This year, we celebrate the centennial of the Gila Wilderness—the 100th anniversary of its initial administrative designation by the U.S. Forest Service. In the early
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Month: May 2024
Saddle Up for Wilderness
By Devon Naples The Wilderness Act limits access to Wilderness areas to feet and hooves only. Graciously, no wheels are allowed. If you’ve ever explored
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New Mexico Wild submits comments on Río Grande del Norte National Monument Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Assessment
New Mexico Wild has submitted comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) draft Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Assessment (RMPA/EA) for the Río
Read MoreAdapt transmission lines for LANL’s energy needs
By Bjorn Fredrickson, New Mexico Wild Conservation Director My father is a Ph.D. physicist who regaled me with stories growing up about the brilliant minds
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New Mexico’s Waters One Year After Sackett
By Tricia Snyder, New Mexico Wild Rivers and Waters Program Director Nearly every day I take my dog, Mardy, for a stroll in the Bosque—the
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New Mexico’s Waters One Year Post-Sackett
New Mexico’s Waters One Year Post-Sackett New Mexico is making progress but still much more to do to protect waterways Media contact: Tricia Snyder, 575-636-0625,
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Public Outcry Over Proposed Aerial Pesticide Use in Rio Chama Watershed
Media Contact: Bjorn Fredrickson, New Mexico Wild, bjorn@nmwild.org, (206) 372-5608 Taos, NM (May 22, 2024) – A proposal to aerially apply pesticides to kill native
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