Meet Shannon Romeling, the newest member of our chapter Executive Committee and an active part of Water Sentinels — Rios de Taos.
Sentinels test Santa Fe River for hormones
By Irina Goldstein, Water Specialist and Teresa Seamster, Northern New Mexico Group chair Sierra Club’s Water Sentinel program is one of several grassroots initiatives that help to supplement federal and state efforts to monitor national surface-water resources. As part of
Seeking student Water Sentinels
By Eric Patterson Water Sentinels — Rios de Taos has been awarded a grant to encourage student participation in water-monitoring activities and the general environmental activities of Sierra Club. We will continue to work with Taos High School students —
Volunteer profile: Teresa Seamster
By Mona Blaber Seamster is chair of the Northern New Mexico Group. What is your role with Sierra Club? The chair of our group has many responsibilities: running monthly excom meetings, keeping members informed of group activities, submitting comments and
A Day with the Taos Water Sentinels
Teresa Seamster, Northern New Mexico Group There is not much to top spending a day in the late-summer sunshine, wading and checking the waters of some of our northern rivers. Eric and Nora Patterson are the linchpins of the Taos
Head Sentinel wins national award
By Susan Martin, Rio Grande Chapter Executive Committee The national Sierra Club’s Honors and Awards Committee notified Eric Patterson on June 25 that he was the recipient of the Club’s 2016 Special Service Award, which honors Sierra Club members for
Taos teens keep our streams clean
By Eric Patterson, Water Sentinels — Rios de Taos It’s been a busy summer so far for Water Sentinels and our youth group, the Tiger-Salamanders. Here are some highlights: May 6: The Taos High School Tiger-Salamanders attended a fishing derby at
Water monitoring news for Northern New Mexico
The Water Sentinels Rios de Taos are kicking off the 2016 water-monitoring season with a planning and training meeting in late May. We are also interested in monitoring other parts of New Mexico outside Taos County. If you have a concern about a possibly