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Organ Mountains Monument a Goal We All Can Get Behind

The Albuquerque Journal Guest Opinion By Gill Sorg April 13, 2012 Over the past few weeks there has been a groundswell of support for establishing a national monument in Doña Ana County. And for good reason: the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument would protect our….

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Unified front for Columbine-Hondo area near Taos

By Matthew van Buren, Taos News Posted on April 12, 2012 Residents and officials from around Taos County gathered Tuesday (April 10) to celebrate a proposal that would give full-fledged wilderness protection to the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area while also creating new cycling opportunities nearby…..

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Will you howl for wolves with us tomorrow? Wilderness Weekly-April 12, 2012

Table of Contents Call for volunteers Heart Bar Ranch Nature Journaling Don’t miss the wolf rally this Friday! New wilderness legislation for Columbine-Hondo Mesilla trustees approve OM-DP resolution Upcoming painting workshops Camp, Hike, and Explore   Quick Links Our Website Donate Now Email Us Two….

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Bingaman to announce new wilderness legislation for Columbine-Hondo: Cyclists now in support of legislation

U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D) is in northern New Mexico to introduce new wilderness legislation designating 45,000 acres of wilderness in Taos County’s Columbine-Hondo Mountains. Much of the area is already managed as a federal wilderness study area, but NM Wild has actively been working….

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Time to finish the job of protecting Doña Ana County land

By Bernie Digman, Commentary http://www.nmpolitics.net/ 4/10/12   Many veterans have turned to nature after our struggles through war. I want the veterans of New Mexico to be able to enjoy these lands, just as I have. Teddy Roosevelt was a soldier, statesman and the father….

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