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July 26, 2023

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…

July 13, 2023

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…

July 13, 2023

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…

July 12, 2023

We stopped the spraying — now, to fix the process

Written by Garrett VeneKlasen, Northern Conservation Director for New Mexico Wild When I first read a Xerces Society report about…

June 30, 2023

New Mexico Wild Celebrates BLM Decision To Halt Aerial Spraying of Toxic Insecticides Over Rio Chama Watershed

New Mexico Wild Celebrates BLM Decision To Halt Aerial Spraying of Toxic Insecticides Over Rio Chama Watershed Media Contact: Bjorn…

June 29, 2023

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Planning Process Underway

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has initiated the Resource Management Planning Process for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument…

June 28, 2023

The Fight To Protect the Pecos From Mining Is Far From Over

By Ralph Vigil, Northern Organizer with New Mexico Wild The fight to protect the Pecos from mining interests is in…

June 23, 2023

New Mexico Wild Presents the Inaugural Esther Garcia Conservation Champion Award to John Olivas

By Ernie Atencio Editor’s note: On May 25, New Mexico Wild joined together with our partners and the community of…

June 15, 2023

Asha, the lone wolf in northern New Mexico, moved back to Arizona

On June 14th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released the news that Asha, the young female Mexican gray…

June 14, 2023

Asha, wandering Mexican wolf captured near Taos last winter, returned to wild

For immediate release: June 14, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS: Cyndi Tuell, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 272-2454; cyndi@westernwatersheds.org Emily Renn, Grand Canyon Wolf…

June 9, 2023

Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Call on Forest Service to Outline Steps for Upper Pecos Watershed Mineral Withdrawal Assessment

Letter is the latest action taken by the delegation to protect the Upper Pecos Watershed and prevent new mining June…

June 1, 2023

New Mexico Communities and Environmental Groups Applaud Biden Administration for Protecting Lands Surrounding Chaco Canyon From Oil and Gas Drilling, Await Permanent and Broader Protections for Landscape

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2023 Contact: Keegan King, Native Land Institute, keegan@native-lands.org, 505-910-0712 Paul Reed, Archaeology Southwest, preed@archaeologysouthwest.org, 505-486-4107…

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