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February 4, 2022

New Mexico Wild offers reward for information leading to arrest of La Cieneguilla vandal(s)

New Mexico Wild is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the individual(s) responsible for the…

February 3, 2022

Environmental Agencies & Priorities Receive Steady Gains in House Budget Bill, But Are Not Yet Fully Funded

Today New Mexico Wild and a coalition of environmental organizations praised efforts by the state House of Representatives to increase…

January 24, 2022

River Otter Restoration to the Gila River?

The lively, rambunctious river otter is native to New Mexico. However, the last naturally occurring animal in the state was…

January 24, 2022

Organizing on the Caja del Rio

By Garrett Veneklasen, Northern Conservation Director The Caja del Rio Plateau southwest of Santa Fe is arguably one the most…

January 20, 2022

Editorial: Game Commission should serve public, not be rubber stamp

By the Albuquerque Journal Editorial Board January 19, 2022 This Editorial is property of the Albuquerque Journal. The original version is available…

January 16, 2022

Protecting the Gila River is the right thing to do

By Lori Gooday Ware | January 16, 2022 The Fort Sill Apache Tribe — descendants of the Chiricahua and Warm…

January 14, 2022

New Mexico Wild urges public participation during Chaco withdrawal comment period

New Mexico Wild is calling on the public to submit comments regarding a proposed mineral withdrawal on the lands surrounding…

December 17, 2021

Historic $43.5 million conservation investment heading to Governor’s desk

New Mexico Wild and other nonprofit conservation organizations today are cheering the New Mexico State Legislature for passing a budget…

December 14, 2021

Groups Celebrate Governor Lujan Grisham’s Long-Term Funding Proposal for Conservation

Conservation groups today applauded New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for announcing that her administration will pursue much-needed funding for…

December 13, 2021

Now is the time to address conservation needs

By Mark Allison, New Mexico Wild Executive Director and Jesse Deubel, New Mexico Wildlife Federation Executive Director Albuquerque Journal | November…

December 10, 2021

New Mexico’s American Rescue Plan funds could support environment, infrastructure

Adrian Hedden | Carlsbad Current Argus December 10, 2021 A budget proposed in the New Mexico House of Representatives included funding…

December 7, 2021

The Gila: river, place, family

The Gila River and the surrounding region have been home to Indigenous people and other traditional communities for centuries, and…

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