Amigos Bravos

Contact Information
Mailing Address: 
PO Box 238
City: 
Taos
State: 
New Mexico
Zip: 
87571
Counties of Location: 
Bernalillo
Phone: 
(575) 758-3874
General Organization Email: 
Program Information
NTEE Code: 
B- Education
C- Environment
D- Animal Related
R- Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy
S- Community Improvement, Capacity Building
Mission Statement: 
Return New Mexico’s rivers to drinkable quality where possible; see that natural flows are maintained and artificial flows are regulated to protect and reclaim the river ecosystem; preserve and restore native riparian biodiversity; and ensure that environmental and social justice go hand-in-hand.
Programs: 
Our activities are guided by our Strategic Plan and Criteria. Amigos Bravos completed a new strategic planning process in May 2008 that will guide our work for the next 3-4 years. We will retain the strategic goals that have guided our work for the past decade: Restore Watershed Health, Hold Polluters Accountable, and Build a River Protection Movement. To focus and increase the effectiveness of our work, we will employ three action strategies to affect change across and within the strategic goals: policy development (and implementation), civic engagement (and action), and building community capacity. Major programs and activities include: Clean Water Policy and Legal Initiative (state and national regulatory and policy issues), amending the State Constitution to declare an affirmative right to a "Clean and Healthy Environment", Los Alamos National Laboratory CWA litigation and stormwater permit, Molycorp/Chevron molybdenum mine Superfund process, support uranium mining-impacted communities in New Mexico, technical assistance and organizational capacity building to community groups, student-based water quality monitoring, appeal of the Albuquerque drinking water diversion permit.
Populations Served: 
All Populations
Latino/Hispanic
Low Income
Native American
Rural
Urban
Counties Served: 
Statewide
National
Year Founded: 
1988
Annual Budget: 
$250,000 - $499,999
Personnel: 
1 to 5 FTE
Executive Director: 
Brian Shields
Board and Volunteer Positions: 
Accepts inquiries about volunteering
Nonprofit Status: 
Has 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS
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