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Gila <strong>Wilderness</strong><br />
• In partnership with the Silver City Green<br />
Chamber Chapter, an economic forum will be<br />
held in December 2012 to inform the business<br />
community and public about the economic value of<br />
outdoor recreation and protected public lands in<br />
our state.<br />
• To date, 24 businesses in Grant and Catron<br />
counties have signed on to our business promotion<br />
program.<br />
• NM Wild teamed up with a local outitter to<br />
provide our irst ecotour in the Gila <strong>Wilderness</strong>.<br />
Chaco Canyon Proposed <strong>Wilderness</strong><br />
Columbine Hondo <strong>Wilderness</strong><br />
• Senator Bingaman introduced legislation to<br />
protect Columbine Hondo in April 2012.<br />
• Support has been garnered from Taos County<br />
Commission, Taos City Council, Columbine grazing<br />
permittees, Arroyo Hondo Arriba Land Grant, Taos<br />
Chamber of Commerce, Lower Hondo Acequia<br />
Community, El Salto Domestic Water Association,<br />
multiple neighborhood associations, Taos Ski<br />
Valley and the San Cristobal Water Association.<br />
• The wilderness coalition has gat<strong>here</strong>d more than<br />
320 letters of individual support and more than<br />
290 business letters of support in Taos County.<br />
• NM Wild has met with the State Land Ofice and other agencies to forestall gas and oil development near<br />
Chaco Canyon. Widespread publicity initiated by NM Wild pressured Cimarex Energy to delay plans for<br />
developing leases visible from the park’s visitor center.<br />
• NM Wild recently hosted an archaeological summit and panel discussion in Santa Fe with the<br />
superintendent of Chaco Culture National Historical Park, archaeologists, and historians to provide a public<br />
forum to discuss the proposed <strong>Wilderness</strong> campaign.<br />
• NM Wild staff has met with editorial boards and traveled to Washington DC to educate agencies and<br />
elected oficials about the need for legislation to protect wilderness-quality lands in and near Chaco<br />
Culture National Historical Park.