Written by Shelli Rottschafer Photos by Daniel Combs Today is the day after Thanksgiving. My partner says he wants to, “Go shooting.” I oblige because
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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 if the trail is not
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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 (MRGCD) warned that sections of
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Uniting to Protect the Pecos Watershed: A Collaborative Effort to Preserve the Waters of the Pecos River
By Ralph Vigil, Northern Organizer for New Mexico Wild In the heart of New Mexico’s Pecos Valley, a powerful collaboration has emerged, uniting local voices
Read MoreSonic 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 significant controversy and rightful concern
Read MoreTrailblazing 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 Mexican wilderness, you are not
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Tracking River Health: Citizen Scientists Support Study of Aquatic Insects in the Wild and Scenic Rio Chama
Four years of water and aquatic insect sampling coordinated by New Mexico Wild along the 24.6-mile Wild and Scenic stretch of the Rio Chama has
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Where Are You….Really?
By Randy Crutcher Where are you? Not GPS coordinates, not Google Earth, not AP number, not county, not zone, not subdivision or development, not city,
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Rediscovering Our Wild Munchies Backcountry Cookbook!
Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in 2021, but we think it deserves a dust-off this summer! Isa Nellos was the first awardee of
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Gila Wilderness
By Mark Allison, Executive Director Ten years ago, New Mexico Wild was proud to welcome over 1,100 people from across the country to Albuquerque to
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