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2012 Wolf Stamp Artwork Chosen-Wilderness Weekly January 26, 2012

Published January 26, 2012 in News.

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Wilderness Weekly

January 26, 2011

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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 SW New Mexico

 

Wild and Scenic Film Festival coming to Silver City Saturday

NM Wild is a local sponsor of the festival organized by the Gila Conservation Coalition. This festival brings together a selection of films from the annual festival held the third week of January in Nevada City, CA. Wild & Scenic focuses on films which speak to the environmental concerns and celebrations of our planet.

Date and Time: January 28 – Kids’ Program: doors open at 1:30 p.m., show starts at 2 p.m. Main Program: doors open at 6 p.m. and show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Location Address: Silco Theater, 311 N. Bullard, Silver City

Ticket Prices: Kids’ Program $5/family; Main Program $8/person; $5 for GCC members, $15 for admission plus GCC membership. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at the Gila Conservation Coalition.

Free Raffle: Join in the free raffle for your chance to win a wide variety of cool items, such as a Patagonia backpack courtesy of Gila Hike and Bike, t-shirts from Patagonia, Kleen Kanteen water bottles, a backpack and camera bag from Osprey, and much more!
Snacks & Refreshments: Provided by Javalina Coffee House and Silver City Food Co-op

Board election goes electronic in 2012

Our election to select our Board of Directors will be online this year. You must request a paper ballot to be mailed to you if you do not want to vote online. E-mail us to get a paper ballot sent to you.

Order your 2012 Wild Guide now!

Order your 2012 Wild Guide now! The Wild Guide features hikes and excursions across the state as well as updates on all of NM Wild’s projects.

Order your copy now.

Check out upcoming outings and service projects for 2012, and sign up online.

Auction items needed

NM Wild is getting ready for an online auction this March and we are in need of auction items.

Possible donations:

  • Vacation rentals
  • Unique experiences
  • Services
  • Gift certificates

Donating an auction item is a unique way to support NM Wild, and your donations are always tax deductible.

If you have an item or service to donate, please contact Tina by e-mail or at 505-843-8696 x104.

Winner chosen for 2012 wolf stamp artwork contest

NM Wild has chosen a winner for the 2012 Mexican Wolf Conservation Stamp contest. The winning entry, “By Cover of Night,” was submitted by artist Catherine M. Howell of Iola, Texas. Howell’s artwork will be featured on this year’s limited edition Conservation Wolf Stamp, which will be available soon for purchase online.

NM Wild adopts a highway

Looking for volunteers to help keep the Gila litter free

 

Two NM Wild signs now mark the one mile stretch of highway that we have adopted in Catron County to help keep the beautiful Gila free of litter. We just completed our first cleanup and are looking for more volunteers. If you would like to be put on the list for litter pickup in the Gila near Glenwood, please contact kim@nmwild.org.

View highlights from last week’s press conference in Las Cruces

Decisions based on science, not propaganda

By Peter Goodman for the Las Cruces Sun-News

01/22/2012

The Endangered Species Act requires officials to use the best available scientific information. Steve Pearce and his chief of staff, Todd Willens, would like to do away with the law, but for now it is the law.

(Willens was legislative director for California Congressman Richard Pombo, who received abundant supplies of oil and gas money and sought to repeal the Endangered Species Act. Pombo was on the Sierra Club’s “Dirty Dozen List” because of his ties to oil and gas, and was close to Jack Abramoff, who was later jailed for his illegal influence-peddling. Pombo lost his congressional seat in 2008; but industry’s fight to eradicate the Endangered Species Act lives on, with Pearce playing a major role.)

Read more

Support protection of pristine areas of southwest New Mexico

BLM to have public meetings February 1 and 2

The Carlsbad Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be holding its first public meetings about their upcoming Resource Management Plan revision next week. Discussions will include information on four proposals for Areas of Environmental Concern that were submitted by NM Wild. There will be two meetings on February 1 in Carlsbad, and two meetings on February 2 in Artesia.

Please come support protection for some of the last pristine areas in this part of southeast New Mexico! View the information on meeting locations and contact info for the BLM.

 

–DON’T MISS THESE UPCOMING EVENTS–

–and browse our online calendar for more!

 

Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Silver City

January 28, 2012

 

NM Wild is a local sponsor of the festival organized by the Gila Conservation Coalition. This festival brings together a selection of films from the annual festival held the third week of January in Nevada City, CA. Wild & Scenic focuses on films which speak to the environmental concerns and celebrations of our planet.

 

Time: Kids’ Program: doors open at 1:30 p.m., show starts at 2 p.m.. Main Program: doors open at 6 p.m. and show starts at 6:30 p.m.

 

 

Yellowstone Winter Wildlife Trip 

February 20-25, 2012 

Join NM Wild and Taylor Outfitters for a six-day/five-night winter wildlife watch and cross-country ski/snowshoe trip of Yellowstone—America’s first national park.

 

Winter in Yellowstone is the perfect time to see a wide diversity of wildlife on their winter range. View wildlife from elk, bighorn sheep and bison to otters, coyotes, wolves. Raptors including bald and golden eagles, hawks and owls are often viewed in their native habitat. In addition, the Lamar Valley is a spectacular landscape for dramatic photography.

 

While spending two nights at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, the group will travel along the Northern Range and Lamar Valley to look for wolf packs as they hunt their prey in full view from the roadside or from ski trails. During the day there will be a cross-country ski/snowshoe tour of park trails.The group will also travel by snow coach to the heart of Yellowstone National Park and Old Faithful where we will spend two nights at the beautiful Old Faithful Snow Lodge. On the last day we will take the snow coach back to Mammoth and drive down the Paradise Valley to Chico Hot Springs. We will sleep in the quaint rooms of the Chico Hot Springs Resort and Day Spa and enjoy their deluxe hot springs.

 

To sign up or for more information, contact trip leader Demis Foster by e-mail or at 505-216-9719. 



Appreciation Picnic for Wilderness Inventory Volunteers


To say thank you to all the volunteers who helped inventory the Withington Wilderness and the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, NM Wild and the Cibola National Forest are hosting a volunteer appreciation picnic. All volunteers are welcome as well as anyone who is interested in helping out with the Lincoln Wilderness Inventory in the coming months.

Event details:
Saturday, March 24
12 to 3 p.m.
Altura City Park, Albuquerque
(indoors at my house if the weather is terrible)

To RSVP for the volunteer appreciation picnic,  e-mail Lynne Uhring.


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