By Garrett Veneklasen A proposal to aerially apply pesticides to kill native grasshoppers on federal public lands in the Rio Chama Watershed has sparked significant
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Author: Sara Bergthold
Celebrating One Year of Protection for Greater Chaco Landscape
Contact: Mark Allison, mark@nmwild.org, 505-239-0906 Mark Allison, Executive Director of New Mexico Wild, has issued the following statement on the first anniversary of the Department
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Gila Wilderness
By Mark Allison, Executive Director Ten years ago, New Mexico Wild was proud to welcome over 1,100 people from across the country to Albuquerque to
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Action Alert: Weigh In on the future of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument!
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is currently developing a new Resource Management Plan that will guide how OMDP is managed and protected for decades
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Celebrating the Gila Wilderness Centennial
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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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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BLM Defers Oil and Gas Leases Near Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico Wild has been actively involved in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) upcoming June 2024 oil and gas lease auction in the Permian
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