How You Can Help Call or Write Your Congressmen Join a Preservation Organization Sign up for the Glorieta Battlefield Preservation Mailing List Call, write, or e-mail your Congressmen! The single most effective contribution you can make is to contact your congressmen and tell them you want NM 50 moved away from the Glorieta Battlefield. Urge them to support funding for completion of an environmental impact study for the re-routing of NM 50. Direct their attention to the economic study and brochure produced by NPCA. Remind them that the Glorieta Battlefield is one of the nation's 50 Priority I Civil War Battlefields as identified by the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission. It is the only Civil War site in the Southwest on this priority list. Tell them the re-routing of NM 50 is vitally important so that this historic site can be preserved, enjoyed, and fully understood by future visitors. New Mexico's Congressmen: Senator Jeff Bingaman 703 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-5521 Fax: (202) 224-2852 E-mail: senator_bingaman@bingaman.senate.gov Senator Pete Domenici 328 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-6621 Fax: (202) 228-0900 E-mail: senator_domenici@domenici.senate.gov Representative Heather Wilson (1st) 2404 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-6316 Fax: (202) 225-4975 Representative Tom Udall (3rd) 502 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-6190 Fax: (202) 226-1331 Representative Joe Skeen (2nd) 2302 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2365 Fax: (202) 225-9599 E-mail: joe.skeen@mail.house.gov Or contact other congressmen at http://congress.org. Join a Preservation Organization! One of the best ways to support the preservation of Civil War battlefields is to join one of several preservation organizations. Your membership dollars will be used to lobby for the preservation of historic battlefield sites around the nation. Please join the organization of your choice, and tell them that preservation of the Glorieta Battlefield is a high priority for you. American Battlefield Protection Program--A subsidiary of the National Park Service, awards grants for the planning and implementation of interpretive projects. In 1998 ABPP awarded $33,600 to the National Parks Conservation Association to increase support for the protection and restoration of the Glorieta Pass battlefield by developing various educational materials for the community. The Civil War Preservation Trust-- Two preservation organizations merged to form this new, far-reaching trust. The Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites joined the Civil War Trust. The Civil War Trust Contributed $50,000 toward the purchase of 2.13 acres at Glorieta Pass. The Conservation Fund--A non-profit organization which seeks innovative long-term measures to conserve land and water. Purchased 10 acres at the center to the Glorieta battlefield, and later (in purchases made possible by the Fund's Southwest Revolving Fund created by grants from the Hoblitzelle and Summerlee foundations) acquired 40 battlefield acres, then 18 additional acres on the battlefield that also include an Anasazi pueblo. All of these lands were added to the Pecos National Historical Park. Glorieta Battlefield Coalition--a citizens' organization whose members include residents of Pecos, Glorieta, Santa Fe, and elsewhere in New Mexico and the Southwest. The Coalition sends out email updates and calls for action when specific letter-writing campaigns are launched in relation to Congressional votes that will affect the battlefield. Glorieta Battlefield Preservation Society--A group coordinating efforts to preserve the Apache Canyon section of the Glorieta Battlefield. Raised money and acquired matching funds to stabilize Pigeon's Ranch. Proposed moving NM 50 away from battlefield. Glorieta Battlefield Preservation Society, 6324 Beaver Court, Rio Rancho, NM, 87124.