About SierraRios
SierraRios' main purpose is to protect the rivers of Mexico from damming and human-caused degradation, and provide information on those rivers. SierraRios is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable corporation, which means that all revenue must be used to further the educational, scientific, literary, and charitable goals of the organization, as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. It also means that all donations are fully tax-deductible. Eventually we hope that SierraRios will grow to become a major organization helping to protect the rivers in Mexico from further degradation.
The Name: SierraRios is named for the rivers that flow through the major mountains in Mexico. These mountain ranges are called the Sierra Madre Occidental (i.e. "Western Mother Sierra"), Sierra Madre Oriental (i.e. "Eastern"), Sierra Madre del Sur ("Southern"), and Sierra Madre de Chiapas. There are also subparts of the Sierra with different nomenclature, such as the Sierra Tarahumara in the Copper Canyon region, and the Sierra Cachuma near Puerto Vallarta. There is also a Sierra Nevada ("snowy") mountain range in California and Nevada - formerly a part of Mexico, that is not the focus of SierraRios.
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