The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is a non-profit 501(C)(3), grassroots, environmental organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, and continued enjoyment of New Mexico’s wildlands and Wilderness areas. The primary goal of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is to ensure the protection and restoration of all remaining wild lands in New Mexico through administrative designations, federal Wilderness designation, and on-going advocacy.
Wilderness Weekly January 26, 2011 Table of Contents Wild and Scenic Film Festival Board election goes electronic Auction items needed 2012 wolf stamp artwork NM Wild adopts a highway Highlights from Las Cruces press conference Decisions based on science Support protection of pristine areas in….
Wilderness Weekly January 19, 2011 Table of Contents Wild and Scenic Film Festival Auction items needed Board election goes electronic Winter 2012 newsletter is in Hispanic leaders show support for Organ Mountains 2012 outings are online now Wilderness inventories 2012 Outdated mining law Otero Mesa….
The mining of hardrock minerals—gold, uranium and other metals—on public lands is governed today by a law that has changed little since it was first signed by Ulysses S. Grant. The General Mining Law of 1872 was enacted to promote mineral exploration and development in….
Hispanic leaders call on elected officials to protect Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks region. This video clip is from the poet Denise Chavez’s poem. Local and statewide Hispanic leaders including a former Governor, Attorney General, and Land Commissioner joined hundreds of local citizens in calling on elected….
Local and statewide Hispanic leaders including a former Governor, Attorney General, and Land Commissioner joined hundreds of local citizens in calling on elected officials to protect Southern New Mexico icons including the Organ Mountains during a press conference today at the base of Tortugas Mountain….
Wilderness Weekly January 12, 2011 Table of Contents Winter 2012 newsletter is in ACTION ALERT Board election goes electronic Focus on the 1872 mining law An American villain Thank you! NM Wild fights for Otero Mesa in Pit Rule hearings DON’T MISS THESE UPCOMING EVENTS–….
The following facts come from a variety of sources and are meant as a timeline to present the facts of what was clearly one of the great betrayals of modern times. Few fit the character of villain and conman quite the way John Boyden does….
Alamogordo Daily News By Stacy Stevens, For the Daily News 12/27/2011 Otero Mesa is a unique ecosystem. North America once had vast grasslands supporting a biodiversity unique in the world. The huge numbers of bison and pronghorns that once roamed our grasslands were part of….
This is your last chance to help us reach our $20,000 goal Hurry! Time is running out for you to get in your tax-deductible contribution for 2011. We still need to raise $7,500 by midnight to reach our goal. The wildlife and wild places in….
Make a donation to help us continue to fight for the lobo Mexican gray wolf habitat protection is one of NM Wild’s core campaigns. The Mexican Wolf Conservation Stamp is one way that we are working to protect the southwest lobo. Please give your year-end….
Make a donation to protect prairie dogs’ home Otero Mesa is now threatened by hardrock mining, which is bad news for its wild inhabitants such as prairie dogs. Help us fight to preserve Otero Mesa and its wildlife. Please give your year-end tax deductible donation….
Make a donation to help protect zone-tailed hawk habitat The zone-tailed hawk has all but disappeared from its nesting range in the Guadalupe Mountains, but there is once again hope. Help us fight to protect habitat for wildlife like the zone-tailed hawk. Please give your….
See Pearce’s ‘Concern’ for What It Is Run in Albuquerque Journal, Dec. 22, 2011 By Judy Calman / Staff Attorney, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance On first glance at Rep. Steve Pearce’s Dec. 19 op-ed, it might seem like he’s genuinely concerned about the environment, or….
The Albuquerque Journal featured NM Wild and the Wild Guide in its “Go” section today. Read more.
The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is dedicated to the protection, restoration, and continued enjoyment of New Mexico's wildlands and wilderness areas.
NMWA’s annual Wild Guide is an indispensable guide to the best and wildest places in New Mexico. More info here.
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