{"id":4248,"date":"2021-12-15T20:01:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T03:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gilaconservation.org\/wp\/take-action-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-01-09T22:35:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T05:35:27","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gilaconservation.org\/wp\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Diverse Stakeholders Applaud New Mexico Delegation for Reintroducing Legislation to Permanently Protect Gila-Area Rivers and Streams<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Luke Koenig on behalf of the Wild Gila River Coalition, luke@nmwild.org, (443) 676-3200 Silver City, NM (April 18, 2025) \u2013 A diverse coalition of New Mexico residents, local businesses, organizations, and elected officials celebrate the reintroduction of the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act in the Senate (S.1476) and the House (H.R. 2903) by Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Gabe Vasquez. The coalition also thanks Senator Ben Ray Lujan, Representative Melanie Stansbury, and Representative Teresa […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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Take Action: Tell the ISC to protect the Gila River<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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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 and passage in 2021 of House Bill 200 that removed the pro-diversion NM CAP Entity from advising the ISC on NM Unit funding decisions, the […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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Senator Martin Heinrich and Representative Gabe Vasquez reintroduce Gila Wild and Scenic Legislation<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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For Immediate Release March 15, 2023 Contact: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Allyson Siwik, Executive Director, Gila Conservation Coalition \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 575.590.7619 cell,\u00a0allysonsiwik@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 Gila Wild and Scenic River Act to protect segments of the Gila and San Francisco rivers and their tributaries as Wild and Scenic. [watch video][statements […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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Take the Gila Wetlands Survey<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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Gila Conservation Coalition partners,\u00a0Gila Resources Information Project and Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, are working in partnership with Amigos Bravos to identify \u201cwetland jewels\u201d 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\u2019s input on the wetland functions (i.e. habitat creation, groundwater recharge, streamflow maintenance, sediment retention, etc.) that matter most to them […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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Gila Conservation Coalition Year-In-Review 2022<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
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During this holiday season, we are reminded of how grateful we are for your ongoing generosity toward protecting the Gila River! We would not have been able to defeat the Gila River diversion project or the Holloman F-16 airspace expansion proposal without your steadfast support. But the threats have not gone away, and the Gila still needs our help. As you recall, House Bill 200 was signed into law last year, prohibiting spending on a diversion and replacing the New […]<\/p>\n\n \n

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