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The Jornada RC&D Area consists
of Socorro, Sierra and Doña Ana Counties and covers 7,061,499 acres
(over 11,000 square miles). The Council serves a population of about 172,000.
Jornada RC&D Area was authorized in 1991 and was recognized as a nonprofit
organization in 1993. Previously, Jornada operated as part of the Southwest
New Mexico RC&D Area and Black Range RC&D Area (east) until 1991.
Eighteen sponsors and 15 associate
members make up the Jornada RC&D Council. The Council is governed by
a six-member volunteer Board of Directors who coordinate the development
and implementation of the Council's Area Plan and Annual Plan of Work.
Current areas of concern include water resources, technology transfer,
rural economic development, land resources and information outreach.
The Jornada RC&D Council has
developed strong partnerships with five south-central Soil & Water
Conservation Districts (Caballo, La Union, Salado, Sierra and Socorro);
the South Central Council of Governments; the Elephant Butte Irrigation
District; the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District; New Mexico State
University; New Mexico Tech; the Bureau of Land Management; the Bureau
of Reclamation; the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer; the New Mexico
State Land Office; the New Mexico Environment Department; and the New Mexico
Department of Agriculture. |
The Jornada RC&D Council has
been active in assisting and funding the following projects:
- Sierra/Socorro and Doña Ana Regional Water Plans and
the area-wide Groundwater Contamination Study in conjunction with the U.S. Geological Survey.
- Drip Irrigation Demonstration Project and
the Las Nutrias I and II
Projects (water quality study on hayland and educational program) in the
Socorro SWCD.
- Agri-chemical Handling Facility Demonstration Project and a Precision
Farming
GIS Project
in the La Union SWCD.
- National Farm*A*Syst Program Handbook and its Spanish
version, and
the National Farm*A*Syst Training Manual.
Jornada RC&D has also secured
several NM Re-Leaf grants and hosts annual range tours and an annual legislative
forum with our state representatives. The Council assisted with the development
of an area Noxious Weed Program. The Council is currently working on several
community park and school ground renovation projects, two rural economic
development projects, a tourism survey for the Festival of the Cranes and
Familiarization (FAM) Tours for Doña Ana and Sierra Counties
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