In an effort to more effectively marshall, focus and direct the efforts of our Group's hard-working activists, we have organized our primary conservation efforts into Campaigns. We welcome your help and support on any or all of them. For more information and to learn how you can help, contact the Team Leaders.

Should the plan of the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad to add a second track through the pass at the south end of the Manzano Mountains proceed in its present form? See the Abo Canyon page.

The Central New Mexico Group believes that respect should be given to religions whose places of worship are the mountains, rivers, clouds and sky. We’re working with our Native American friends to protect sacred places such as the Petroglyph National Monument, Zuni Salt Lake, the Sandia Mountains.

We are inviting everyone interested in urban issues to join us. We will work together to make Regional Transit a reality, to advocate for living more lightly, to actively pursue protection and preservation of the places special to the people of the Albuquerque area, and to investigate plans for large developments like Mesa del Sol. We are developing strategies to ensure that future development of Albuquerque does not exceed the local carrying capacity. If you do NOT wish to live in another Los Angeles or Las Vegas, click here to view our Land Use Planning page. In addition, the Cool Cities campaign is also working to improve the energy use, flow, and liveability of Albuquerque. Check it out by clicking here.

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It's up and running from Belen to Bernalillo but extending it to Santa Fe is still under debate. See the Rail Runner page.

We are working with the City of Albuquerque as it attempts to reduce its contribution to climate change, using as our guide the national Sierra Club Cool Cities campaign. To learn more, see the chapter Cool Cities page for:

• A status report on what Albuquerque is doing.
• A report on passage of funding for renewable energy projects.

To get involved, contact Eva Thaddeus.

Advocates protection of existing wilderness and other natural areas, their important plant and animal species, and creation of new wilderness areas. We a re working with the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance to educate the public about the value of Wilderness and to advocate for a good BLM Wilderness Bill. Contact the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, (505-843-8696) or info@nmwild.org

Learn what has happened since the decision by US Fish and Wildlife to reintroduce the Lobo into the Gila Wilderness. Join the Wildlife Campaign to continue to work for the Lobo and other critters. Leader: Martin Heinrich, (505) 232-7151, mtheinrich@gmail.com

Is the Rio Grande going to be a live and beautiful river, supporting a cottonwood bosque and abundant and varied native flora and fauna, or is it going to be reduced to a plumbing system for our urban areas and agricultural interests? Help us fight to modify the very way in which the river is managed in order to allow it to recover and become a live river again. Leader: Richard Barish, (505) 232-3013, rdbarish@aol.com

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This magnificent area is threatened by rapid development pressure. Currently we're working with other groups to fight a proposed golf course / residential development which would squander an unacceptable quantity of the regions's limited water resources. We are also working with Country Parks staff to develop a plan to protect open space, wildlife and trail corridors.

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