Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) – An Adaptive Management Plan for Ecological Health of the Galisteo Watershed 2005

EWI and its partners formulated a Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) to provide a long-term guidance strategy to the GWP. The WRAS identifies eight popular issues of concern for the Galisteo Watershed: (A) Flooding, (B) Russian olive and tamarisk proliferation, (C) Soil erosion, (D) Pinon pine die off, (E) Open space creation and urban growth, (F) Wildfire, (G) Grassland health, and (H) Water availability.

Galisteo Watershed Partnership Memorandum of Understanding 2005

Participants in the Galisteo Watershed Partnership share common values that are the foundation to creating a desirable future in the watershed.

Santa Fe County Resolution on the GWP 2005

Santa Fe County will be a partner in the implementation of the Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites Protection Act; and will recognize the mission of the Galisteo Watershed Partnership and will work with the Partnership in planning for the Galisteo Basin.

Galisteo Watershed Partnership Fact Sheet 2005

In 2004, residents, landowners, and other stakeholders came together in two community meetings to work to define a common vision for the future of the watershed. Participants discovered a lot of common ground among diverse interests – and were able to articulate a clear vision for the future – but they quickly realized that there is no existing organizational structure to support concerted, collective work toward this desired future.

GWP Report – A Confluence of Initiatives 2004

The challenge for the people living in the watershed is how they can live in balance with a fragile, impermanent environment. Thus, what should guide how people in the watershed plan for the future?

GWP Newsletter 2004

The watershed is at the brink of significant changes;existing and proposed new development pose challenges for people in the basin. Should history repeat itself? Should people living in the basin wait and watch or should there be a concerted, collective effort to plan for their shared future? If they decide to plan together, what methods should be used? What should guide how people in the watershed plan for the future? Residents, landowners, and other stakeholders came together in February and June of 2004 to address these questions.

Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (WRAS) – Questions for Watershed Communities 2003

A questionnaire to help GWP gage the breadth and depth of ecological concerns among residents and stakeholders in the Galisteo watershed.