Join us for Gila River Festival 2024

August 29, 2024

The Gila Conservation Coalition invites you to join us for this year’s Gila River Festival – Protecting New Mexico’s Last Wild River: Charting the Path Ahead – scheduled for September 26 – 29, 2024. As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gila Wilderness, the Gila River Festival will not only celebrate this important milestone […]

Take Action: Tell the ISC to protect the Gila River

August 28, 2024

Speak up on behalf of the Gila and San Francisco rivers as the NM Interstate Stream Commission decides how to allocate over $110 million from the NM Unit Fund to water projects in southwest New Mexico. Please submit your comments to the ISC by August 30, 2024. Since the defeat of the diversion in 2020 […]

Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Gabe Vasquez reintroduce Gila Wild and Scenic Legislation

March 15, 2023

For Immediate Release March 15, 2023 Contact: Allyson Siwik, Executive Director, Gila Conservation Coalition 575.590.7619 cell, allysonsiwik@gmail.com Gila Conservation Coalition Applauds Reintroduction of Gila Wild and Scenic Legislation to Protect the Gila and San Francisco Rivers Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Gabe Vasquez announced today the reintroduction of the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater […]

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August 28, 2024

Take Action: Tell the ISC to protect the Gila River

March 15, 2023

Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Gabe Vasquez reintroduce Gila Wild and Scenic Legislation

February 7, 2023

Take the Gila Wetlands Survey

Gila Conservation Coalition partners, Gila Resources Information Project and Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, are working in partnership with Amigos Bravos to identify “wetland jewels” in the Gila watershed. This effort will help prioritize wetlands for protection and restoration that serve as keystone areas in the health of the watershed. As part of the project, we are looking for local watershed user’s input on the wetland […]

Gila Conservation Coalition3 months ago

GOOD NEWS: In an incredible display of bipartisanship, Rep. Vasquez has partnered with Rep. Zinke of Montana to introduce legislation that would ban the sale or transfer of most public lands!! The announcement comes as some House Republican staffers float the idea of selling public lands to fund the government and the state of Utah pushes for legal authority to "dispose" of public lands. Thank you, Rep. Gabe Vasquez, for fighting to keep our beloved public lands in public hands!!

Vasquez Introduces the Bipartisan Public Lands in Public Hands Act to Protect Outdoor Access

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 28, 2024, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-02) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Public Lands in Public Hands Actwhich would protect hunting and fishing access by requiring congressional approval for the sale or transfer of public land.

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Gila Conservation Coalition3 months ago

Following rollbacks to federal clean water protections in recent years, up to 95% of New Mexico’s waters have lost protection once provided under the Clean Water Act, including streams and rivers in the Mimbres and Gila watersheds. Introduced last week in the NM legislature, Senate Bill 21 and Senate Bill 22 work together to ensure federal clean water protections that had existed in New Mexico for decades are continued at the state level. In addition, they will provide authority to the state to take over permitting for the waters that are still federally protected, streamlining the process. Please attend the Senate Conservation Committee meeting in person or online on Tuesday, January 28th at 9 am and speak up for protection of New Mexico's waters! Find out more at: https://gilaresources.info/wp/blog/stand-up-for-new-mexicos-waters/ #grip #legislativesession #takeaction #joinus #protectourwater #newmexico #speakup

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August 28, 2024

Take Action: Tell the ISC to protect the Gila River

March 15, 2023

Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Gabe Vasquez reintroduce Gila Wild and Scenic Legislation

Founded in 1984, we work to protect the free flow of the Gila and San Francisco Rivers and the wilderness characteristics of the Gila and Aldo Leopold Wilderness Areas.

Gila River Festival

Established in 2005 by the Gila Conservation Coalition, the Gila River Festival is an annual event that celebrates New Mexico’s last free-flowing river and its important role as the centerpiece in our region’s natural and cultural heritage. Held the third weekend of September, the festival is designed to foster a deeper understanding of the Gila River as we explore annual program themes through expert-led field trips and workshops, lectures by scientists, authors, historians, and conservationists, and programming in the visual and performing arts, film, music, and dance.

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Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Gabe Vasquez reintroduce Gila Wild and Scenic Legislation

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Take Action: Tell the ISC to protect the Gila River

Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Gabe Vasquez reintroduce Gila Wild and Scenic Legislation

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Take Action: Tell the ISC to protect the Gila River

Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Gabe Vasquez reintroduce Gila Wild and Scenic Legislation

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