Amigos Bravos 2019 Annual Report

2019
Annual
Report

Table of Contents
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FROM THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
RESTORING WATERSHED
HEALTH
HOLDING POLLUTERS
ACCOUNTABLE
BUILDING A WATER
MOVEMENT
FINANCIAL
REPORT
24-30
APPRECIATION &
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Our mission
To protect and restore the waters of New Mexico.
John Dunn Bridge cover photo by Nina Anthony.
Above photo: Autumn Color at County Line by Nina Anthony.

From the Executive Director
Our last fiscal year (FY19) was another very
busy time for Amigos Bravos — for example, our
program expenditures were up over 36% from
just two years ago. We continued many multiyear
projects already in progress and added
some new important projects to the mix. If I had
to choose one word to describe our work last
year, it would be “collaboration.” We have been
working effectively with a number of partners
across New Mexico to amplify our efforts into
desired outcomes.
SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR
COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS INCLUDE:
x Continuing our work with our partners in
the Communities for Clean Water to address
contamination issues in the watersheds around
Los Alamos National Laboratory
x Continuing our work with the New Mexico
Mining Act Network to address contamination of
groundwater and surface water at mine sites
x Beginning a new collaboration with
stakeholders on the Rio Fernando de Taos (Rio
Fernando Revitalization Collaborative) to restore
this important Taos County watershed to health
x Continuing our partnerships with
conservation organizations in the Environmental
Alliance of New Mexico (EANM) to advocate for
conservation legislation and policy
x Working with a number of organizations to
prevent more mining activity at the old Tererro
mine near Pecos
x Identifying additional river segments worthy
of designation as Outstanding National
Resource Waters (ONRWs), affording them
additional protections
When I first joined
Amigos Bravos four years
ago, I was impressed that
such a small organization
could have such a
substantial effect on
the protection of
New Mexico’s waters.
It is with collaborations
like these that we are
able to achieve such
significant results.
For the Rio,
Joe Zupan
Amigos Bravos Board President,
Francisco “Cisco” Guevara (left)
and Amigos Bravos Executive
Director, Joseph Zupan (right)
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Restoring
Watershed Health
1: WETLAND JEWEL RESTORATION
2: REVITALIZING THE RIO FERNANDO DE TAOS
3: REINTRODUCTION OF RIVER OTTERS TO NEW MEXICO
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Restoring Watershed Health
1: WETLAND JEWEL RESTORATION
Amigos Bravos worked with volunteers and a wetland consultant to restore
high quality headwater wetlands in the Midnight Meadows Wetland Jewel,
located in the headwaters of the Red River. We also installed and repaired
riparian protection fencing along Bitter Creek and adjacent midnight
meadows wetlands. In the La Jara Wetland Jewel, located in the Rio Fernando
de Taos headwaters, Amigos Bravos worked with a wetland consultant to
complete a wetland assessment that identifies high
priority restoration work. We also worked with a fence
contractor to replace over a mile of dilapidated riparian
protection fencing with a low maintenance welded
metal top rail fence. In 2020 Amigos Bravos is poised to
increase our wetland restoration efforts in both of these
important headwater wetlands.
In 2019 we finished up a two-year project that installed
79 erosion wetland restoration structures (zuni bowls,
one-rock dams, rock rundowns) and engaged with
over 100 volunteers to restore the Midnight Meadows
Wetland Jewel.
Left page: Jim Ludden, Amigos Bravos Volunteer, sampling
water in the Rio Fernando de Taos.
Right page: 2019 Midnight Meadows Restoration.
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Restoring Watershed Health
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2: REVITALIZING THE RIO
FERNANDO DE TAOS
Dry sections, E. coli bacteria, fire risk, sedimentation,
polluted runoff, worn-down acequia
systems, limited in-town access, and bank
impacts and modification are just a few of the
issues plaguing the Rio Fernando de Taos.
The Rio Fernando is the major drainage running
through the town of Taos from east to west, and
plays a key part in sustaining wildlife, recreation,
and agricultural activities in the Taos area. It has
become an important flyway for bird migration,
and habitat for river otters, coyotes, and beavers.
Formed in March 2017, the Rio Fernando de
Taos Revitalization Collaborative is a dynamic
group that has created a long-term plan to
restore the river and is already working towards
those goals. The group is currently made up
of Private, Public, and Non-Governmental
agencies:
x Amigos Bravos x Taos County x Taos Land
Trust x Taos Valley Acequia Association
x The Nature Conservancy x Town of Taos
x U.S. Forest Service x The Taos Soil and Water
Conservation District x Trout Unlimited
Right page: The Rio Fernando de Taos photo by Shannon Romeling.
PROJECTS ALREADY UNDERWAY
INCLUDE:
1. Water Quality Sampling in Partnership
with Water Sentinels
2. Repairs to the Rio Fernando
Acequia Headgate
3. Watershed Based Planning for E. coli
contamination
4. Rio Fernando Park Planning:
www.taoslandtrust.org
5. La Jara Wetland Jewel Restoration
(top of Rio Fernando watershed)
HOW CAN YOU HELP THE
RIO FERNANDO?
1. You are invited to volunteer, provide
input, and help this new collaborative
effort that protects and restores the Rio
Fernando de Taos.
2. Inspect your septic tank every 3-5 years
3. Recycle
4. Take care of your trash
5. Minimize off-road vehicle use
6. Clean up after your pet

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Restoring Watershed Health
3: REINTRODUCTION OF RIVER
OTTERS TO NEW MEXICO
From the 1950’s until 2008, river otters were
no longer a part of the Rio Grande
ecosystem. Hunting and trapping extirpated
them from the State of New Mexico and from
many other states across the country.
In 2008, 33 otters were reintroduced into the
Rio Pueblo de Taos by a coalition called
New Mexico Friends of River Otters. Since
then, 80 to 100 river otters have been sighted
in the Upper Rio Grande Corridor.
Amigos Bravos has been monitoring the reintroduced
River Otters using “River Cameras” (trail cameras) since 2016. Wildlife “captured” on these cameras
since 2016 has included: river otters, beavers, bobcats, mountain lions, bighorn sheep, ring-tailed cats,
raccoons, coyotes, gray foxes, skunks, squirrels, least chipmunks, ring-necked pheasant, great blue
herons, mallards, crows, and many more species of birds.
Left page: Rio Fernando de Taos photo by
Jim O’Donnell.
Photo, above left: Image from one of Amigos
Bravos’ trail cams placed along the Rio Grande
to monitor otter activity.
Photo right: Map of otter sightings along
the Upper Rio Grande.
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Restoring Watershed Health
BRAVO!
WE PUBLISHED A “STEP-BY-STEP
GUIDE TO INTEGRATING COMMUNITY
INPUT INTO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
PROJECTS”
The guide provides steps that decision makers and
community organizers can take to ensure equitable
and ecologically sound infrastructure outcomes.
You’ll find a downloadable PDF of this guide on
our website.
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE:
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We use the term “green infrastructure”
to refer to a way to collect and clean
rainwater where it falls. Using plants
and soil, green infrastructure projects
reduce the amount of rainwater
entering ‘grey’ water infrastructure
(e.g., storm sewers, pipes). This
can help reduce flooding. Green
infrastructure projects can also help to
clean and conserve water and provide
recreational and other benefits to
the community.

Holding Polluters
Accountable
Open Pit at Chevron Questa, NM Mine
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Holding Polluters Accountable
HOLDING LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL
LAB ACCOUNTABLE
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2019 was a busy year for water permits at
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
Amigos Bravos with our Communities for Clean
Water Partners (Tewa Women United, Honor Our
Pueblo Existence, Concerned Citizens for Nuclear
Safety, New Mexico Acequia Association, and
Partnership for Earth Spirituality) participated in
permitting proceedings for two groundwater
permits associated with discharges from the
Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility and
legacy chromium contamination. We successfully
advocated for more transparency, increased
public notice and engagement, and more rigorous
pollution prevention and clean up techniques. In
addition, we participated in the renewal process
for the Individual Stormwater Permit which
controls discharges from 400 contaminated sites
at LANL. We engaged in stakeholder discussions
with LANL and regulators and submitted detailed
comments to EPA outlining 70 separate concerns
with the renewal application.
BRAVO!
Beata Tsosie-Peña (left) and Kathy Sanchez (right)
TWU Environmental Health and Justice Program.
“Amigos Bravos is an organization that is genuine in nurturing their
relations with local communities to do impactful organizing and
collaborative work to protect New Mexico’s water. Tewa Women
United is grateful for their ongoing support, advocacy, and technical
expertise and we look forward to continuing vital work with them in
the future as partners in the Communities for Clean Water coalition.”
— Beata Tsosie-Peña, Tewa Women United

Holding Polluters Accountable
Amigos Bravos is part of the New Mexico Dairy
Coalition (NMDC) working group that is actively
monitoring and responding to PFAS (Per- and
Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances) contamination
at southern New Mexico Dairies. PFAS are a
group of chemicals that have been linked to
reproductive and developmental problems
as well as cancer. These pollutants have been
contaminating groundwater at dairy farms near
MAYA FORTE:
both Cannon and Holloman Air Force Bases as
a result of foams used in firefighting exercises
on the military bases. The NMDC is engaged in
working with the NMED to find solutions to this
problem and forcing the Air Force to mitigate
it. Last summer, high school senior, Maya Forte,
created a PFAS Fact Sheet as part of a two-week
internship with Amigos Bravos.
BRAVO!
Last summer, high school senior,
Maya Forte, created a PFAS Fact
Sheet as part of a two-week
internship with Amigos Bravos.
We will be posting it on our new
website, which will launch in 2020.
“I enjoyed working for Amigos Bravos
and learning about the complexities of
working for a nonprofit that covers water
protection for an entire state with such
diverse issues. I especially enjoyed going
out into the community and talking to
people in the community and talking
about their particular needs. Overall,
the experience gave me a deeper
understanding and appreciation of the
big impacts that a small office
can accomplish.”
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Building a
Water Movement

Building a Water Movement
BUILDING LEADERSHIP & CAPACITY FOR THE FUTURE
Every five years, Amigos Bravos plans a weekend of vibrant dialogue
to deliberate on strategies and solutions for the health of New Mexico’s
waters. In late June, we convened our 2019 Strategic Planning Retreat
at the historic Blue Sky Retreat center in Taos, New Mexico, to engage our supporters
and stakeholders in our next five-year Strategic Plan. We had over 50 stakeholders
from around New Mexico participate, including:
x Staff and Board of Amigos Bravos
x State legislators with a particular commitment
and interest in good water policy
x Land-based community partners
x Representatives from Taos Pueblo and
Santa Clara Pueblo
x Allied organizations working to protect and conserve
New Mexico’s environment
x Representatives from New Mexico
Environment Department
x Representatives from the U.S. Forest Service
x Several long-time supporters and former
Board members
Representative Melanie Stansbury addressing
participants of our Strategic Planning Retreat.
The staff and Board of Amigos Bravos are working together to take the valuable input we
received at the Strategic Planning Retreat to create our next five-year strategic plan by early
next year. Stay tuned!
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Building a Water Movement
NURTURING FUTURE
WATER STEWARDS
As part of the Rio Fernando
Revitalization Collaborative
(Taos Land Trust, Taos Valley
Acequia Association, Town
of Taos, Taos County, U.S. Forest Service, and
The Nature Conservancy) we hosted a speaker
series on 6 different topics ranging from Acequia
BRAVO!
Traditions, Water Rights, Beavers, and Green
Infrastructure to cross educate the collaborative
and provide engagement opportunities for other
watershed stakeholders.
In 2019 Amigos Bravos engaged with 199
young people during 12 separate field trip and
events on topics including river otters, water
quality monitoring, watershed restoration and
mining impacts to water quality.
AMIGOS BRAVOS YOUTH ENGAGEMENT FORM
DATE AFFILIATION OF YOUTH ACTIVITY AND OR TOPICS
DISCUSSED
# of
Youth
Hours spent
preparing &
travel
Hours spent
presenting &
interacting
3/5/19 UNM CCC Watershed Health & Restoration 10 1 3
3/15/19 UNM ABQ Water sampling & Watershed health 10 1 5
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3/21/19 CSU Alternative Spring Break Water sampling & Watershed health 15 1 4
3/12/19 Rice University Water conservation &
environmental justice
15 1 1
4/27/19 Twirl – Invent Event Watershed Model 50 2 20
4/16/19 UNM Taos Watershed restoration 15 1 4
6/7/19 YCC Watershed restoration 12 1 3
8/24/19 Rally for the Rio River Otter 15 1 5
9/10/19 Home-school Group Water sampling 15 2 2
9/16/19 Inspire Kindergarten Class Water sampling 8 1 1
10/21/19 Vista Grande High School Mining 10 1 1
11/4/19 Anansi 4th grade Otters 24 2 1

Building a Water Movement
BUILDING COMMUNITY: 13TH ANNUAL TAOS RIVERS AND LANDS CLEANUP
Illegal dump sites have become the norm in many communities throughout Taos, which affects our
natural lands, water quality, animal habitat and ecosystems. Every year, to ameliorate this growing
problem, Amigos Bravos partners with youth from Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, the Town of Taos,
and the Questa Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service, to host a county-wide cleanup day.
This year, the 13th Annual Rivers and Lands Cleanup was
held on Saturday, June 22, 2019. Volunteers from all walks of
life cleaned up 14.38 tons of trash from various illegal dump
sites throughout Taos County (1 ton = 2000LBS).
HERE’S HOW MUCH TRASH WAS COLLECTED IN VARIOUS
COMMUNITIES & AREAS THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTY:
x Miranda Canyon = 7.9 tons
x Taos Pueblo = 4.6 tons
x Town of Taos = 1.2 tons
x Questa = .80 tons
We are honored to have Taos Pueblo join our Rivers and
Lands Cleanup for the past two years and look forward to
working closely with them on future endeavors. Additional
support came from St. James Episcopal Church, Cid’s Food
Market, Taos Bakes, Super Save, and Ace Hardware.
Next year, we hope to increase participation by area youth,
future stewards of the sacred land and water that sustain us all.
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Building a Water Movement
RALLY FOR THE RIO: CONNECTING PEOPLE
TO THE RIVER
Rally for the Rio is our annual member appreciation and
community engagement event. On a beautiful day in August,
Amigos Bravos members were treated to a free float down
the Rio Grande courtesy of our Diamond-level sponsor, Los
Rios River Runners. We’d like to extend a big heartfelt “Thank
You!” to Amigos Bravos Board President, Cisco Guevara, who
once again donated the float trips and staff time through his
company, Los Rios River Runners.
As part of our effort to connect the community to the Rio,
we also provide educational activities about water to nurture
future generations of water stewards.
We’d like to thank all of the like-minded conservation/
recreation/sustainability groups for tabling at our event and/
or providing fun activities for kids including, Farmhouse Café
and FITaos.
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Amigos Bravos would also like to thank Taos Fly Shop for
providing a free fly-fishing demo, to 408 Roving Food’s
fabulous gourmet taco truck and, to Sol Connection, Dread
Fermata and Elizabeth Jose who entertained our members
with live music throughout the day.
Lastly, a big thank you to Betsy Peirce, the 2019 Rally for the
Rio poster artist.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT
YEAR ON THE RIO!
BRAVO!

- 5pm
NOON
LINE
COUNTY
RIVER
PUBLIC
AREA
ACCESS
NM-68,
(2410
NM)
Dixon,
FLOAT TRIPS FOR MEMBERS
FREE
PM | 2:30 PM | 4:30 PM)
(12:30
Building a Water Movement
BUILDING COMMUNITY
SUPPORT
Amigos Bravos salutes the business
community of Taos County who
rallied to support clean water for
our community. We urge you to
patronize these businesses to thank
them for their participation in the
preservation and protection of our
rivers and wetlands:
FREE TO THE PUBLIC!
FLY FISHING DEMO FROM TAOS
FLY SHOP - 2 PM
RALLY FOR THE RIO
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
x Taos Mountain Outfitters
x Swinehart, CPA, PC
x Los Rio River Runners
x PPC Solar
x Taos Community Foundation
x Centinel Bank
x Magee Design
x U.S. Dept of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management
x Smiths
x Audubon, New Mexico
x Copy Queen of Taos
x Taos Fly Shop
x Custom Graphics, Inc.
ACTIVITIES ALL DAY
KIDS'
FROM 108 ROVING FOOD
TACOS
BEER FROM RED RIVER
CRAFT
COMPANY
BREWING
FROM:
MUSIC
CONNECTION 12- 2 PM
SOL
ANDREWS 2-3 PM
BOB
FERMATA 3-4 PM
DREAD
JOSE 4-5 PM
ELIZABETH
Poster Art: Betsy Peirce
Image: Bend in the Chama River by Betsy Peirce
BRAVO!
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Building a Water Movement
BUILDING A STRONGER
STATEWIDE WATER POLICY:
EVERY YEAR, AMIGOS BRAVOS ENGAGES
IN VARIOUS WATER POLICY INITIATIVES TO
HELP ACHIEVE OUR THREE GOALS.
1. We actively track and participate in
Federal, state, and local water policy rule
makings to ensure that New Mexico’s waters
are protected at all levels. In 2019 Amigos
Bravos appealed to the New Mexico Court
of Appeals a misguided state decision
to do away with time limits on variances
for water quality standards. At the federal
level we are pushing back against the
Trump Administration’s efforts to drastically
weaken the Clean Water Act and Superfund
protections for New Mexico’s rivers, streams,
and wetlands.
2. We spearheaded a state
campaign to raise awareness
about EPA’s attempts to weaken
Clean Water Act protections for
New Mexico’s waters.
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Chama River photo by Nina Anthony.
3. We organized a sign-on
letter where 51 separate New
Mexico based organizations
expressed their concern with
EPA’s proposed “dirty water
rule”. In addition, we presented
to numerous New Mexico
municipalities and state boards
which resulted in 8 separate
governmental entities submitting
comment in opposition to
the rule.
BRAVO!

Building a Water Movement
BUILDING STEWARDSHIP: OUR VOLUNTEERS CARE ABOUT WATER IN
NEW MEXICO AND CONTINUE TO CHANGE LIVES AND OUR LANDSCAPE.
“I volunteer with Amigos Bravos because it gets me outdoors and because I’m a scientist and like to
help with investigations. I know that clean water is critical to our survival on this planet. Sampling gets
me to new parts of the area.” — Jim Ludden
THANK YOU! We couldn’t do
any of this without You!
Jim Ludden (right)
Bill and Karen Gaydosh of
Taos Mountain Outfitters (upper left)
Midnight Meadows volunteers
(lower left)
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Financial Report &
Membership Levels

Events
2%
Revenue
Other
1%
Financial Report
Membership/Contributions
21%
Government
Contracts
13%
Program Services
4%
Foundations Government Contracts Membership/Contributions
Foundations Program Services GovernmentEvents Membership/ Program Other Events Other
Contracts Contributions Services
Expenses
Foundations
59%
FISCAL YEAR 2019 (OCTOBER 1, 2018
TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2019)
Amigos Bravos is protecting its long-term financial
viability by building its capital reserve fund, implementing a
planned giving campaign, and growing endowment funds
for Amigos Bravos housed at the New Mexico Community
Foundation and the Taos Community Foundation.
REVENUE:
Foundations.........................................423,299
Government Contracts......................... 63,971
Membership / Contributions............ 166,846
Program Services.................................. 25,507
Events..................................................... 10,351
Other......................................................... 9,645
Total: 699,619
Events and Sales
5%
Membership
Outreach & Ed
7%
General &
Administrative
4%
Development
10%
Programs
74%
Programs General & Administrative Membership Outreach & Ed
Programs Events and Sales General Development Membership Events Development
Admin. Outreach & Ed. & Sales
FISCAL YEAR 2019 (OCTOBER 1, 2018
TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2019)
Amigos Bravos ended its fiscal year with
an increase in net assets.
EXPENSES:
Programs..............................................536,729
General & Administrative.....................60,198
Membership Outreach & Ed................49,031
Program Services.................................. 15,977
Events.....................................................35,789
Total: 697,724
Net Excess of deficit: 1,895
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Appreciation
THANK YOU FOR HELPING
PROTECT THE WATERS OF
NEW MEXICO IN THE FACE OF
RISING CHALLENGES.
Over the last few years, much of what Amigos
Bravos holds dear has been threatened.
Bedrock environmental protections are being
stripped away to enable corporations to
escape regulation.
Amigos Bravos is rising to the challenge.
We are continuing our work to hold polluters
accountable for hurting vulnerable communities
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
x Francisco “Cisco” Guevara, President
x Peggy Nelson, Vice President
x Jon Klingel, Treasurer
x Liliana Castillo
x Eleanor Bravo
x Nicola Ulibarri
x Gordon “Jock” Jacober
STAFF
x Joseph Zupan, Executive Director
x Rachel Conn, Projects Director
x Shannon Romeling, Projects + Foundation Coordinator
x Nina Anthony, Donor + Communications Coordinator
x Elena Fernandez, Projects Associate
across New Mexico. We are intensifying our
fight against the Trump administration’s attacks
on the environment. And, we are forging ahead
with our on-the-ground efforts to protect and
restore important rivers, watersheds
and wetlands.
We do this because everyone deserves access
to clean water. The dedication of our board,
staff, members and supporters helps make
that possible.
A BIG THANK YOU to the following
foundations, organizations and individuals
whose generous support allows us to carry out
our important work.
“I felt from the time
Amigos Bravos started
that it was important to
have clean rivers and
intelligent use of water
in New Mexico. They are
the organization that
will fight for this part
of our environment.
Water is life. This
detail is spiritually and
physically without precedence.”
— Stacy Quinn & Wes Patterson

WE COULDN’T DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU.
Membership Levels
FRIENDS OF
NEW MEXICO
WATERS: $1 TO $99
Dr. Mercedes Agogino
Kathryn & Eric Albrecht
Lynn Aldrich
Mary W. Amato
Lawrence Amick
Charles Anderson
Holly Walker & Bill Anderson
J. Amber Archer
Mary Bacchus
Jerry Sue Bassalleck
Rose Bauhs
Marcia Beatty
Joe Becker
Jean L. Bergeron
Susan Drobeck &
Dr. Samuel Berne
J. Berry
Karen Blackmore
Diane Bloom
Barbara Brenner
Angela Rae Brooks
Judith & Rob Buffaloe
A. Janine Burke
Burst-Whitson, Inc., CPAs
Barbara L. Turner & Art Burton
Mike Caldarella
Andrea Castellanos
Nancy Cella
Leslie Clark
Virginia Clark
Amy & Tom Coen
Karen Cohen & Robert
Templeton
Romy & Carl Colonius
Charlotte Cooke
Jennie & Michael Crews
Detra Dalke & Craig Larsen
Susan & David Daney
Catherine Viele &
Michael Delaney
Dennis & Deborah Devine
Mike Dilworth
Gus Dizerega
Richard Doyle
Christine & Paul Drumright
William & Donna Dufresne
Mary Ann Duwe
Ernest G. Endes
Marjorie Felser
Donald Fennema
Lucy & Allen Ferguson
Anne Petrokubi &
Norman B. Ferguson
Elena Fernandez
Kristina G. Fisher
Reta M. & Robert Fitch
Kay Foster
Jennifer C. Fox
Danielle Freeman
Linda & Justin Friedman
Anne & Reese Fullerton
Julia & Lawrence Gallegos
Ilse & David Gay
Joseph W. Gideon
Elaine Giovando
Steve Glass
Anne B. Gonzales
Michael R. Griego
Denise Gries
Carter Griffin & Jim Crowl
Audris Griffith
Allen Griffth
Keith A. Grover
James E. Hammerberg
Laure Anne Heinz
Barbara Hill
Tom Hinson
Joyce Hospodar
William Hutchinson &
Meg Huchmann
Donna Jobe
Jane & John Johnson
Craig Jolly
Ella & Richard Jones
Emily Lynn Joyce
Christine Judson
Anna Katherine
Mary P. Katz
Judith & Lee Katzman
Jeff & Victoria Kauffman
Kaufman Construction, Inc.
Marci & William Kipnis
Marlene & Jon Klingel
Antonia & Michael Knight
Mary R. Knudsen
Paul Krispinsky
William & Janet Kuepper
Kathi L’Belle
Enrique Lamadrid
Robert A. Lawrence
Leroy & Shelby Leonard
Carrie Leven
Susan B. Lime
Lucy R. Lippard
CONTINUED a
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Membership Levels
WE COULDN’T DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU.
Ellen & Ronald Loehman
Brenda K. Manning &
Robert H. Lurcott
Judy Macfarlane
Eileen Mandel
Mario P. Manzo
Nancy Lee Marquis
Mary Ann Matheson
Ronald McCarty
Grady & Joan McCullough
James A. McGrath
Susan E. McIntosh
Karen McKinnon
Wendy Margaret Medina
William Charles Michel
Mighty Cause Charitable
Foundation
Ellen & Roger Miller
Karen & Philip Milstein
Patty Mourant
Margo & Thomas Murdock
Bill Murray
Philip Musser
Kathryn Mutz
Doug & Judith Nelson
Deborah Newberg
Betsy S. Nichols
Patrick & Andrea Nicholson
Andrew Otto
Diane Paolazzi
Kathleen McGinty &
Michael Pascarella
Alice Pasqualetti
Richard L. Patnaude
Deborah Patton, NM
Jeannie Pearle
Yvonne Pesquera
John Picaro
Teresa Pisaño
Carol & Ray Pittman
Joan Quinn
Herbert Rachelson
Jason Railsback
Dan Randolph
Becky Reardon
Susan Rebecca Ressler
Lee Reynis & David Stryker
Sandra Richardson, NM
Elizabeth Riedel
Larry Rieke, NM
Alice & Larry Rodgers
Vicente J. Romero
Stephen Rose
Marcia Rosen
Diana Rushing &
Lewis M. Rosenthal
Lois & Steven Rudnick
Stephanie Anne Russo-Baca
Ruth Ann Rymer
Mary K. Sahs
Roberta Salazar
Nancy Satwicz
Anthony Scalice
Susan Gray Davis &
Dan Schiller
Rachel Conn &
Erik Schlenker-Goodrich
Stephen Schmidt
Beau Schoen
Mary E. Schruben
Michael Scialdone
Sam Scott
Eddie Segears
Joan & Lawrence Shandler, MD
Marie Garcia & Dennis Sheahan
George Shepherd
Pamela Shepherd
Joan Shifrin
Ray Shortridge
Samuel Sloan
Nancy D. Soto
Sylvia Staub
Alexandra M. &
Charlie R. Steen
Jean Stevens
Max Stroback
Jeffrey W. Sussmann
Eric Swanson
Marilynn Szydlowski
David C. Thompson
Linda & Terry Thompson
Dr. Jane Thorbeck
Jeff Toomey
Ann Ellen Tuomey
J. Anna Underwood
Art Vollmer
Stephen M. Walker
James Ward
Kay O. Watkins
Joe C. Wells
Joseph Wexler
Minna White
Jeanne Wilson &
Robert Meyer
Bonnie Schermerhorn
& David Witt
Terry Wizig
Katie Woodall
Teresa C. Workman
Orbry Wright
Angie Wulfow
Linda Yardley-Monteau
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WE COULDN’T DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU.
Membership Levels
Valerie Yaros
Dr. Linda Malm & Donn Young
Jeanie Zandi
Brooke Zanetell &
Philip Handmaker
WATER
ADVOCATES
$100 TO 249
Daniel R. Abramson
Charmay B. Allred
Judy Anderson
Leonard Andrew
Anonymous Donors
Nina Anthony
Kenny Ausubel
Robert Barnaby
Sharon & Robert Barton
Lawrence Berkowitz
Dr. Robert M. Bernstein
Pelle & Lauren Bjorkman
Daryl & Frederick Black
Sally & Bob Blair
Anne & Thomas Blog
Patricia Heinen &
Catherine Boyle
Eleanor Bravo
Martha Worthington
& Hamilton Brown
Christof Brownell
Mr. Bruce Grossman
Gaia Mika & Hank Brussleback
Sally Corning &
Edison Buchanan
Sara Bush
Lisa & David Caldwell
Mary Jo Carey
Frankie Chamberlain
Polly Raye & William Christmas
Sally Mayer
Sarah Conn
Bob Cooley
Mya Coursey & Walter Cox
Neil Cozzens
Jan Cross & Jai Saul Cross
Custom Graphics, Inc.
Les & Eudice Daly
Sandra Dancer
David & Tibby Gold
Helen Davis
Julie & James Drennan, M.D.
Kat Duff
Jane & Roy Dunlap
Fred C. Durham
Leslie Eaton
Olga & Philip Eaton
Lynn Eby
Diane Enright
Fred Fair
James C. Faris
Sandra & Mike Flood
Peter C. French
Albuquerque Monthly Meeting
of the Religious Society of
Friends
Walter Gerstle
Eliza Gilkyson
Katherine Graves
Mary Gray McGee
Peter & Lyn Hagen
Sandra Hamilton
& Susan Walker
Sally & Peter Hammond
Jack W. Handey
D. Eric Hannum
Harriett & Wendell Harris
Claire Haye
Dr. David S. Henkel
Margery Herrington
Lise Hicks
Elizabeth & Dave Holland
Elizabeth Hoobler
Randy Hutchins
Kristen Johnson
& James Jablonski
Chrys & Susan Jaschke
Heidi Jochem & Craig Jensen
Alford Bunting Johnson
Margery Mariel Johnson
Nancy Johnson & Kim Buehre
Pamela Timmerman
& David Juarez
Mark & Susan Kalin
Diane Kelly
Ken Gallard, Photographics
Martha J. Ketelle
Susan N. Lanier
Jane Lear-Myers
Robert Leeson, Jr.
Andrew Leonard
Judith Lockwood
Lori Remedio-Loges
& John G. Loges
Joan & Michael Logghe
Linda & Arthur Lynch
Virginia Maclovia
Linda L. Malm
John Bard Manulis
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Membership Levels WE COULDN’T DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU.
Pauline Marx
Valerie McCaffrey &
Stephen Daniels
Alice McClell & John Irwin
Bram J. Meehan
Katheryn & Steven Miller
Gael & Ty Minton
Susan Moller
James P. Morgan
Susan Morgan & Morgan
Susan J. Morris
Anne Sigler &
George Muedeking
Brian & Sharon Mulrey
Jean Muste
Deborah Naujokas
Renze Nesbit
Richard B. Neuman
Audrey K. & David A. Northrop
Sarah Noss
Susan Tarman & Brian O’Keefe
Rebecca Okun
Kristina Ortez
Kit & William Owen
Wendy Ozols-Barnes
Rev. Robert A. Patterson
Therese & David Patton
Fred Pederson & Debra Branom
Betsy Peirce
Meg & Bruce Peterson
Sandra M. Place
Robert Pokornby
Barbara & Carl Popp
Melanie & Edward Ranney
Carol Raymond
Richard & Jane Padberg
Barbara A. Riedl
Leah Albers & Thomas Roberts
Ann & Mark Robertson
Hilario E. Romero &
Montserrat Valles
Sally & Donald Romig
Marcy Rumsfeld
Laura Sanchez & Del Alex
Charlotte Sartor
Merry Schroeder
Jessica Schwarzenbach
William J. Scott
Sawnie Morris & Brian Shields
Patricia Sidman
Dudley Maurita Slade
Dolores Spontak
Joan & Donald Stehr, MD
Gary Storch
Robert Strell
Jane Swift
Janet & Kenneth Taht
Taos County Association
of Realtors
Gwen & Michael Tennison
Janet Brook & Ron Thomas
Robert “Chipper” Thompson
Stephen Thompson
Molly Magnuson &
Curtis Thomson
Daniel Tittmann
Julianne & James Turner
Dona J. Upson
Mary Whitcomb
Peter Thomas White
Terrell A. White
Marcus Whitson
Karen & John Yori & Pittenger
Helen Zagona
William D. Zeedyk
WATER
STEWARDS
$250 TO $499
Harold William Adkison
William T. Burgin
Wheaton Byers, Jr.
Carolyn Haddock
Kathleen & Hugh Church
Kit Carson Electric
Cooperative Inc.
Reed Family Foundation
Melissa Frank
Dave Grusin
Margaret & John Hamilton
Donald Hurst
Don & Pat Jochem
Elizabeth Jose
Steve & Becky Kush
James Ludden
Caitlin McHugh
Don McPheron
Virginia Burke & Clifford Mudd
Bette Myerson
Bonnie Payne & Roger Tobin
Marie & Roger Peterson
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WE COULDN’T DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU.
Membership Levels
Red River Brewing Company
Jean Pearson Richards
David Schwentker
Mrs. Teresa Seamster
Clare Castiglia
& Lawrence Shore
Edwin Sweeney
Heidi Klingel & Daniel Tittman
Unitarian Congregation
of Taos
Dr. Christine L. Wells
World Cup, Inc.
Emelie Olson & Glenn Yocum
Michael Zimber
WATER
GUARDIANS
$500 TO $999
Lizbeth J. & Craig B. Anderson
Audubon New Mexico
Sally N. Bachofer
Bolene Charitable Trust
Centinel Bank of Taos
Camille Coates
Stephen Fabrey
Jane M. Farmer
& Alford Johnson
Meredith Mason Garcia
& Richard Harlan
Harbor Oaks Foundation
Isabel & Samuel Jewell
Richard Kuhn
Alex Kurtz
Elizabeth & Harry Linneman
Magee Design
Sayan Mukherjee
The Mumford Family
Foundation
Megan, Andy, Bernice,
& Olin O’Reilly
Kip Price
Charles De Saillan
Mary Anne & Al Sanborn
Richard Sayre
Sheffield Future Heritage Fund
Barbara McAneny M.D. &
Steven Kanig, M.D.
Daniel Veirs
William & Connie Green
WATER ANGELS
$1,000 TO $2,499
Betty & Cid Backer
Shelly Catterson
Rose & Robert Chappell
Melinda Moffitt & Ann Dunlap
Linda Fair
Martha & Christopher Flanders
Jana D. Gunnell
Sheila & Michael Hannah
Mi-Lai & Kerry Heubeck
Deborah & Jonathan Hutchison
Joan O’Connell &
Stephen Lecuyer
Alasdair Lindsay
Carlie Lines
J. F. Maddox Foundation
Charlotte & Bruce McArthur
Foundation
Peggy Nelson
Nora & Eric Patterson
Georganna Robinett &
Dirk Murchison
R. Ruth Foundation
Laurie M. Sherwood
Anthony Skvarla
Swinehart CPA, Inc.
Kristin & Ross Ulibarrí
Barbara Zaring & Stephen Rose
Nancy Levitt &
Cathy Underwood
WATER
BENEFACTORS $2,500
TO $4,999
Albuquerque Community
Foundation
Bill and Karen Gaydosh
New Belgium Brewing
Company
Taos Community Foundation,
Inc.
John Wood
WATER SPIRITS
$5,000 TO $9,999
Northern Rio Grande National
Heritage Area Inc.
National Wildlife Federation
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Membership Levels WE COULDN’T DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU.
New Mexico Community
Foundation
Sam (Hugh) Rychener
Science & Environmental
Health Network Women’s
Congress
Lenita & Henk Van Der Werff
WATER
VISIONAIRES
$50,000+
Carroll Petrie Foundation
Turner Foundation, Inc.
WATER KEEPERS
$10,000 TO $49,999
Jonathan & Kathleen Altman
Foundation
Fund to Protect NM Air, Water
& Federal Public Lands
Lineberry Foundation
Annette McClure
McCune Charitable Foundation
New Land Foundation
Wes Patterson & Stacy Quinn
Santa Fe Community
Foundation
Sulica Fund
Water Foundation
Right page: Rio Grande Gorge Bridge by Nina Anthony.
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“
Everybody needs beauty as
well as bread, places to play in
and pray in, where nature may
heal and give strength to body
and soul.”
— John Muir, Naturalist, Author, and Environmental Philosopher
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Together, we can protect the sacred waters
on which all life depends.
Amigos Bravos relies on charitable gifts from individuals,
families and foundation to continue our work on water-related
issues that affect communities across New Mexico. With your
support, together, we can accomplish our goals. To learn more
about work and to become a part of it, please visit our website,
www.amigosbravos.org.
Stay Connected:
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membership@amigosbravos.com
Donations can be made online at
amigosbravos.org/join-donate
or mailed to:
Amigos Bravos, Inc.
P.O. Box 238
Taos, NM 87564
Please feel free to stop by our offices if you
have questions about our work and/or would like
to learn about ways you can help support it.
We’re located at 114 Des Georges Place
in the historic district of Taos, New Mexico.