By T.S. Last | Albuquerque Journal April 29, 2021 In what would be the largest land donation to a designated wilderness area in U.S. history, The
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Month: April 2021
Calling All Artists for 2021 Wild and Scenic Art Show!
Artists 18 and older are invited to submit 3 pieces of original fine art for inclusion in the 2021 Gila Wild and Scenic Art Show
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New Mexico Wild statement on Biden administration cancelling 2nd quarter oil and gas lease sales
New Mexico Wild has issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s decision to cancel oil and gas lease sales for the
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Protecting the Pecos River
New Mexico’s rivers have been slowly drying up in a drought that has now seized much of the state and halted most farming for the
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A tribute to David Soules: A man of the land
By Mark Allison, Executive Director of New Mexico Wild Las Cruces Sun-News | April 18, 2021 David Soules was one of the kindest, most generous
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New Mexico Wild celebrates reintroduction of bill to establish Cerro de la Olla Wilderness by Rep. Leger Fernandez
New Mexico Wild is celebrating the reintroduction of legislation to establish the 13,103-acre Cerro de la Olla Wilderness within the Rio Grande del Norte National
Read MorePecos River labeled among most endangered waterways due to potential mining
By Victoria Traxler | Santa Fe New Mexican April 14, 2021 American Rivers, a Washington, D.C.-based conservation organization, ranked the Pecos River No. 5 in its
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New Mexico Wild statement on Pecos River being named one of the nation’s most endangered
New Mexico Wild Executive Director Mark Allison issued the following statement on the inclusion of the Pecos River in American Rivers’ annual Most Endangered Rivers
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Governor Lujan Grisham Signs Legislation to End Proposed Gila Diversion Into Law
Community leaders and nonprofit organizations are applauding New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for signing House Bill 200 into law today. The legislation, which was
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