Otero Soil & Water Conservation District |
3501 Mesa Village Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310 575-437-3100 ext. 3 |
The Otero Soil and Water Conservation District is a governmental subdivision of the state of New Mexico organized under state law (Chapter 73, Article 20). A certificate of organization was issued by the Secretary of State on August 1, 1940. The Story of the Otero Soil and Water Conservation District—1944 KOB Broadcast Transcript |
The Otero Soil and Water Conservation District promotes and facilitates effective stewardship of natural resources by providing leadership, educational, technical and financial assistance to the citizens of Otero County. |
Mission Statement |
Check out the Interactive Mapping of our noxious weed program and other projects.
Sign up forms are available on our Programs page. |
UPCOMING MEETINGS / EVENTS |
Otero SWCD will be meeting on January 4th at 9:30 am in the Guadalupe Conference Room of the USFS Supervisors office located at 2463 Las Palomas. Conference call is available: 559-671-2595. You do not need a meeting code or password to join. |
PRODUCERS IN THE NEWS
Deanna Dickinson McCall currently ranches with her husband Dave in the mountains of Otero County. She is also an award winning poet. Deanna has joined in with various artists cowriting songs. The collaboration of Old Men and Old Horses with Jim Jones won the Wrangler Award for 2022. The Western Heritage Awards honors individuals who have made significant contributions to Western heritage through creative works in literature, music, television and film that share the great stories of the American West. Another collaboration with Doug Figgs (Lemitar, NM) is available on YouTube and is titled “Sacramentos”. Congratulations to Deanna on her award. |