By Mike Osborn Mike, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, is an attorney and retired teacher/counselor, who has lived in and loved New Mexico since 1975. Late at night there is an eerie glow in the southeast coming from the lights of Albuquerque. I was snug in my tent, but still had lingering memories … Exploring the Boca Del Oso Wilderness Complex
By NM Wild Staff After years of intensive stakeholder collaboration and exhaustive community outreach, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission unanimously voted on July 12 to designate approximately 306 miles of river and 43 acres of wetlands in Northern New Mexico as Outstanding National Resource Waters (ONRW). The designations result from two petitions covering … Recent Outstanding National Resource Waters Designations a Huge Win For Watershed & Water Quality Protection in Northern NM!
Pecos, N.M. (September 26, 2022)- This Sunday, in celebration of National Public Lands Day, New Mexico Wild was joined by State and Federal Government Officials, the Upper Pecos Watershed Association, and local community members on a hike to the Recommended Wilderness Area of Thompson Peak (Glorieta Baldy). This hike allowed members of the public, community leaders, … New Mexico Wild: Public Lands Day Hike Highlights Reasons for Protecting the Thompson Peak Recommended Wilderness Area from Mining
BY THERESA DAVIS / JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Albuquerque Journal | September 21, 2022 The Taos County Commission on Tuesday passed a resolution in support of New Mexico’s efforts to conserve 30% of land and water by 2030. The state’s 30×30 movement mirrors a federal initiative. Taos appears to be New Mexico’s first county to express explicit support for … Taos County supports 30×30 initiative
By Dale Davis / President, EndeavOR NM, Farmington Resident Albuquerque Journal | September 8, 2022 New Mexico’s protected public lands are an important part of our businesses and way of life. Nearly half of the federal public lands in our state are Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands, yet many of these aren’t permanently protected. … NM needs federal government to protect our public lands
National Wilderness Month, 2022 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation From the peaks of the Sierras to the rolling foothills of the Alleghenies, our Nation’s wilderness boasts national treasures that provide opportunities for discovery, wonder, and serenity. They are also the current and ancestral homelands of Tribal Nations and Indigenous … President Biden Proclaims September 2022 National Wilderness Month
By Ralph Vigil, Opinion Contributor to The Santa Fe New Mexican The phrase “outstanding waters” is just one way to describe the river my family and countless others have depended on for hundreds of years and countless generations. The Pecos River has sustained life along its banks for thousands of years for humans and much … Protecting Pecos River protects a way of life
Contact: Mark Allison, mark@nmwild.org ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (July 1, 2022)– Today, Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of a group of conservation organizations that includes WildEarth Guardians, Western Watersheds Project, Wildlands Network, New Mexico Wild, and Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project, notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) of their intent to sue the agency under the … Lawsuit Launched to Challenge New Federal Rule that Fails to Recover Mexican Gray Wolves
New Mexico Wild’s Grassroots Organizer for the Gila region, Nathan Newcomer, spoke with TJ Trout on News Radio KKOB about the Gila Wilderness, the last free-flowing river in the state, and the mounting efforts to protect this richly biodiverse river. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts here.
By Susan Montoya Bryan, AP ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday detailed its legal reasoning for a decision earlier this year that answered a long simmering question over whether the public had a right to access rivers and streams that flow through private property. The court’s written opinion follows a decision announced from … New Mexico Supreme Court details ruling on stream access
BY REV. ANDREW BLACK, JOSEPH BROPHY TOLEDO AND RENEE VILLARREAL, OPINION CONTRIBUTORS FOR THE HILL There’s a reason New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment: it is filled with abundant wildlife, vast mountain ranges, alpine forests, sweeping desert landscapes and stunning sunsets. This enchanted landscape is also steeped with historical and cultural significance … Protecting a national treasure that embodies the American Southwest
