Month: December 2020

By Adrian Hedden | Carlsbad Current-Argus December 28, 2020 New Mexico’s outdoor recreation industry could be poised as a key driver of the state’s economic recovery from fiscal despair amid the COVID-19 pandemic. As the virus spread starting this spring, New Mexicans saw movie theaters close, restaurants shutdown and concerts cancelled. But the state’s hiking trails and mountain peaks could … New Mexico’s outdoor recreation industry could be key to recovery from COVID-19

As we look back at an unusual 2020 marred by a global pandemic that cost lives and sent all of us into isolation, we want to remember some of the good times. Despite everything that happened, New Mexico Wild was able to secure important victories for our public lands. We reminisce about some of those … A Look Back at 2020

Today, President-elect Joe Biden announced U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland as his nomination to fill the crucial role of Secretary of the Department of Interior, making her the first Native American woman to be nominated for this position. “Congresswoman Haaland is a fantastic choice to lead Interior into a new and more hopeful era,” said Mark … New Mexico Wild celebrates nomination of Congresswoman Deb Haaland to serve as Secretary of Interior

New Mexico Wild and dozens of other conservation and outdoor recreation nonprofit organizations have submitted a letter urging the Senate Finance and House Appropriations and Finance Committees to support the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division’s (ORD) special appropriations request of $1.025 million for the Outdoor Equity Fund and $3.22 million for the Great New Mexico … Conservation, outdoor groups call on legislature to grant Outdoor Recreation Division budget request

By Allyson Siwik, Donna Stevens, and Todd Schulke Silver City Daily Press | November 30, 2020 Allocation of $80 million from the New Mexico Unit Fund to water projects in southwest New Mexico is a technically complex and high-stakes process that will require an efficient, effective and representative effort to bring our region together to decide … It’s time to give up on CAP Entity