Organization Name:

Desert Fishes Council (DFC)

I. Contact Information
Contact Name Edwin P. (Phil) Pister
Title Executive Secretary
Department Name  
Department Phone Number  
Contact Phone (760) 872-8751
Fax Same
E-mail phildesfish@telis.org
Mailing Address P.O. Box 337
Bishop, CA 93515
U.S.A.
Web Site Address http://www.desertfishes.org

II. Description of Organization

Organization, Mission, and Goals:

Approximately 300 university research scientists, government agency resource managers and private sector components dedicated to the conservation of North America's arid land ecosystems.

Environmental Media:
water
natural resources
legislation/policy/regulations
environmental health
environmental education
watershed management

III. Organization's Involvement in U.S.-Mexican Border Environment

Current Border Environment Projects and Activities:

We are concerned over biological integrity irrespective of international borders, and remain in close communication. Our activities are summarized in our website.

Past Border Environment Projects and Activities:

Continuing biodiversity conservation for more than 30 years. Example: Citizen involvement in protection of Cuatro Cienegas, a biologically rich area in northern Coahuila.

Future Border Environment Projects and Activities:

Continuing as in the past, conducting suitable projects as they arise. Example: involvement in a widespread effort to create a biosphere reserve area in the Sierra San Pedro Martir of Baja California

IV. Data Sets not on the Internet:

V. Additional Information:

We hold annual symposia, meeting every third year in Mexico, and provide financial assistance to Mexican scientists and graduate students to enable them to travel to our meeting, present papers, and otherwise participate. We produce an annual proceedings of these symposia, and these are available in hard copy from the above address.
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