waste or degradation of the State trust lands.

Volunteer training for the Site Stewardship Program is offered. Inquiries may be made to the number above.