Some members of Amigos Bravos, a conservation group
in New Mexico that focuses on the Rio Grande and Rio Bravo rivers,
have broken away and formed a new group, Rio Grande Restoration.
The group’s quarterly newsletter, the Rio Grande Riverkeeper, says
Rio Grande recreationists such as rafters pumped $4.6 million into
local economies in 1992. Major goals of Rio Grande Restoration are
to stop the river’s degradation and enhance the flow of water
“simply for the sake of the river, its ecosystems and economies.”
The 16-page newsletter, which covers conferences, projects, field
trips, water-use debates, and fish populations, is available from
Rio Grande Restoration, P.O. Box 1612, El Prado, NM
87529.
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline New river watchers.
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