TREE NEW MEXICO,

SUZANNE PROBART

P.O. 81827
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87198

(505) 265-4554 TELEPHONE

(505) 255-9197 FAX

NEWSLETTER: The Tree Press

MISSION

Tree New Mexico (TNM) is a grass-roots, non-profit organization dedicated to providing tree planting opportunities and environmental education to the general public.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Tree New Mexico Programs:

River Rescue Working with local agencies and volunteers to provide trees to help restore riparian vegetation and control erosion along streams and around lakes.
Spring and fall offering of trees to public entities (seedlings in the spring and two gallon trees in the fall--free of charge)
Educational presentations in school classrooms, featuring the benefits of trees, using hands-on items with the students and leaving manuals for the teachers for suggested follow-up activities

Over the past four years, Tree New Mexico has provided the following to sites in Southwest New Mexico:

Deming                                               100 seedlings
Lordsburg Parks                                600 seedlings
Deming Parks                                    1000 seedlings
Rock Hound State Park                    75 seedlings
Silver City                                           632 - 2 Gal. Trees
Hurley                                                  300 seedlings
Datil Elementary                                Educational Program
Bayard                                                700 seedlings

UPPER GILA WATERSHED ALLIANCE (UGWA)

STEPHEN O. MACDONALD, COORDINATOR

P.O. BOX 383
GILA, NM 88038

(505) 535-4291 TELEPHONE AND FAX

gilanet.com E-MAIL

ugwa.org WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTER: Carapace

MISSION

The Upper Gila Watershed Alliance is a community-based, non-profit organization seeking to harmonize human presence and activities within our watershed with the rest of our non-human communities as we work with problems and issues within our watershed.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Local stewardship of Nature Conservancy lands in Gila and surrounding areas
Networking with other groups and government agencies (currently negotiating with Forest Service regarding forest land stewardship)
Being an active voice for non-human communities in our area

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
REGULATORY BRANCH
ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT

ANDY ROSENAU

4101 JEFFERSON PLAZA NE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87109-3435
Serving all New Mexico Counties (except as noted below) and non-Forest Service Projects in Catron County

(505) 342-3283 TELEPHONE
(505) 342-3498 FAX

www.spa.usace.army.mil WEB PAGE

NEWSLETTER: Monthly "Public Notices" updating activity

EL PASO FIELD OFFICE: Serving Grant, Luna and Hidalgo Counties and Forest Service projects in Catron county:

DANIEL MALANCHUK, CHIEF
P.O. BOX 6096
FORT BLISS, TX 79906-0096
(915) 568-1359 TELEPHONE
(915) 568-1348 FAX
daniel.malunchuk@usace.army.mil E-MAIL

MISSION

The U.S. Corps of Engineers primary civil mission is developing and managing the nation’s water resources.

The Corps develops projects to reduce flood damage; improves navigation channels and harbors; protects wetlands; and preserves, safeguards, and enhances the environment.

ACTION

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulates (by way of issuing permits) discharges of dredge and fill materials into any water of the U.S. including wetlands. Projects necessitating the issuing of such permits include road building, construction of any kind, mining, bank stabilization, industry, development, and utility lines if a discharge of dredge and fill materials into waters of the U.S. (including intermittent streams) is involved.

The number of applications being evaluated and permits issued varies from day to day.

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

NANCY KAUFMAN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR
(ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS)

P.O. BOX 1306
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87103

(505) 248-6285 TELEPHONE

(505) 248-6910 FAX

TOM BAUER, PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR

Tom_bauer@fws.gov E-MAIL

MISSION

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

The Division of Ecological Services is responsible for a variety of activities related to the protection of fish and wildlife species and their habitat, such as, listing and recovery of Federally protected species, evaluation of environmental contaminants on species and habitat resources, and coordination of similar efforts with other Federal agencies.
(Reintroduction of Mexican Grey wolf)
The National Wetlands Inventory produces information on the characteristics, extent, and status of the Nation’s wetlands and deepwater habitats.
The Fisheries Program is responsible for many activities regarding protection of both game and non-game fish species. This program runs the National Fish Hatcheries and Fish Technology Centers.
National Wildlife Refuges Division is responsible for building and maintaining the many National Wildlife Refuges in the United States. These facilities support thousands of migratory birds and other wildlife as well as offering important recreation areas for thousands of wildlife enthusiasts every year.

USDA, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE,
JORNADA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE

KRIS HAVSTAD, SUPERVISORY SCIENTIST

MSC 3JER
NMSU
LAS CRUCES, NM 88003-0003

(505) 646-4842 TELEPHONE

(505) 646-5889 FAX

khavstad@nmsu.edu E-MAIL

usda-ars.nmsu.edu OR jornada.nmsu.edu WEB PAGES

MISSION

The mission of the Jornada Experimental Range is to develop technologies based on knowledge of ecological process for management and remediation of desert rangelands.

Our research addresses:

Basic knowledge of ecological processes
Methodologies for monitoring rangelands
Technologies for improving resource conditions and
New approaches for range livestock management

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Collaborate on research and on monitoring projects with the Animas Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Forest Service and private individuals.

USDA – FARM SERVICE AGENCY

JOHN BURRIS

405 EAST FLORIDA
DEMING, NM 88030

(505) 546-9291, EXT. 2 TELEPHONE

(505) 546-0038 FAX

NEWSLETTER: The Homesteader

MISSION

The mission of the Farm Service Agency is the administration of Federal Farm Programs to provide a stable supply of food and fiber.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

The Farm Service Agency co-administers the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) along with the Natural Resources and Conservation Service. Under this program, landowners receive a limited amount of cost-share in the installation of conservation practices, such as:

stream bank stabilization on the Mimbres and Gila Rivers by planting of black willow trees
irrigation pipelines
drip irrigation systems
livestock watering facilities

USDA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS)
(formerly Soil Conservation Service)

GRANT COUNTY:                Frank Corn, District Conservationist
                                               2610 North Silver Street
                                               Silver City, NM 88061
                                               (505) 388-1569 Telephone
                                               (505) 388-0376 FAX

LUNA COUNTY:                   Elmer Veeder, District Conservationist
                                               405 East Florida
                                               Deming, NM 88030
                                               (505) 546-9692 Telephone
                                               (505) 546-0038 FAX

HIDALGO COUNTY            District Conservationist (to be filled)
                                               405 Duncan Highway
                                               Lordsburg, NM 88045
                                               (505) 542-9141 Telephone
                                               (505) 542-3295 FAX

CATRON COUNTY             Bill Schwebke, District Conservationist
                                               P.O. Box 136
                                               Datil, NM 87821
                                               (505) 772-5722 Telephone
                                               (505) 772-5822 FAX

www.nrcs.usda.gov/ WEB PAGE

MISSION

The mission of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is to provide leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, improve, and sustain our natural resources and environment.

ACTIVE PROJECTS

Below are two of the numerous conservation programs offered by NRCS offices:

Conservation Technical Assistance: Provides technical assistance (at no charge) for planning and implementing conservation measures to Soil and Water Conservation District cooperators and others when requested by the landowner or the lease holder
Cost-share programs to assist private landowners on their private and state-lease lands:

Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Wetland Reserve Program (WRP)