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
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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 tasked with overseeing 9 million
Read MoreA 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 is the Southwest Regional Director
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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 Management Plans to Address Old-Growth
Read MoreNew 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) and Final Environmental Impact Statement
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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 proposal, which would also affect
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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 the state’s Surface Water Quality
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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 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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