In 2021, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order calling for New Mexico to protect 30% of its land and waters by the year
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Category: Updates
Governor Signs Bill To Create Wildlife Crossing Fund
On March 23rd, 2023, Governor Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 72 into law. This bill creates a wildlife corridor fund and invests $5 million in
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New Mexicans Applaud New “Public Lands Rule” that Could Protect Local Lands
Policy will Rebalance BLM’s Focus on Recreation, Conservation, and Climate Impacts Contacts: Bjorn Fredrickson, New Mexico Wild, bjorn@nmwild.org, (206) 372-5608 Keegan King, Native Land Institute,
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Governor Lujan Grisham’s Signing of Landmark Conservation and Wildlife Protection Bills is Celebrated by New Mexico Wild
Governor Lujan Grisham’s Signing of Landmark Conservation and Wildlife Protection Bills is Celebrated by New Mexico Wild Contacts: Mark Allison, mark@nmwild.org, 505-239-0906 Santa Fe, New Mexico
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New Mexico Wild Celebrates Reintroduction of Legislation to Protect the Gila, San Francisco rivers as Wild and Scenic
Contacts: Mark Allison, mark@nmwild.org, 505-239-0906 Silver City, New Mexico (March 15, 2023) – Today, New Mexico Wild and our thousands of members across the state are celebrating
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Heinrich, Leger Fernández Lead N.M. Delegation To Introduce Bill To Designate Cerro De La Olla Wilderness
New Mexico Wild is celebrating the reintroduction of legislation to establish the approximately 13,000-acre Cerro de la Olla Wilderness within the Rio Grande del
Read MoreNM Lawmakers Urged to Allocate More Money to Purchase Water
In an article published by the Public News Service on March 2, 2023, New Mexico Wild’s Senior Water Policy Analyst, Tricia Snyder, discussed the importance
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Conservation Groups Celebrate Record Mexican Gray Wolf Population But Caution Against Using Numbers Alone To Measure Recovery
For immediate release: February 28, 2023 Media contacts: Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878; greta@westernwatersheds.org Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, (505) 395-6177; csmith@wildearthguardians.org Michelle Lute,
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Message from the Executive Director Regarding Removal of Feral Cattle from Gila Wilderness
Dear New Mexico Wild Member: We write to inform you of New Mexico Wild’s involvement in joining with a diverse group of conservation and community
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Bill to fund large game animal crossings advances
In an article published by the Taos News on February 22, 2022, Garrett VeneKlasen, New Mexico Wild’s Northern Conservation Director, speaks on the powerful
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