El Rio Grande del Norte

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Dear Friend,   Thank you for your continued support of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. Don’t forget that we have a very generous matching contribution of $15,000 for our spring fundraiser-that means each dollar you give will be matched for a limited time, and that….

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Public Lands: Obama admin backs conservation bills in N.M., Maine

By Phil Taylor March 30, 2012 The Obama administration yesterday said it supports a pair of Democratic proposals to designate new conservation and wilderness areas in New Mexico and Maine. Mike Pool, deputy director of the Bureau of Land Management, said Rep. Ben Ray Luján’s….

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Río Grande del Norte Conservation Area bill reaches U.S. House

Taos News, March 31, 2012 By Matthew van Buren A number of representatives from Northern New Mexico were on their way to Washington, D.C., this week to speak in support of creating the Río Grande del Norte National Conservation Area. A hearing, scheduled for 10….

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Panel to take up N.M. conservation, grazing bills

Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Monday, March 26, 2012 A House panel Thursday will review a bill to create a 236,000-acre conservation area in northern New Mexico and a separate measure to streamline environmental reviews for ranchers. The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public….

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Protect the Proposed Rio Grande NCA

By Esther Garcia / Mayor, Village of Questa and president, San Antonio del Rio Colorado Land Grant, NM Wild board member Sun, Jan 29, 2012, Journal North As a Hispanic leader in New Mexico, a state that leads the nation with a 46.3 percent Hispanic….

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