supporting conservation in new mexico

2 min read | may 27, 2025

For Chevron, helping to protect habitats such as those in the Pecos River Watershed is part of being a good neighbor in the communities where it operates.

David Archuleta, a Chevron maintenance supervisor in Carlsbad, New Mexico, takes pride in Chevron’s conservation efforts in his home state.

David Archuleta’s perfect day of fly fishing on New Mexico’s Pecos River begins early and allows for plenty of peaceful contemplation of the area’s beauty. “I would say, it starts maybe around sunrise,” the New Mexico native said. “And hopefully you don’t have anybody else on the water, and you’re slinging flies. Doesn’t get any better than that.”

Archuleta, a Chevron maintenance supervisor who works and lives in Carlsbad, New Mexico, has an appreciation for the land and a desire to preserve it—values his employer shares.

part of the community

Chevron’s history in New Mexico goes back more than 100 years. And getting involved in local conservation efforts is one part of being a good neighbor and community partner.

“Supporting and caring for communities where we live and work means what matters to our neighbors matters to us. We’re working to preserve New Mexico’s natural resources for New Mexicans and for our own families to enjoy for years to come,” said Beverly Allen, a public and government affairs advisor.

preserving new mexico’s natural resources

The Pecos Watershed Conservation Initiative (PWCI) is one of the local conservation efforts Chevron supports. The PWCI works to preserve the region’s natural resources and habitats. Some of those habitats are home to species found only in the Pecos River Watershed—including the Pecos pupfish and the Rio Grande cooter.

Chevron’s work with the PWCI is helping preserve the habitat of the Pecos pupfish (left) and the Rio Grande cooter (right), two species native to the Pecos River Watershed, which extends from eastern New Mexico into West Texas.

In addition to financially supporting the PWCI and other conservation efforts in the state, Chevron sends employee volunteers who do hands-on work.

“Though we’re a top donor of funds, we do a lot of volunteer work to help preserve wildlife,” Archuleta said. “We’re clearing weeds, clearing waterways, clearing erosional deposits, and planting natural grasses and different resources. And that’s priceless.”

Chevron employees Janelle Lewis (left) and Kennedy Lincoln (right) were among volunteers helping to remove invasive plants along the Pecos River.

For Archuleta, the PWCI and the company’s focus on conservation are central to his way of life. “It’s ultimately why I chose Chevron,” he said. “This is the state that I love. I’m an outdoorsman, everybody in my family—outdoorsmen, hunters. We all believe in conservation. And that goes hand in hand with what we believe in at Chevron: preserving natural resources, not just for me, but for my children and my children’s children.”