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Category: Updates
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Advances Pecos Watershed Protection Act
By NM Wild Staff In a promising move toward preserving the ecological integrity of the Upper Pecos River Watershed, the Senate Energy and Natural
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New Mexico Conservation Groups Praise State’s Decision to Extend Moratorium on Oil and Gas Leasing around Chaco Canyon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2023 Contacts: Mark Allison, New Mexico Wild, (505) 239-0906, mark@nmwild.org Ellen Montgomery, Environment New Mexico, (720) 583-4024, lmontgomery@environmentnewmexico.org Paul F.
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Mexican Gray Wolf Asha Is Roaming North Again
By New Mexico Wild Staff Asha, the female Mexican gray wolf renowned for her northern journey last winter, has once again ventured into northern New
Read MoreWildlife advocates urge agencies to let roaming wolf “Asha” go where she needs
For immediate release: November 2, 2023 Media contacts: Chris Smith, WildEarth Guardians, 505-395-6177 csmith@wildearthguardians.org Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, 575-313-7017 michaelr@biologicaldiversity.org Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project,
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2,092 Acres Added to the Santa Fe National Forest in the Jemez River Valley!
Photos and Text by Garrett VeneKlasen, Northern Conservation Director Nestled between spires of volcanic tuff and red rock mesas, the Valley of the Spirit Ranch
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Pecos Watershed Protection Act: New Mexico Delegates Take Stand Against Mining Threats
SANTA FE, N.M. (October 10, 2023) New Mexico delegates have reintroduced the Pecos Watershed Protection Act (S.3033) to withdraw all federally-managed minerals in the upper
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Proposed 50-year Administrative Mineral Withdrawal Announced for Buffalo Tract
In a significant move to protect a valuable natural landscape in southern Sandoval County, this week the U.S. Department of the Interior proposed withdrawing approximately
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New Mexico Wild Advocates for State-led Water Quality Permit Program
New Mexico Wild has voiced strong support for the New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) endeavor to establish a state-led water quality permit program for surface
Read MoreNM Rep. Gabe Vasquez visits Otero Mesa and local tribes to talk conservation
On August 14th, Rep. Gabe Vasquez from New Mexico’s Second Congressional District convened with leaders of the Mescalero Apache Tribe and Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo
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