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July 16, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: Trump Administration Moves One Step Closer to Revoking Chaco Canyon Protections, Ignoring the Wishes of Pueblo People and the Broader Public

Yesterday, the Trump administration began a 14-day public comment period on the Department of Interior’s (DOI) Draft Environmental Assessment as…

July 15, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: As Agencies Pursue Mexican Wolf Downlisting, Coalition Urges New Mexico to Close Protection Gaps

As federal and state wildlife agencies prepare to pursue downlisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act, a…

July 15, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: New Mexico Organizations Stand With Congressional Delegation and Tribal Nations to Restore Bears Ears & Grand Staircase-Escalante

New Mexico Wild, Friends of the Rio Grande del Norte, and Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks stand in solidarity with…

July 13, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: New Mexico Wild Warns Illegal Attack on Utah Monuments Puts Every National Monument at Risk

Today, President Trump signed executive orders gutting protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments in southern Utah, stripping…

July 8, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: Community, Ranchers, Businesses, Conservation Groups Celebrate Big Win for Antelope Pass

Last week, buried at the bottom of a larger press release, the company Almadex America Inc. (Almadex) announced it was…

June 24, 2026

MEDIA ADVISORY: New Mexico Wild and Community Unite to Spotlight the Future of our State’s Waters, Demand Action

New Mexico Wild will host a community press event in the dry bed of the Rio Grande to draw attention to the…

June 24, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: New Mexico Wild Condemns Trump Administration’s Proposed Rollback of Common-Sense Oil and Gas Reforms

Yesterday, the Trump administration announced a proposal to all but rescind the 2024 BLM Oil and Gas Rule, a regulation…

June 4, 2026

Blog: We Need Your Voice to Help Protect New Mexico’s Waters

New Mexico's rivers, streams, and wetlands are at a crossroads. Federal rollbacks have stripped clean water protections from most of…

June 1, 2026

Blog: Flying Over the Pecos

New Mexico Wild, in conjunction with the Upper Pecos Watershed Association, sponsored a flyover for local leaders to see the…

May 12, 2026

PRESS RELEASE: Trump Administration Moves to Strip Conservation from America’s Public Lands

The Trump Administration today finalized its rescission of the Public Lands Rule, eliminating much-needed modern safeguards for America’s public lands…

May 11, 2026

BLOG: How Our Rangers are Gearing Up for Their Tenth Season

As spring returns to the trails, the New Mexico Wild Wilderness Ranger Program is gearing up for what promises to…

May 7, 2026

New Mexico Faith Leaders Unite to Call for Permanent Protection of the Sacred Caja del Rio

A diverse coalition of religious and spiritual leaders from across New Mexico has joined the All Pueblo Council of Governors,…