Taos United supports the work of numerous groups working to protect New Mexico’s environment. We have provided links to their websites below. Please let us know if we are missing anyone!
Amigos Bravos
amigosbravos.org
Amigos Bravos has a vision of New Mexico’s rivers and streams running so clear and clean that you can bend a knee to the water, cup your hands, and drink without fear.
Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy
ccaenm.org
CCAE uses strategic advocacy, scientific analysis, and grassroots organizing to advance clean energy policy and programs.
Diné C.A.R.E. Citizens Against Ruining our Environment
dine-care.org
Diné CARE is located on the Navajo Nation and is a non-profit organization that works with many Navajo communities affected by energy and environmental issues. Since the late 1980s, community people have stood up to demand environmental protection and sustainable development practices, bringing systemic changes in tribal politics and making the grassroots voices evident in the realm of energy development.
Environment New Mexico
environmentnewmexico.org/home
Environment New Mexico protects the places we love, advancing the environmental values we share, and winning real results for our environment.
Native Plant Society of New Mexico
npsnm.org
The Native Plant Society of New Mexico (NPSNM) is a non-profit organization that strives to educate the public about native plants by promoting knowledge of plant identification, ecology, and uses; fostering plant conservation and the preservation of natural habitats; supporting botanical research; and encouraging the appropriate use of native plants to conserve water, land, and wildlife.
New Mexico Environmental Law Center
nmelc.org
New Mexico Environmental Law Center is a non profit, public interest law firm that provides free and low-cost legal services on environmental matters throughout New Mexico. Founded in 1987, the Law Center works with clients — often individuals, neighborhood associations, environmental organizations, Tribes and Pueblos — seeking to protect the environment.
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
nmwild.org
The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) grassroots organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, and continued enjoyment of New Mexico’s wildlands and wilderness areas.
Renewable Taos
renewabletaos.org
Renewable Taos is dedicated to promoting and facilitating a full transition to renewable energy and energy efficiency in Taos County and our surrounding region.
Rivers and Birds
riversandbirds.org
Since 1999 Rivers & Birds has been providing conservation education programs in New Mexico. Today our programs are conducted by a skilled staff of scientists, research biologists, educators, teen interns and volunteers.
San Juan Citizens Alliance
sanjuancitizens.org
San Juan Citizens Alliance advocates for clean air, pure water, and healthy lands – the foundations of resilient communities, ecosystems and economies in the San Juan Basin.
Sierra Club – Rio Grande Chapter
riograndesierraclub.org
The Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club is a volunteer-led organization representing more than 7,000 members in New Mexico and West Texas. Our mission to is to explore, enjoy and protect the planet, and we prioritize action on protecting our climate, clean air, clean water, and conservation of wildlife and public lands in New Mexico and West Texas.
Southwest Energy Efficiency Project
swenergy.org
The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) is a public-interest organization promoting greater energy efficiency and clean transportation in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Southwest Research and Information Center
sric.org
Southwest Research and Information Center (SRIC) was founded in 1971 for the purpose of providing information to the public on the effects of energy development and resource exploitation on the people and their cultures, lands, water, and air of New Mexico and the Southwest.
Taos Land Trust
taoslandtrust.org
Taos Land Trust is a thirty-year old non-profit that empowers people to protect the land and traditions they love through education, advocacy, and conservation.
Western Environmental Law Center
westernlaw.org
The Western Environmental Law Center uses the power of the law to safeguard the public lands, wildlife, and communities of the American West in the face of a changing climate. We envision a thriving, resilient West, abundant with protected public lands and wildlife, powered by clean energy, and defended by communities rooted in an ethic of conservation.
Western Resource Advocates
westernresourceadvocates.org
Founded in 1989, Western Resource Advocates is dedicated to protecting the West’s land, air, and water to ensure that vibrant communities exist in balance with nature. We use law, science, and economics to craft innovative solutions to the most pressing conservation issues in the region.
350 New Mexico
350newmexico.org
350 New Mexico is coordinated with sister, “350.org” groups across the US and the world to build a climate movement that holds our leaders accountable to the realities of science and the principles of justice.