About the Southern New Mexico Group

The Southern New Mexico Group of the Rio Grande Chapter includes dedicated activists and members across the southern half of New Mexico, working to protect our land, water, and air resources for this and future generations. Top priorities include protecting special places like the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument and Otero Mesa, as well as advocacy for wildlife, like the endangered Mexican Grey Wolf.

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P.O. Box 735
Mesilla, NM, 88046
Chair: Christine Newtson, newtsonk@comcast.net, 575-644-8682
Outings: Howie Dash howiedash@aol.com 575-652-7550

Southern New Mexico news

No more boondoggle?

NM Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has said the she will end efforts of a diversion project on the Gila River, given the "there is little to show for the millions of dollars spent on staff, lawyer and studies." ... Read More

Southern New Mexico Holiday Potluck

Please join the Sierra Club Southern New Mexico Group for a holiday potluck and general membership meeting at the Southwest Environmental Center at 6-8 p.m., Wednesday December 12. We will discuss our past year and what we look forward to ... Read More

Help stop Copper Flat’s permit to pollute

THIS WEEK: New Mexico Copper wants a permit to dump 8 billion gallons of contaminated waste every year, threatening our water supply. The New Mexico Environment Department is holding a public hearing on Discharge Permit-1840 this whole week — Sept. 24 through 28 — beginning ... Read More

Rally to Keep the Gila Wild – July 2

Flowing out of America’s first Wilderness Area, the Gila River is New Mexico's last major undammed river. It's home to seven threatened or endangered species and is proposed for long-term protection under the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act. Attend a ... Read More

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