Join GRIP and our key partners to celebrate the completion of the San Vicente Creek River Stewardship Project on Saturday, October 25 , 10 am – 11 am at Big Ditch Park! Enjoy light refreshments as we recognize our amazing project partners. After the celebration, we’ll lead a hike along San Vicente Creek to see […]
We are thrilled to be one of 61 recipients for NM Outdoor Recreation Division Outdoor Equity Fund awards for our Silver City Watershed Keepers Nature Discovery Summer Camp 2026! The Silver City Watershed Keepers Nature Discovery Summer Camp provides youth experiential, outdoor education in their local watershed, natural areas, and public lands. Our camp inspires […]
Thank you for telling the FAA to disapprove the Air Force proposal to expand military combat training over rural communities and tribal and public lands in southern Arizona and southwest New Mexico. Over 400 individuals submitted their comments through the Peaceful Gila Skies petition platform and 35 organizations in New Mexico and Arizona submitted technical […]
August 25, 2025 Santa Fe, NM— The State Engineer issued her decision last week denying Tulla Resources’ application to transfer water rights needed to reopen the Copper Flat Mine near Hillsboro in southern New Mexico. The State Engineer also noted the effects of climate change on New Mexico’s water resources. Quoting a 2006 Office of […]
This Earth Day, we’re doing things differently. In 2025, we’re reimagining how we celebrate our planet—focusing on deeper impact and collective action. The Continental Divide Trail Coalition will be hosting CDT Trail Days in Gough Park on Saturday, April 19 from 10 am – 3 pm. Register here to reserve your booth space. However, GRIP will be organizing separate Earth […]
SB21 heads to governor for signature March 19, 2025 – Today, the House voted 43-25 to pass SB 21, a bill to provide critical protections for New Mexico waters. It will next go to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to be signed into law. Following rollbacks to federal clean water protections in recent years, up to […]
Are you interested in permaculture, rainwater harvesting, and ecological restoration? If the answer is “yes” then we’ve got an opportunity for you to learn these skills while also revitalizing Big Ditch Park. Apply now! If interested, please send an email describing your interest in the internship and any experience you may have to: Allyson Siwik, […]
Find out more about GRIP’s projects and activities by checking out the latest issue of Get A GRIP. Hard copies are available at the Silver City Food Co-op, Silver City Public Library, O’Keefe’s Bookshop, and the GRIP office. The winter issue covers the Southwest New Mexico Community Forestry Network, Grant County AIR-WISE, new staff, updates […]
Photo: James St. John The NM Mining and Minerals Division held a public hearing on the Emma and Tyrone Peak exploration projects on February 10. The public comment period remains open until Monday, February 24. The Emma Exploration at the Tyrone Mine would disturb 60 acres located adjacent to residences. Freeport has not disclosed in […]
As 2024 draws to a close, we’re taking stock of everything we accomplished this year with your support. Your generosity has helped us further our mission to promote healthy communities by protecting our environment. Together, we have held Freeport-McMoRan accountable for groundwater contamination and impacts to water supplies, defended southwest New Mexico and southern Arizona […]
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