| August 21 (Saturday)
9-noon |
River Clean Up on Hwy 570 in the Río Greande Gorge co-sponsored by Amigos Bravos and the BLM. Help us clean up this scenic road near Taos Junction Bridge, where a rockslike has closed off this polular walking rail. Work 3 hours and receive a season's camping pass free from the BLM! Refreshements served. Taos, NM |
| August 25 (Wednesday)
9:10 am |
Public Hearing on a proposed two-year extension to the New Mexico Minning Act permitting deadline, Santa Fe, NM
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| September 16 (Thursday)
TBA |
Amigos Bravos Annual Dinner at lovely Embudo Station on the banks of the Río Grande, Embudo, NM |
| September 26 (Sunday) |
Red River water-quality sampling (for information, contact David Hogge, NM Environment Department : 505-827-2981) |
| September 26 (Sunday)
9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Walk-a-Thon and Bike-a-Thon on the Río Grande Gorge to benefit river protection./ Take a walk on hte Wild (and Scenic)Side, and enjoy a family-style barbeque and music at Taos Junctiopn Bridge. Call 505-758-3874 to get involved! Taos, NM |
| October 16 (Saturday)
TBA |
Día del Río Celebration of the Río Grande, Lone Juniper Site, Orilla Verde Recreation Area, :Plar, NM |
| This is it! A stunning fall day mountain biking or walking the West Rim Trail overlooking the Wild and Scenic Río Grande-all the while raising money (and consciousness) for Amigos Bravos and river protection.
The event takes place on Sunday, September 26, and kicks off from the picnic area at the west end of the Gorge Bridge, continuing nearly l0 spectacular miles to the end of the West Rim Trail. Walkers start at 9:00 am; mountain bikers take off at 11:00 am. Burgers start flipping at 11:00 am at the Taos Junction Bridge with music, volleyball, and games to follow. Shuttles and aid stations will beprovided.
Highest pledges win prizes, a bike or biking equipment and other outdoor goodies from our local donors and sponsors. This is a not-to-be-missed event for families and anyone with sturdy shoes or a mountain bike and helmet (the trail ranges from Montavanni to Rock 'n Roll).
To obtain a pledge sheet, sign up, or volunteer, please call Amigos Bravos at (505) 758-3874, or email us at bravos@taos.newmex.com. |
| Amigos Bravos congratulates the winners of its Fourth Annual Winter Getaway Raffle, and thanks all those businesses and individuals who bought raffle tickets to help protect and restore the Río Grande watershed. We are especially grateful to KTAO radio, who generously donated time and CDs to help promote the important work of protecting the region's rivers.
The winning tickets were drawn on Earth Day (April 22) on KTAO 101.9 FM by Amigos Bravos Membership Director Ellen Levy, and broadcast live. The First Prize trip for two to Rancho Encantado, a beautiful eco-resort and spa on the Yucatan Peninsula, went to Julia Vasquez of Taos; the Second Prize, a romantic weekend for two at the lovely Dobson House, an uncommon inn on the Río Grande, went to Ed and Sue Barengo of Albuquerque; the Third Prize, two one-hour massages at the incomparable Ten Thousand Waves Japanese Spa, went to Stuart Levy of Champaign, Illinois; Fourth Prize, a spectacular rafting trip for two down the Río Grande went to Cidney Fee of Taos (the last person to buy a ticket in this year's raffle!).
Our most successful raffle yet, the 1999 raffle raised more than $13,400 to protect the region's rivers. Some 538 tickets were purchased-a dozen more than last year. Raffle proceeds benefit Amigos Bravos' Rapid Response Fund, which enables us to meet challenges not anticipated in our annual budget. In the past, these have included providing technical assistance to villages affected by a proposed open-pit mine, and fees paid to expert witnesses who testified on behalf of Amigos Bravos' Clean Water Act lawsuit against Molycorp. Raffle proceeds will put us in a position to meet other such challenges in 1999!
By helping to preserve these vital rivers, we all win. |
| Amigos Bravos thanks all those who made our Second Annual Río Grande Painting Party & Art Auction a great success! Thirty artists participated this year and helped to raise more than $8,000 to protect New Mexico's wild rivers and the legendary Río Grande!
We thank the many local business who donated wonderful food and beverages: Artisan/Santa Fe, Blue Sky Natural Soda, ¡Bravo!, Casa Fresen, Cid's, Eske's Brew Pub, Fred's Place, Taos Wrappers, and The Bean. Amigos Bravos is also grateful to the Stables Art Gallery and Betsy Carey for helping to host and publicize this event, and to the remarkable Ed Devlin for his eloquent auctioneering.
Above all, we wish to thank the artists who came down to the river to paint and who contributed art work to the auction: Bill Acheff, Nora Anthony, Anita Bauer, Judith Bronner, Jennifer Cavan, Jeanne Clark, Kemper Coley, Rolf Dercum, Erin Eagleton, Jerry Emmons, Linda Fair, Alyce Frank, Melissa Frank, Melody Gladin, Donna Gorski, Leigh Gusterson, Peter Hagen, Ed Heffernan, Anita Hopkins, Stephen Kilborn, Kristine McCallister, Giovanna Paponetti, Paul Pascarella, RJ Pfammatter, Anais Rumfelt, Brian Shields, Rick Von Husen, Katie Woodall, Barbara Zaring, and Zoe Zimmerman.
Painters Anita Hopkins, Kristine McCallister, and Ed Heffernan shared the $150.00 gift certificate from Artisan/Santa Fe for their paintings, which were judged "People's Choice Best of Show" based on votes cast during the auction preview.
If you would like to participate in next year's Amigos Bravos Río Grande Painting Party & Art Auction, or if you have comments or suggestions about the event (or concerns about a river near you), please contact Amigos Bravos at 758-3874. |
