Editor's Note:
"The Quivira Coalition will be brinding the National Team to northern New Mexico sometime in the near future for another three-day workshop. We will also be working with the New Mexico PFC cadre to offer workshops around the State on restoring riparian health. We want to thank Ed Frederickson of the Jornada Experimental Range for coordinating much of the riparian workshop."

Excerpt - From the Founders:
"In mid-May, The Quivira Coalition had the distinct pleasure of cohosting the National Riparian Service Team for a three-day workshop in Silver City. We worked closely with the Jornada Experimental Range to bring the Riparian Team to New Mexico, a state they had not officially visited before.

"We spent one day inside, looking at slides and listening to scientists from the Forest Service and the BLM explain hydrology, ecology, grazing, and proper stream function. Then we spent a day on the Mimbres River and a day on Macho Creek putting our newfound knowledge to work.

"We worked hard to gather a diverse group of workshop participants. They included ranchers; members of the Sierra Club, the Nature Conservancy, the Southwest Center for Biological Diversity and the Upper Gila Watershed Coalition; biologists from the State, the Forest Service, and the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District; land managers from the State Land Office, and the BIA; a forest supervisor, scientists from the Jornada, and the New Mexico cadre of the National Riparian Team."

Contents:

• "Valle Grande Grass Bank" -Bill deBuys
• "From The Founders" -Jim Winder, Courtney White, Barbara Johnson
• "Converting to the "New Ranch" Convincing the Boss" -John M. Roybal
• "Where Have All the Grasslands Gone? Fire and Vegetation Change In Northern New Mexico" -Dr. Craig D. Allen
• "Cooperation: The Key to Restoring Habitat at Macho Creek" -Dutch Salmon
• "Example of Good Stewardship: Virgil Trujillo and the Ghost Ranch"
• "The Far Horizon" -Courtney White