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Published in May 2020 in the Las Vegas Optic. Amy Bell, principle architect at Groundwork Studio, has been hired to produce shovel-ready drawings for the Gallinas River Park improvements. These drawings will honor the conceptual design developed during our Community Design Workshop. Amy has already begun work to produce shovel-ready drawings and is expected to…

Published on March 2020 in the Las Vegas Optic. Many of us have suffered consternation when we’ve embarked on a grand plan to, let us say, grow tomatoes (because the tomatoes available in the supermarket are so, well, awful), and then realized we don’t know much about growing anything. Who do we ask? Where do…

Published on February 23, 2020 in the Las Vegas Optic. Earlier in this space, we described the astonishing amenities and improvements that the Gallinas River park Collaborative have planned for the new and restored Gallinas Park and River. We’ve told of some of those improvements that have already been completed. You might reasonably now ask:…

Published on January 19, 2020 in the Las Vegas Optic. The Gallinas River Park collaborative is all of us. It is mothers, fathers, children and grandparents; it is young folks and old fogies; it is families and singles. Together we make up the community that is the GRPC. And each one of us has a…

Published on December 15, 2019 in the Las Vegas Optic. Breadth and depth are two characteristics that describe the Las Vegas community. We are individuals and we are representatives of civic organizations and service clubs, city and county governments, and various federal, state, and local agencies. The whole is deserving of congratulations. We have come…

Published November 17, 2019 in the Las Vegas Optic. Interpretive signs can be found in many different settings including museums and other cultural institutions such as public parks and monuments. They are intended to educate and inform. If done well, they can be quite compelling. The Gallinas River Park has, so far, two impressive interpretive…

Published October 20, 2019 in the Las Vegas Optic. The restoration of the Gallinas River in Las Vegas and the revival of its park began with the gem of an idea in the imagination of some Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance (HPWA) visionaries. The idea became a grand plan, having educational, recreational, and physical renewal components.…

Published September 19, 2019 in the Las Vegas Optic. Our Gallinas River – one mapmaker called it a creek – is not as wide as the Missouri or as muddy as the Mississippi or as long as the Rio Grande, but it is our river. It runs through the center of town and it’s easy…

On December 10th, 2020 Amy Bell from Groundworks Studios gave an online zoom presentation to members of the Las Vegas, NM public. This presentation’s goal was to present the cohesive plans for various amenities and additions to the Gallinas River Park. The presentation lasted for 25 minutes, with the remaining time being reserved for questions/comments…