In the far northeast corner of Alaska lies one of America’s great natural treasures, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Its 19 million acres comprise one of the last places on earth where an intact expanse of arctic and subarctic lands remain protected. It is considered the crown jewel of America’s National Wildlife Refuge System. [...]

MAY 8TH AND 9TH – SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT HOSTING MEETINGS REGARDING TRAVEL MANAGEMENT
GET INVOLVED TO HELP KEEP OFF-ROAD VEHICLES LIMITED TO APPROPRIATE TRAILS
The Travel Management Rule put out by the Forest Service in 2006 directs each National Forest to engage in a public process to determine which routes and single-track trails will be open to [...]

On Thursday, April 19th, a coalition of ranchers, hunters, conservationists and water experts hosted the Otero Mesa Public Forum in Alamogordo. This event in large part was organized by the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance (NMWA).
Almost 200 people from Alamogordo and surrounding communities attended the event to hear about Otero Mesa’s fresh water aquifer, the area’s [...]

A five minute video of the Alamogordo Public Forum, footage of Otero Mesa in spring 2007 and interviews with ranchers, hunters, conservationists and water experts.
Click the following link to view the new video and to learn more about America’s wildest grassland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFQxgChXjcs

Call Governor Richardson Immediately
(505) 476-2200
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has issued an IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ORDER for the Aspen Wolf Pack of Mexican wolves in southwestern New Mexico. This pack includes two adult females and two pups. The Aspen Wolf Pack contains some of the most valuable genes in the wild population.
Under the Bush administration [...]

Unique Southwest Grassland Preserved in New Book
ALBUQUERQUE—In January of 2005, the Bureau of Land Management approved a plan to drill more than one hundred new wells on Otero Mesa, a pristine grassland in southern New Mexico. What followed was an extensive international activist effort that exposed the public to the environmental threats, including wildlife decimation [...]

Are you ready to head back outdoors this year? Have an itch to do some volunteer work that will make a difference on the ground in your favorite wilderness? Or are you just looking to meet new friends and experience some of the wildest places in New Mexico?
If so, this year’s Wild Guide is the [...]

A new study by an independent research organization says that proposed energy development by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Otero Mesa would provide few economic benefits to Otero County, and that preserving this wild grassland would be a wiser investment for local communities.
The Headwaters Economics study shows that the limited economic benefits of [...]

Measure Protects 2nd Wilderness Area in New Mexico in Last 20 Years
Washington, D.C.—The United States House of Representatives today passed by a vote of 285 to 140,  legislation to protect the Sabinoso Wilderness Area, as part of a large public lands bill. At 16,000 acres, Sabinoso is one of the finest intact Great-Plains ecosystems left [...]