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The Northern Rio Grande RC&D
Area was among the first ten RC&D areas authorized in the Nation in
1964. It covers 6,242,285 acres (9,754 square miles) in Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, northern Santa Fe and Taos Counties as well as the
Eight Northern Indian Pueblos
and the Jicarilla Apache Tribe.
The Northern Rio Grande RC&D
Council has been a nonprofit corporation since 1991 and has had tax-exempt
status since 1998.
The 16 sponsoring organizations
form the most ethnically diverse RC&D Council in the State.
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The Dry Fire Hydrant project, funded
by the State Legislature, has generated considerable interest in the area.
Fourteen hydrants were installed on the Santa Cruz River, three in Rio
Arriba County, and several in Taos County.The council is actively working
on many other projects, which include providing assistance to:
- Day Care Centers;
- Northern New Mexico Health Clinics;
- Rivers & Birds Educational
Program;
- Historic Grist Mill Restoration;
- Ghost Ranch Museum;
- Four-Corners Sustainable Forestry Initiative;
- Taos County Indoor Arena; and
- Rio Arriba County Fairgrounds
& Building.
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