Month: February 2024

By Ralph Vigil, Northern Organizer for New Mexico Wild New Mexico Wild, the State Land Office, and the NM Land Grant Council joined forces this winter to improve woodland resiliency and provide firewood for land grant communities. The project was initiated due to the closure of the Santa Fe National Forest during the 2022 Hermit’s … Fueling Community Resilience: A Partnership for Firewood Security in Northern New Mexico

New Mexico Wild Challenges USDA’s Proposed Aerial Insecticide Spraying Over Rio Chama Watershed FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact:Sally Paez, New Mexico Wild, (505) 350-0664, sally@nmwild.org Santa Fe, New Mexico (February 21, 2024) – Today New Mexico Wild, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) grassroots organization dedicated to protecting New Mexico’s Wilderness, wildlife, and water, submitted comprehensive comments challenging the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) issued by the USDA … New Mexico Wild Challenges USDA’s Proposed Aerial Insecticide Spraying Over Rio Chama Watershed

BLM Western Solar Plan: We Need to Address Climate Change and Transition to Clean Renewable Energy, but We Must Do It in a Way that Protects Nature and Cultural Resources! WHAT: Public Information Meeting about BLM’s proposed updates to the Western Solar Plan (aka, Utility-Scale Solar Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement), with an opportunity for … BLM Western Solar Plan: Public Meeting In Albuquerque February 22nd, 2024

Grant County’s 2024 Tribute to Gila Wilderness Recognizes Visionary Conservation Action Achieving Lasting Gila River Protections Represents Next Bold Conservation Opportunity in the Region FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2024 Media Contact: Luke Koenig, New Mexico Wild, luke@nmwild.org, 443-676-3200 Silver City, NM – New Mexico Wild celebrates the proclamation adopted today by the Grant County … Grant County’s 2024 Tribute to Gila Wilderness Recognizes Visionary Conservation Action

A Big Win For Clean Water This legislative session, $7 million was appropriated to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) to set up a surface water quality permitting program, as well as to fund shared infrastructure with the groundwater permitting program. An additional $600,00 was also appropriated solely for setting up the surface water permitting … 2024 Legislative Recap

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 9, 2024 Media Contacts:Luke Koenig, New Mexico Wild, luke@nmwild.org, 443-676-3200 Alexa Tubbs, Open Space Brewing, openspacebrewing@gmail.com, 856-986-5370 Click here for photos from the December 19th Brew Day event and Open Space Brewing. Silver City, NM – New Mexico Wild has partnered with Grant Country’s newest brewery, Open Space Brewing. Together, they aim to bolster community support … Open Space Brewing and New Mexico Wild Beer Release Backs Wild and Scenic Designation for Gila River