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<br /> . <br />r) <br />c."> <br />f-' <br />m <br />r <br />t,) <br /> . <br /> <br />1Mlr1\ group members also held discussions with sev- <br />eral county commissions and county associations con- <br />ceming the Southwest Strategy and opportuntties for col- <br />laborative partnerships on issues of concem to county <br />governments. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />__ n_ . ou _ .______ .__ <br />able Forestry WOrkshop in Taos, NM in August. <br />Assisted the State of New Mexico on the core planning <br />team for the first NM Water Summit held in conjunction <br />with the annual Conference on the Environment in Qc. <br />lober in Albuquerque, NM. <br />Assisted the New Mexico State Highway Safety and <br />Transportation Department to form a worl<ing group on <br />the development of strategic mineral material sources <br />to support priority highway construction projects. <br /> <br />Government.to-Government Relations: <br />Tribal/Federal <br /> <br />. Sponsored the FederallTribal Gathering at the Ft. Mojave . <br />Avi Resort, NV to bring southwest tribes together to iden- <br />tify and discuss issues facing tribal communttles. The <br />resuit Dfthe two-day gathering was the development Df a <br />set of recommendatiDns for federal and tribal govem- <br />ments tD address Dbstacles facing the tribes. <br />. Published and distributed a report Dn recommendatiDns <br />from the twD tribal govemment-federal ag.ency gather- . <br />ings. <br /> <br />Southwest Straten <br /> <br /> <br />Assisted in Drganizing a REC meeting at Window RDCk, <br />AZ on the Navajo Nation. The purpose of tha meeting <br />was to take the oppDrtunity tD learn more about the <br />Navajo NatiDn. <br /> <br />Government-to-Government RelatIOns: <br />U.S.lMexico <br /> <br />Began identifying references and resources Df contacts <br />alDng the U.S./Mexico bDrder in the southwest to en- <br />hance communicatiDns amDng the agencies and Dthers. <br /> <br />Regional Executive Committee Guest Presenters <br /> <br />EasternArizonaAssociatlon of Counties, Calnomia BiodiverailyCouncil, Southwest Interagency Coordination Center, New Mexico State <br />Cabinet Officials, Public Lands Information Center, NMAaaociation of Conservation Districts, US Air Force HO Combat Command, New <br />Mexico Consensus Council, NM Rural Development Response Council, The Peregrine Fund, Arizona'a Growing Smarter Commission, <br />Pima County,l'Z. (Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan), Sierra Vista, I'Z. (Upper San Pedro Partnership) <br /> <br />Soutll\\'est Strategy MeetJlJgs and ActiVities 1999 <br /> <br />January <br />Briefing-Holbrook, AZ. & Navajo County olfoclals <br />February <br />.Community Based Partnerships. planning meeting with Lincoln NF and <br />Blackwater RC&D InAlomogordo, NM <br />Briefing-Arizona County Board or SupervisorsAssociation <br />Brteflng-NationaIWildli1e Federation, Trout Unlimited and AriZona Wildlife <br />F ederaIion <br />Discussions with State of Arizona (Particip:lltion on R EC) <br />April <br />U. Govemor Wan", Bradley (NM) ioins REC <br />Brienng-Upper San Pedro Partnership <br />Mey <br />.Community Based Partnerships' in Cloudcroft, NM <br />Presentaticn-NaUonal Association of Counties <br />Brlenng-BLM LEMA Lab in Provo, UT <br />June <br />Briefing-Hopi Reservation, Upper VUlage of Moenkopi, Governor Sakiestewa <br />August <br />SWS Memorandum of Understanding signing completed <br />Four Corners Sustainable Forestry Inm8tive Roundtable <br />Slate 01 AriZona's .Growing Smarter Commission" and SWS leadership <br />discussion <br />SWS website www.sws/rategy.olJ1 <br />Community forum on rangeJand management in Greenlee County, Clifton.AZ <br />Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources Director Arvin Trujillo joins <br />REC <br /> <br />Septomber <br />Community forum on recreation & development (Lake H8ViI6U City,AZ) <br />Environmental Justice Workshops (Albuquerque, NM) co-sponsored with <br />NMED and EPA <br />October <br />Briefing-Arizona Association at Counties andArizona County Supervisors <br />OrganizaUOl'l <br />New Mexico Water Summit-Conference on the Environment <br />Arthur -BLItch- Blazer. MescaleroApache Tribe, joins REC <br /> <br />November <br />SALSA Program'"DividedWaters, Common Ground" conferen~WS c0- <br />sponsorship <br />Maria Baier, Arizona Governor's ExeC1Jtive Assistant, joins REC <br />Amold Taylor, Sr.. The Hopi Tribe, joins REC <br />New MeXico Military Roundtable, SWS brienng and dialogue <br />ESA Secllon 7 Streamfining documentaccopted by REC <br />Community forum on Interagency Burro Management (Yuma, AZ) <br />December <br />REC Harmony Training-NativeAmerican Cultures (Parker, AZ) <br />Community meeting on mineral withdrawals (Ca~.bad, NM) <br /> <br />Support provided by <br />Department of Defense Legacy Program, U.S. Department of <br />Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Air Force and the <br />Environmental Protection Agenc~ <br />