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April 30, 2024

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…

April 30, 2024

Action Alert: Support Measures to Address Trespass Livestock and Protect Valles Caldera’s Ecosystem

Your Voice is Needed to Protect Streams, Wetlands, and Wildlife at Valles Caldera! Congress established the Valles Caldera National Preserve…

April 29, 2024

Action Alert: Bears Ears National Monument Plan Open House Meeting in Albuquerque

Turn out to show support! Please help us demonstrate strong support for conservation, Lands with Wilderness Characteristics, and Tribal interests…

April 19, 2024

Interior Department Withdraws Buffalo Tract Near Placitas from Mineral Development for 50 Years

On April 18th, 2024, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland took a historic step in protecting the cherished Buffalo Tract…

April 18, 2024

New Mexicans Applaud ‘Public Lands Rule’ Emphasizing Conservation and Recreation

Rule can help boost local economies by ensuring healthy communities, wildlife, and cultural values Contacts: Mark Allison, New Mexico Wild,…

April 16, 2024

New Mexico Wild Submits Technical Comments on Santa Fe National Forest’s Encino Vista Landscape Restoration Project

New Mexico Wild has submitted technical comments on the Santa Fe National Forest’s Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for the…

April 12, 2024

The Biden Administration Finalizes Important Reforms to Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program

Permian Basin Climate Justice Coalition members applaud the rule as a good first step The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)…

April 9, 2024

State-led permitting program needed to protect NM’s waters

By Rachel Conn / Amigos Bravos and Tricia Snyder / New Mexico Wild Petrichor is the smell of water…

April 9, 2024

New Mexico Wild Submits Comments on NMED’s Strategic Water Supply

At the UN Climate Change Conference in December of last year, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a bold new idea…

March 27, 2024

Reflections from the Valles Caldera Backcountry

Words and photos by Garrett VeneKlasen, New Mexico Wild Northern Conservation Director I was climbing up a long and steep…

March 25, 2024

New Mexico Wild provides comments on the Coronado National Forest’s Draft Environmental Assessment for the proposed Peloncillo FireScape Project

New Mexico Wild has submitted comments on the Coronado National Forest’s Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) for the proposed Peloncillo…