Picture
a place where over 250 species of bird have been recorded;
where streamside habitat supports wildlife ranging from
the reclusive mountain lion to the threatened loach minnow,
and where no large dams impede the natural flow of waters.
Sound like Shangri La? It is and it's Southwest New Mexico's
Gila River. The Gila ("Hee-la") is one of the
last wild, free-flowing rivers in the Southwest, and we
all benefit from it staying that way.
Join Gila Conservation Coalition chairman, Dutch Salmon,
for a picturesque tour of the natural and cultural history
of the Gila River, the latest threat to divert 14,000 acre-feet
of water each year from the river, and ways in which you
can help protect the Gila for our children.
Dutch Salmon founded the Gila Conservation Coalition (GCC)
in 1984. He is a member of the New Mexico State Game Commission
and Board Member of the New Mexico Wildlife Federation.
Dutch is the author of seven outdoor books including Gila
Descending, Country Sports, and the novel Home is the River.
He has canoed, hiked, and fished the river from its source
at Bead Spring to Safford, Arizona, and his experience makes
him one of the few authorities on the Gila River in New
Mexico.
View a video (broadband) or hear an audio version (dialup)
of Dutch Salmon's presentation, Saving the Gila:
New Mexico's Last Wild River, at Radio
Free Silver. Call GCC at (505) 538-8078 to purchase
a DVD of the presentation. |
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Gila
Conservation Coalition
Save the Gila River Outreach Campaign
Impacts of the Arizona Water Settlements Act
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presentations are currently scheduled. Please contact
GCC at (575) 538-8078 to schedule a talk. |
