"THE LAND SHAPES THE PEOPLE"
October 7th, 2023 at 2:00 PM
Kit Carson Electric Co-op Boardroom
118 Cruz Alta Road - Taos, NM

Guest Speaker:
ERIC VALENCIA
Manager of the
Rio Grande del Norte
National Monument


TAOS, N.M. –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Welcomes Eric Valencia as the Monument Manager for the Río Grande del Norte National Monument, located within the BLM Taos Field Office. Valencia will oversee 245,290 acres of multiple-use public lands within the monument that spans across Taos and Rio Arriba counties. The Taos Field Office is in the process of developing a Resource Management Plan for the monument and Valencia will assist in coordinating that effort.

 “We are delighted to grow our team.
The addition of a new manager dedicated solely to this magnificent monument speaks of its importance to New Mexico, our economy, recreation, monument visitors, and the pursuit of conservation. The Rio Grande del Norte has significant national support,” explained BLM Taos Field Manager Pamela Mathis.

The Rio Grande del Norte National Monument: Map & Guide

The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.


The Taos County Historical Society is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1952 and dedicated to the recording and preserving of the irreplaceable in Taos County.
Membership is open to anyone upon payment of dues.
For additional information on the programs, activities and history of Taos visit the Society's website at www.taoscountyhistoricalsociety.org

The Society encourages support through membership.

 

AYER Y HOY
2023 Summer
Issue #54

Browse the Ayer Y Hoy's Summer 2023 issue:

•San Geronimo Fiestas
"A Harvest Celebration"
by Rick Romancito

•William Thomas "Bill" Hinde -
Blacksmith of Taos
by Gene Cook Hall

•Santa Anna & Santiago
by Dr. Larry Torres

•The Street Names of Taos
by Dave Cordova


AYER Y HOY
2022 Winter
Issue #53

Browse the Ayer Y Hoy's Winter 2022 issue:

•Kit Carson Road
Memories of the 30s & 40s
by Sadie Ortiz Knight & Benton Bond

• From Taos to Washington
Benigno Cardenas Hernandez
by Virginia Dodier

•Favorite Destinations
by Dave Cordova

•In Memorium
Eloy A. Jeantete 1928-2022


AYER Y HOY
2022 Summer
Issue #52

Browse the Ayer Y Hoy's Summer 2022 issue:

•Eulogy For Antonio "Toné" Vigil
1929-2020
by David Maes

• Santa Rosa de Lima
& Santo Tomas of Abiquiu
by Analinda Dunning

• The History of Taos
A Chronology History of Taos
by Robert "Bob" Romero


The Taos County Historical Society was formed in 1952 for the purpose of "... preserving the history of the Taos area...". It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization managed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Monthly meetings, the first Saturday of the month are held at Kit Carson Electric Boardroom with a featured speaker are open to the public and supported through memberships. These are also open to anyone upon payment of annual dues. For more information visit the Society's website, ww.taoscountyhistoricalsociety.org

Taos County Historical Society
has successully launched
"TAOS: A Topical History"

320 pages, 26 chapters and contributors.

Mil Gracias, A THOUSAND THANKS, does not begin to cover the many, many individuals to whom we owe a debt of gratitude. This debt is not only the living but also to those men and women who long ago began to preserve the journals and documents we now depend upon for knowledge of the past: the chroniclers who accompanied the explorers and settlers and who, dusty, tired and hungry, sat in the light of a candle to record in their journals the events of the day and the Franciscan clerics who made detailed reports of their canonical visits to the mission churches of Nuevo México.

Corina A. Santistevan
Acknowledgements in "Taos: A Topical History"

If you would like to order a copy from the
Taos County Historical Society
please send a check for $40 (book+shipping) payable to
Taos County Historical Society and mail to:

Taos County Historical Society
PO Box 2447
Taos, NM 87571






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Phone: (575) 770-0681

PO Box 2447 • Taos, NM 87571