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National monument communities show continued growth, study says
Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Monday, September 12, 2011 Communities surrounding national monuments in the West have experienced continued economic growth since the lands were designated by the president or Congress, according to a report by a Bozeman, Mont.-based research firm. The findings by Headwaters….
The great outdoors giveaway
By: Nathan Newcomer, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance www.nmpolitics.net 9/13/11 Congressman Stevan Pearce is an original co-sponsor of risky legislation that would result in the worst sell-off of our nation’s most scenic treasures in living memory. In celebration of our state’s wild public lands, last month….
BLM mulling more than a dozen ‘crown jewels’ for designation
Phil Taylor, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 The Interior Department is considering more than a dozen areas for Congress to designate as wilderness, the highest level of protection for public lands, according to interviews with several state Bureau of Land Management offices. But….
Last Day to Give—Help Us Reach Our Goal!
A bill now lies before the House of Representatives that would remove protection for more than two million acres of New Mexico’s scenic wild lands, while another bill seeks to end Mexican wolf recovery for good. Additionally, Colorado-based Geovic Mining Corporation started exploratory mining in Otero Mesa….
Only 3 days left to help us reach our goal of $20,000
Meet Alex Wheeler, a young wilderness advocate who enjoys hiking in the Sandias and camping in the Pecos wilderness. Alex is worried about politicians like Congressman Steve Pearce who keep introducing anti-wilderness and anti-wildlife proposals that would destroy Alex’s wild future. Watch the following video….
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