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New Mexico State Outdoor Recreation Division Open House
December 5, 2019 @ 10:00 am
Jared Chatterley
Director
City of Raton Department of Parks and Recreation
jchatterley@cityofraton.com
575-445-2413 (WK)
website www.ratonrecreation.com
“A little recreation never hurt anyone.” -Professor Horace Slughorn
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
LAS CRUCES – Axie Navas, a veteran journalist and outdoor enthusiast who has managed digital media and marketing for Outside magazine, is New Mexico’s first director of the Office of Outdoor Recreation.
Navas assumed the position with the New Mexico Economic Development Department on Monday, Sept. 23 and will work in close partnership with Peter Mitchell, an EDD employee with a long history in business development.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the law on April 2 that made New Mexico the 15th state to create an Office of Outdoor Recreation. The bill passed the Senate 38-0 and the House 52-14.
“To the outdoor enthusiasts who don’t yet know about our rivers, our rapids, our mountains, our trails, our ski slopes — you will soon,” Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a written statement.
“Outdoor recreation is a key piece of our economic expansion efforts. We are building on what we have and creating job opportunities in a field where this state can, should, and will lead regionally and indeed nationally. This new office will take us to the next level.”
Damien Willis, Las Cruces Sun-NewsPublished 6:50 p.m. MT Sept. 23, 2019 | Updated 6:53 p.m. MT Sept. 23, 2019 https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2019/09/23/new-mexico-office-outdoor-recreation-director-axie-navis-starts/2419137001/
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