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November 13, 2024

Ready for What’s Ahead: A Message from Executive Director Mark Allison

For over twenty-five years, New Mexico Wild has been a proven leader in defending the Land of Enchantment’s irreplaceable wilderness,…

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November 13, 2024

Conservation Group Comments Slam Air Force Combat Training Proposal

Communities across New Mexico and Arizona are pushing back as thousands speak out against the Air Force’s proposal for low-flying…

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October 31, 2024

Tools of Wilderness: The Art and Necessity of Crosscut Saws

By Anne Dios, Wilderness Ranger Fallen trees, or deadfall, on a trail have a way of slowing me down, and…

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October 31, 2024

New Mexico Wild Files Formal Objection to LANL Power Line Project

Despite overwhelming opposition from Tribes and local communities, federal agencies have approved a 14-mile transmission line across the sacred Caja…

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October 30, 2024

New Mexico Wild Protests Río Grande del Norte Monument Plan

New Mexico Wild, along with American Rivers, The Wilderness Society, Conservation Lands Foundation, Amigos Bravos, and Sierra Club, has filed…

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October 29, 2024

Living from Hydrologic Paycheck to Paycheck in the Middle Rio Grande

By Aidan Manning, Rivers and Waters Program Associate On September 11th of this year, the Middle Rio Grande Conservation District…

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October 10, 2024

New Mexico Wild Files Objection to Gila National Forest Land Management Plan

New Mexico Wild, along with partner organizations filed an objection with the U.S. Forest Service regarding the final revised Land…

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September 25, 2024

Uniting to Protect the Pecos Watershed: A Collaborative Effort to Preserve the Waters of the Pecos River

The Stop Tererro Mine Coalition has joined forces with Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO), working in unison…

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September 25, 2024

Sonic Booms vs. Wilderness Serenity: The Threat of Military Overflights in the Gila

The United States Air Force’s proposal to expand low-elevation combat training across southern Arizona and southwest New Mexico has sparked…

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September 25, 2024

Chama BOR Petition

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September 25, 2024

An Exclusive Interview with State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard

Editor’s Note: The State Land Office manages state lands and funds public education and other institutions. Commissioner Garcia Richard is…

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September 25, 2024

A conversation with New Mexico Wild Board member Ernie Atencio

Editor’s Note: After nine years of service on New Mexico Wild’s board of directors, Ernie stepped down this summer. He…

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