By Steve West Jim Walters, a career National Park Service employee, came to New Mexico in 1982 as the resource management specialist at Carlsbad Caverns
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Pecos Valley Services Search and Rescue: Keeping New Mexicans Safe in Wilderness
By Guest Contributor Michaela Merz, Director of Pecos Valley Public Services Photos by Rudy Merz, Pecos Valley Public Services New Mexico, with its stunning landscapes
Read MoreProposed 50-year Administrative Mineral Withdrawal Announced for Buffalo Tract
In a significant move to protect a valuable natural landscape in southern Sandoval County, this week the U.S. Department of the Interior proposed withdrawing approximately
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New Mexico Wild Advocates for State-led Water Quality Permit Program
New Mexico Wild has voiced strong support for the New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) endeavor to establish a state-led water quality permit program for surface
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Trail Tales from the Apache Kid Wilderness: Adventures in Restoration and Discovery
By Erin Luther, Wilderness Ranger Somehow, after living in New Mexico for over 7 years, I managed to never venture into the Apache Kid Wilderness.
Read MoreNM Rep. Gabe Vasquez visits Otero Mesa and local tribes to talk conservation
On August 14th, Rep. Gabe Vasquez from New Mexico’s Second Congressional District convened with leaders of the Mescalero Apache Tribe and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
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Action Alert: Speak up for New Mexico’s waters!
In May of this year, the Supreme Court sided with big polluters in its decision in Sackett v. EPA, rolling back decades of protections for
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Wilderness Ranger Season 2023: Building Capacity for Stewardship in New Mexico’s Wilderness Areas
By Will Ribbans, Wilderness Stewardship & Outreach Manager As I write this, we are nearing the halfway point in our USFS Wilderness Ranger Season. Currently,
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Conservation Groups to federal court: Protect the Florida Mountains in New Mexico from commercial mining
Conservation Groups to federal court: Protect the Florida Mountains in New Mexico from commercial mining New Mexico federal court hears arguments in lawsuit challenging BLM’s
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New Mexico Communities Strongly Oppose Legislation to Nullify Chaco Protections, Affirm Support for Measures Protecting Greater Chaco from Oil and Gas Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2023 Contact: Keegan King, Native Land Institute, keegan@native-lands.org, 505-910-0712 Paul Reed, Archaeology Southwest, preed@archaeologysouthwest.org, 505-486-4107 Sally Paez, New Mexico Wild,
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