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December 13, 2023

New Mexico Conservation Groups Praise State’s Decision to Extend Moratorium on Oil and Gas Leasing around Chaco Canyon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2023 Contacts: Mark Allison, New Mexico Wild, (505) 239-0906, mark@nmwild.org Ellen Montgomery, Environment New Mexico,…

November 30, 2023

Mexican Gray Wolf Asha Is Roaming North Again

This summer saw hope with the release of Asha the wolf and her family, yet federal kill orders still target…

November 29, 2023

EcoFlight: Protecting the Upper Pecos Watershed from the Skies

By Jane Pargiter, EcoFlight Executive Director, and Amanda Grimsted, EcoFlight Director of Communications (Guest Contributors) Photos by EcoFlight What a…

November 17, 2023

Monitoring reveals hundreds of livestock trespassing in Valles Caldera National Preserve

For Immediate Release: November 16, 2023 Media Contacts: Madeleine Carey, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 417-5893, mcarey@wildearthguardians.org Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project,…

November 1, 2023

Wildlife advocates urge agencies to let roaming wolf “Asha” go where she needs

For immediate release: November 2, 2023 Media contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177 csmith@wildearthguardians.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, 575-313-7017 michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org…

October 30, 2023

Front Row Seats to a Cougar’s Feast

Author’s Note: The following videos show a natural process that some viewers may find graphic. Imagine pulling up your home…

October 24, 2023

Take a Stand: Defend New Mexico’s Waters by Writing a Letter to the Editor

You can utilize the provided talking points as a foundation for your letter to the editor (LTE) regarding the Sackett…

October 24, 2023

Crafting Change: Write an Impactful Letter to the Editor or Op-Ed

Letters to the Editor and Op-Eds written by community members are tools that play a crucial role in our work…

October 13, 2023

2,092 Acres Added to the Santa Fe National Forest in the Jemez River Valley!

Photos and Text by Garrett VeneKlasen, Northern Conservation Director Nestled between spires of volcanic tuff and red rock mesas, the…

October 9, 2023

Pecos Watershed Protection Act: New Mexico Delegates Take Stand Against Mining Threats

SANTA FE, N.M. (October 10, 2023) New Mexico delegates have reintroduced the Pecos Watershed Protection Act (S.3033) to withdraw all…

September 26, 2023

Remembering Conservationist and Mountain Lion Advocate Jim Walters

By Steve West Jim Walters, a career National Park Service employee, came to New Mexico in 1982 as the resource…