Month: June 2024

New Mexico Wild Joins America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge 

New Mexico Wild Joins America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge 

New Mexico Wild is proud to announce our participation in the America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge, a national initiative launched by President Biden to protect and restore our nation’s vital water resources. This partnership aims to conserve 8 million acres of wetlands and restore 100,000 miles of rivers and streams by 2030. As a member New Mexico Wild Joins America the Beautiful Freshwater Challenge 

Where Are You….Really?

Where Are You….Really?

By Randy Crutcher Where are you? Not GPS coordinates, not Google Earth, not AP number, not county, not zone, not subdivision or development, not city, not district, state, country or nation not street, road, highway or interstate But Where do you stand, what ground or soil holds you up against the downward force of gravity? Where Are You….Really?

Rediscovering Our Wild Munchies Backcountry Cookbook!

Rediscovering Our Wild Munchies Backcountry Cookbook!

Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published in 2021, but we think it deserves a dust-off this summer! Isa Nellos was the first awardee of the Nancy Morton Wilderness Internship and joined New Mexico Wild during the summer of 2021. Read about Isa’s experience as a Nancy Morton Wilderness Intern here. By Isa Nellos, Nancy Rediscovering Our Wild Munchies Backcountry Cookbook!

Rio Chama Pesticide Spray Canceled for the Second Year in A Row

Rio Chama Pesticide Spray Canceled for the Second Year in A Row

Federal officials have canceled plans for aerial pesticide spraying near the Rio Chama for the second year running, according to an article published by the Santa Fe New Mexican on June 26th, 2024. ““The grasshopper density has remained below our minimum threshold for treatment,” William Wesela, national policy manager for the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Animal Rio Chama Pesticide Spray Canceled for the Second Year in A Row

Urge the Biden Administration to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves

Urge the Biden Administration to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves

Sign the Petition to Stop Tererro Mine

Sign the Petition to Stop Tererro Mine

Sign the Petition: Protect Caja del Rio

Sign the Petition: Protect Caja del Rio

Sign the Petition: Chaco Canyon Deserves Permanent Protection

Sign the Petition: Chaco Canyon Deserves Permanent Protection

Sign the Petition: No pesticides in the fragile Rio Chama Ecosystem!

Sign the Petition: No pesticides in the fragile Rio Chama Ecosystem!

Richard Eeds Show Discusses Controversial Grasshopper Spraying Proposal With New Mexico Wild’s Sally Paez and Garrett VeneKlasen

Richard Eeds Show Discusses Controversial Grasshopper Spraying Proposal With New Mexico Wild’s Sally Paez and Garrett VeneKlasen

Tune in to the June 13th, 2024 episode of the Richard Eeds Show to hear Garrett VeneKlasen and Sally Paez from New Mexico Wild discuss the USDA’s controversial proposal to conduct aerial spraying for grasshoppers in the sensitive Rio Chama watershed for the second year in a row. Don’t miss this important conversation about the Richard Eeds Show Discusses Controversial Grasshopper Spraying Proposal With New Mexico Wild’s Sally Paez and Garrett VeneKlasen

Op-Ed: Policies That Intentionally Destroy Land, Water and Wildlife Have No Place in Today’s World

Op-Ed: Policies That Intentionally Destroy Land, Water and Wildlife Have No Place in Today’s World

By Garrett Veneklasen A proposal to aerially apply pesticides to kill native grasshoppers on federal public lands in the Rio Chama Watershed has sparked significant public outcry for the second year in a row. In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced this year’s proposal, which is aimed Op-Ed: Policies That Intentionally Destroy Land, Water and Wildlife Have No Place in Today’s World

Celebrating One Year of Protection for Greater Chaco Landscape

Celebrating One Year of Protection for Greater Chaco Landscape

Contact: Mark Allison, mark@nmwild.org, 505-239-0906 Mark Allison, Executive Director of New Mexico Wild, has issued the following statement on the first anniversary of the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) 10-mile administrative withdrawal of federal lands from future mineral development in Chaco Canyon for 20 years: “Today marks a significant milestone as we celebrate the first Celebrating One Year of Protection for Greater Chaco Landscape

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