Curriculum and materials teaching about National Wilderness areas, including stewardship. Seek technical expertise to improve regulatory review of the mines plans for revegetation, capping of water dumps and tailings, and proposed open pits. The mission of Gila Watch is to protect and restore the Gila ecosystem and to end grazing abuses on public land. The purpose of Gila Wildlife Rescue is to rehabilitate native wildlife for release back into the wild. The program also provides opportunities to educate the public on stewardship of our wild lands and the wildlife found in it.
Care is given to all species of wildlife with specialization in rehabilitating birds of prey.
Services are provided for all of Southwest New Mexico. The director is licensed through the New Mexico Game and Fish Department as well as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. However, educational programs are available upon request. The mission of the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service is to help people of New Mexico use research-based knowledge to improve the quality of their lives. The Extension Service is a cooperative effort of the College of Agriculture and Home Economics at New Mexico State University, county governments in all 33 New Mexico counties, and the United States Department of Agriculture.