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• The Nature Conservancy Welcomes New Trustee

  SANTA FE, NM
  Topic (Leadership)
  May 08, 2013 2013 05 08

  Trustees provide vital volunteer leadership that helps us protect our state’s important landscapes and waterways. Learn More

• Wild Lessons for Local Students

  Santa Fe, NM
  Topic (Events)
  April 29, 2013 2013 04 29

  Students from New Mexico school to receive interactive lessons about the environment Learn More

• Partnership Comes Full Circle During Earth Month

  Santa Fe, NM
  Topic (Partnerships)
  April 29, 2013 2013 04 29

  Public Service Company of New Mexico joins The Nature Conservancy for a volunteer work day Learn More

• Celebrated Artists Engage in “Picnic for Earth” Exhibition

  Santa Fe, NM
  Topic (Events)
  April 05, 2013 2013 04 05

  Visit a crossroads of nature and art at Patina Gallery Learn More

• First-of-its-kind Study Reveals Not Enough Water in Colorado River to Meet Needs

  Phoenix, AZ
  Topic (Rivers & Lakes)
  December 11, 2012 2012 12 11

  Stakeholders develop strategies to support people, industry, recreation and nature Learn More

• New jobs and healthier forests: 2012 Report Provides Good News from U.S. Forest Service

  ALBUQUERQUE, NM
  Topic (Forests)
  December 19, 2012 2012 12 19

  Third Year of Program Reveals Gifts for People, Water, and Wildlife Learn More

• US, Mexico, and Conservation Organizations Join Forces to Restore Flows to the Colorado
  

  Washington, D.C
  Topic (Partnerships)
  November 20, 2012 2012 11 20

  Historic binational agreement expected to create improved framework for future river management Learn More

• New Mexico Hosts Global Forests Event

  ALBUQUERQUE, NM
  September 17, 2012 2012 09 17

  Fire experts world-wide attend prescribed burn training in New Mexico Learn More

• New Nature Conservancy Study Reveals Drinking Water Sources & Vulnerabilities for 493 Cities Worldwide

  ARLINGTON, VA
  Topic (Rivers & Lakes)
  October 15, 2012 2012 10 15

  77 Percent of Americans Don’t Know Where Their Water Comes From, but New Interactive Maps Make it Easy to Find Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy of New Mexico Announces the Launch of Dynamic Environmental Program in Partnership with Discovery Education

  ALBUQUERQUE, NM
  Topic (Partnerships)
  August 20, 2012 2012 08 20

  “Nature Works Everywhere" Enriches Classroom Instruction with Interactive Lessons, Videos & Games Learn More

• San Juan River Restoration Project Benefits Endangered Fish

  ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico
  Topic (Rivers & Lakes)
  July 12, 2012 2012 07 12

  Six miles of critical habitat for endangered Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker along the San Juan River was recently restored. Learn More

• National Spotlight on Local Effort Benefitting People and Nature

  Santa Fe, NM
  Topic (Rivers & Lakes)
  May 25, 2012 2012 05 25

  The San Juan River Restoration Project is one of 51 river restoration efforts in the United States that will serve as a model of the America’s Great Outdoors River Initiative Learn More

• BioBlitz Challenge June 1-3 at the Randall Davey Audubon Center

  SANTA FE, N.M.
  May 22, 2012 2012 05 22

  Community members are invited to join in exploration of biodiversity at Santa Fe’s only “Important Bird Area” Learn More

• For Valentine’s Day, The Nature Conservancy Ranks the Top 10 Most Bizarre Ways Nature Finds Love in the Wild

  ALBUQUERQUE, NM
  February 01, 2012 2012 02 01

  New Mexico’s Prairie Chickens Rank 2nd on List, but Face Threats to Its Future Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Welcomes New Trustees

  Santa Fe, NM
  December 09, 2011 2011 12 09

  Julia L. Peters and Celia Culver Rutt elected to the Board of Trustees Learn More

• Neighbors Honor The Nature Conservancy

  Santa Fe, NM
  September 06, 2011 2011 09 06

  The Canyon Neighborhood Association honors The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico  Learn More

• Popular Preserve in Santa Fe Reopens

  Santa Fe, NM
  July 29, 2011 2011 07 29

  The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico will reopen the Santa Fe Canyon Preserve on Saturday, July 30, 2011. Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy’s Agricultural Partners Speak Out Against Bills

  Santa Fe, NM
  July 22, 2011 2011 07 22

  As federal lawmakers prepare to vote for the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, agricultural producers in New Mexico share their concerns about recent and proposed cuts to a host of conservation programs. Learn More

• PNM Donation Boosts Popular Preservation Project

  Albuquerque, NM
  Topic (Partnerships)
  July 18, 2011 2011 07 18

  PNM has donated $10,000 to The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico to support ongoing work at the Santa Fe Canyon Preserve. Learn More

• Popular Preserve in Santa Fe Closed Due to Fire

  Albuquerque, NM
  June 30, 2011 2011 06 30

  The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico has temporarily closed the Santa Fe Canyon Preserve due to high fire danger. Learn More

• Going Green as You Toast the Red, White and Blue

  Albuquerque, NM
  June 27, 2011 2011 06 27

  Americans are making plans to celebrate the Fourth of July! As you make your BBQ shopping list, remember the environment. There are lots of simple things you can do to have a green celebration as you toast the red, white and blue! Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Welcomes New Trustee

  Santa Fe, NM
  June 09, 2011 2011 06 09

  New Trustee brings valuable experience to New Mexico's board of trustees Learn More

• The Nature Conservancy Protects Habitat for Threatened Species in Southeast New Mexico

  SANTA FE, NM
  January 15, 2009 2009 01 15

  Ranch Contains Critical Habitat Near Milnesand Preserve Learn More

• New Mexico Could Face Significant Temperature Increases Over the Next 100 Years

  SANTA FE, NM
  August 31, 2009 2009 08 31

  Analysis by The Nature Conservancy shows climate change threatens New Mexico’s Agriculture and Tourism Industries Learn More

A Game Plan for Climate Change

Science Daily
Climate Change
February 27, 2013

Researchers have successfully piloted a process that enables natural resource managers to take action to conserve particular wildlife, plants and ecosystems as climate changes. Read the article

Lesser prairie chicken receiving attention following survey

Clovis News Journal

October 29, 2012

“The potential listing of the lesser prairie chicken is a very emotional subject,” said Patricia McDaniel, short-grass prairie program director for The Nature Conservancy. “Fear can cause polarization and that is something all of us wish to avoid. ”

Local landowners and managers agreed with McDaniel. Read the full article

A Playa Rehabilitation Story

Playa Country Radio

September 05, 2012

New Mexico rancher John Wood has a 160-200 acre playa, named Buffalo Lake, in his pasture. Several years ago, The Nature Conservancy's Tish McDaniel of Clovis, New Mexico, consulted Wood and assisted in restoring his playa. Listen to the story

Fire On The Mountain

Missoula Independent Free Thinking
Forests
June 14, 2012

One afternoon—perhaps the day the fire grew by a massive 60,000 acres—I noticed the light was dimming, though it was too early for the sun to be going down. I looked out a north-facing window and was sobered by a swirling, dark sky that resembled a bad bruise of purple, black and rose. The fire kept moving. Read the article

New Mexico's Record-Setting Wildfires Deepen Trend of Devastating 'Megafires'

The Guardian
Forests
June 01, 2012

The first Shane Wolfe saw of the wildfire now raging through the New Mexico wilderness was from a helicopter – just as the firefighter was to lower himself down a rope to fight the flames. Read the Article

Wildfire Budget Cuts in Congress Put Communities in Danger, Experts Warn

The Guardian
Forests
June 01, 2012

Fire experts are warning that $512m in congressional budget cuts could leave communities dangerously exposed in an early and active fire season. Read the Article

My turn: Festival Brings Community Together

Portales News-Tribune
Events
April 25, 2012

I am not sure what the official population is these days in Milnesand, but even with a generous mileage allowance, you would be hard-pressed to get into double figures. Read story

Picnic for the Planet April 21 – Get Connected with Your Food in a Fun Way

Green Fire Times

April 03, 2012

If you asked your family, friends or colleagues where their food comes from, what do you think they’d say? There’s a good chance many would respond with “the grocery store.” As the world becomes more urbanized, people become further and further removed from the sources of their food and drinking water. In fact, in a 2011 national poll, 77 percent of Americans could not correctly identify their source of drinking water. That’s troubling. Read the article

Reclaiming Land for Prairie Chickens

New Mexico Game and Fish Department

March 08, 2012

The Nature Conservancy's Tish McDaniels is interviewed about reclamation projects near Milnesand that aim to benefit prairie chickens. Watch the video

Op-Ed: Project Creates Jobs, Restores Forests

Albuquerque Journal

November 17, 2011

Congress doesn’t seem to agree on much these days. So when bipartisan support for a proactive environmental program comes around, it’s time to take notice. The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program is a science-driven, money-saving job creator. Something we can all agree upon. Read more

Still Wild and Free, New Mexico's Gila River is Again Under Threat

National Geographic Daily News, Online
Rivers & Lakes
September 27, 2011

Writer Sandra Postel details the proposed 14,000 acre-foot diversion of New Mexico's wild and free Gila River: "If we humans grant even a handful of rivers on this Earth the gift of flowing to Nature’s rhythms rather than our own, may the Gila River be among them. The gift, truth be told, would be to ourselves." Read story

To Protect Tap Water, Cities Sharing Costs of Slowing Wildfires

Greenwire

August 18, 2011

Colorado's 1996 Buffalo Creek wildfire burned 11,900 acres upstream from the Strontia Springs Reservoir, a large man-made pool that supplies both Denver and Aurora. Then, in 2002, the Hayman wildfire -- the largest ever in Colorado's history -- torched another 138,000 acres of land. Read the article

The World's Climate Has Already Changed. Now What?

Santa Fe Reporter

July 17, 2011

Right now, New Mexico is warmer than it was a decade ago. Since the 1960s, the growing season has lengthened. More than half of the state’s native plants and animals have already been affected by climate change; some bird populations have shifted; some flowers bloom earlier. Read more

Raging wildfires: Climate changes to blame for record season?

The Christian Science Monitor
Climate Change
July 11, 2011

Many scientists suggest that climate changes could be causing certain kinds of wildfires for which the West's forests are not well adapted. This year could help researchers better understand and fight the trend. Read story

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