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Welcome...
to the new SaveTheRange.com! Our site is devoted to assisting landowners and protecting and preserving
the Criswell Allotment - a large Open Range area in Western New Mexico.
We have a story to tell about the American West and the wide open spaces that made it seem like
a dream come true to millions of settlers for over 400 years. This story is about the United
States of America and the country’s citizens who came west to find a better life. It is also
about the territories, towns, counties and government agencies that were born or founded to
help or hinder that migration. Finally, it's about the railroads that moved the country to the
west so quickly. The cast of characters is too vast to publish here. But they will become known
as the stories unfold. We can, however, tell you now about the subjects we'll discuss and the
main groups, organizations and communities that are contributing to the effort to preserve the
Criswell Open Range today.
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First: The Criswell Development Group, a non-profit corp. that tries to help private
property owners develop their property and still keep the area open.
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Second: The Criswell Cabin is a cabin developed by SWaRMCo. It is a kit of materials that
can be transported to very remote areas in small trucks and assembled on site.
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Third: The town of Pie Town and the greater Pie Town area. The Smithsonian was impressed
enough by the Pie Town saga to tell the story in Smithsonian Magazine.
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Fourth: The Continental Divide trail and the Coast to Coast Highway, US 60. Both of these
byways bring visitors and travelers to the greater Pie Town area.
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Fifth: The night-sky. This area is one of the few remaining places where the Milky Way can be
seen with the naked eye. Only about five or ten percent of the United States can see the Milky
Way because of light pollution.
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Sixth: The Criswell SaveTheRange.com Old West Park and Community Center.
All these and other stories will be told here. The Cattleguard, a newsletter for the
Criswell Development Group will also be published periodically on these pages.
We encourage you to come back from time to time to see how we're progressing.
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