New Mexico Mercury

Protecting the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks

By Tim Fulton

There is an important time in any young person’s life when they feel anything is possible. They are open to new things and new ideas and they truly come into their own as individuals.

As a leader for Groundwork Doña Ana County (GWDA), a non-profit youth conservation and education group based in Las Cruces, I have had the pleasure of getting to know some remarkable young people as they have expanded their own horizons by exploring and working to preserve the world around them.  Our group has been surveying and learning about the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks (OMDP) region near Las Cruces...

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