From November 29th to December 31st, Patagonia is matching all donations to New Mexico Wild, up to $10,000 per donation, until they've reached a maximum match of $10 million! Please donate today and double your impact!
The 2019 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree came from the Carson National Forest, just one of many sites in New Mexico that have benefited from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Learn more about this program and why Congress should vote to fully fund it.
Submit a comment by January 17 to encourage Holloman Air Force Base to choose the plan that provides adequate airspace for military training without impacting southern New Mexico's Wilderness areas.
We need your help today to stop a process that could contaminate the Pecos River and other nearby streams, potentially damaging the health of fish, wildlife, and humans living in the area.
Submit your Wilderness poem by January 31. The top prize is $100 in cash, a 1-year membership to New Mexico Wild, and branded swag. The top five poems will be published in our Spring Newsletter!
Secretary puts leasing on hold on federal lands near Chaco Canyon
By Scott Turner | Albuquerque JournalMay 29, 2019 Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has agreed to put on hold any oil and gas leasing of federal land within a 10-mile radius of Chaco Culture National Historical Park for one year.…Read More
ICYMI: Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument turns 5 today
By Diana M. Alba-Soular | Las Cruces Sun-NewsMay 21, 2019 LAS CRUCES - Tuesday will mark the fifth anniversary of the creation of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument by former U.S. President Barack Obama. It's about the same amount of time the…Read More
New Mexico Wild statement on Interior Secretary’s Chaco visit with Senator Heinrich
Passage of House Interior spending bill step in right direction for Chaco
For Immediate Release Passage of House Interior spending bill step in right direction for Chaco ALBUQUERQUE (June 25, 2019) – New Mexico Wild today is celebrating the passage of a Department of Interior spending…Read More
Mining company seeks to drill on land north of Pecos
By T.S. Last | Albuquerque JournalJune 6, 2019 SANTA FE – A Colorado mining company wants to conduct exploratory drilling for minerals in the Santa Fe National Forest north of Pecos, not far from Terrero, and in the general area of…Read More
The Columbine Hondo Wilderness Act was signed by President Obama on December 19, 2014, protecting 46,000 acres in Taos County. The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance helped form the Columbine Hondo Wilderness Coalition in 2010 and was instrumental along the path toward wilderness designation, helping to get resolutions and support letters from the Town of Taos, Taos Cycling Coalition, Taos Chamber of Commerce, Taos Pueblo War Chief and Taos County Commission. Read More
The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance has been leading conservation efforts in Doña Ana County since 2004, when we opened our Las Cruces field office. On May 21, 2014, after a decade of work, President Barack Obama designated the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument by use of the Antiquities Act. This move by the president safeguards nearly 500,000 acres of culturally, historically and biologically rich land in Doña Ana County. We continue to work for wilderness areas within the new national monument. Read More
The Rio Grande del Norte has shaped the lives of the people who have lived and visited the area for so many generations. Since 2007, the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance has been working on permanent protection of Rio Grande del Norte. Rio Grande del Norte was designated as a national monument Monday, March 25, 2013, by President Obama. NM Wild is now pushing for wilderness designation within the national monument. Read More
Rising 1,110 feet from the surrounding plains, the Sabinoso unit sits upon the Canadian Escarpment, which is composed mostly of the Jurassic Morrison Formation and Triassic Chinle Shale. Sabinoso became Wilderness on March 24, 2009, when President Obama signed into law the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009. The area has fantastic ecological, scenic, recreational and cultural values. Read More
The designation of Ojito Wilderness in 2005 was one of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance’s first conservation victories. In the mid-90s, NM Wild formed and established itself as the statewide grassroots voice for wildlands. In the mid-2000s, the organization started pushing for Ojito Wilderness. Efforts included collaboration with the Zia tribe, New Mexico Gov. Bruce King and other statewide elected officials. After passing through both the U.S. House of Representatives (unanimously) and U.S. Senate, President George W. Bush signed the Ojito Wilderness Act into law on Wednesday, October 26, 2005. Read More