
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.
Contact Us
P.O. Box 735
Mesilla, NM, 88046
Chair: Howie Dash, howiedash@aol.com, (575) 652-7550
Header photo by Patrick Alexander
Southern New Mexico news
Gila River Festival – September 19-22

The Gila Conservation Coalition hosts the 15th annual Gila River Festival September 19-22, 2019 in Silver City, New Mexico and along the Gila River ... Read More
Celebrate five years of Organ Mountains Desert Peaks Monument

It's been five years since President Obama signed an executive order establishing Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument. Come join us on May 18 in Las Cruces to celebrate ... Read More

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