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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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September 24, 2024

New Mexico Wild Calls for Stronger Protections in National Old Growth Forest Amendment Comment

New Mexico Wild has submitted comments on the U.S. Forest Service’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Amendments to Land…

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September 12, 2024

Press Release: U.S. Forest Service Deals Devastating Blow to Sacred Lands and Local Communities in New Mexico’s Caja del Rio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 11, 2024 Contact: Garrett VeneKlasen, garrett@nmwild.org, 505-670-2925 U.S. Forest Service Deals Devastating Blow to Sacred Lands…

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September 11, 2024

Conservation Groups Oppose Air Force Proposal for Low Elevation and Supersonic Airspace Over Rural Communities and Tribal Lands in Southern Arizona and Southwest New Mexico 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2024 Contacts: Allyson Siwik, Gila Conservation Coalition, allysonsiwik@gmail.com, 575-590-7619 Todd Schulke, Center for Biological Diversity, tschulke@biologicaldiversity.org, 575-574-5962…

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August 28, 2024

New Mexico Wild Submits Protest on Rio Puerco Draft Resource Management Plan

New Mexico Wild has submitted a protest on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed Final Resource Management Plan (RMP)…

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August 28, 2024

Air Force Proposal Threatens Tranquility of Gila Wilderness

The United States Air Force has released an alarming proposal to dramatically increase military combat training above the Gila. The…

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August 28, 2024

Federal Court Rules BLM Violated Federal Law by Ignoring Water Quality Impacts of Proposed Mine in Florida Mountains

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Wes Light, Friends of the Floridas, gadlight.2@gmail.com, 917-273-5174 Sally Paez, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, sally@nmwild.org, 505-843-8696…

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August 28, 2024

Outstanding National Resource Waters: New Mexico Wild Submits Comment In Support of Nomination

Outstanding National Resource Waters (ONRWs) are a crucial designation for protecting water quality in New Mexico. This classification, part of…

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August 27, 2024

Trailblazing Tastes: A Wilderness Ranger’s Guide to Better Backcountry Meals

By Anne Dios, Wilderness Ranger If you have grown tired of the foods you bring with you into the New…

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August 22, 2024

Caja del Rio Coalition Urges Rejection of LANL Transmission Line

The Caja del Rio Coalition, of which New Mexico Wild is a member, has recently called on the U.S. Forest…

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August 19, 2024

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August 8, 2024

New Mexico Wild Celebrates Court Victory Against Federal Pesticide-Spraying Program

Federal Court Rejects USDA’s Rangeland Pesticide Program, Validating Years of Advocacy  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2024 Contact: Sally Paez,…

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