Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin Coalition

Abstract

In June 1994, one hundred people gathered for the first Uniting the Basin Conference in El Paso to discuss the state of their basin and to explore ways to improve its sustainability for future generations. One of the recommendations of that conference was the formation of an international non-governmental coalition of groups throughout the Basin to share information and ideas and facilitate local efforts to improve the river and the quality of life along it for all members of the ecosystem. In 1995, a steering committee met to begin to make that recommendation a reality. The non-profit Coalition now has a 15-member board of directors from throughout the basin, and partners and friends representing a wide variety of grassroots environmental and business groups.

Parent Publication

• Rio Grande ecosystems: linking land, water, and people: Toward a sustainable future for the Middle Rio Grande Basin

Citation

Kotchian, Sarah. 1999. Rio Grande/Rio Bravo Basin Coalition. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Whitney, Jeffrey C.; Kelly, Jeffrey, F.; Loftin, Samuel R. Rio Grande ecosystems: linking land, water, and people: Toward a sustainable future for the Middle Rio Grande Basin. 1998 June 2-5; Albuquerque, NM. Proc. RMRS-P-7. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 42.