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Enabling Sustainable Traditional and Cultural Forestry Practices
Discover historical and emerging opportunities that enable sustainable and cultural forestry practices. Scaling the work is critical.
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New Mexico Celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Days
New Mexico is honoring Native American people, commemorating their histories and cultures and encouraging young people to feel pride in their place and people who’ve been here for millennia.
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Hold It High: Stream and Wetland Restoration Benefits in New Mexico
September 28, 2022 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Join The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico on Wednesday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. MT for a virtual talk about stream and wetland restoration benefits in New Mexico.
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Indigenous Partnership Program DirectorThe Nature Conservancy has hired its first-ever Indigenous Partnerships Program director, John Waconda, of the Pueblo of Isleta.
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Increase Recreational Opportunities, Improve Your Health, Protect WildlifeThe acquisition of Bartlett Mesa Ranch builds on cross-border conservation and provides benefits for people and nature.
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Under control: Midnight Fire was manageable thanks to prescribed burns, thinningCrews contained June's Midnight Fire quickly thanks to previous fire and forest thinning that acted as “building blocks” to slow it down.
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Priceless seeds, sprouts key to US West’s post-fire futureWith no shortage of burn scars around the West, TNC is learning how best to restore forests after the flames are extinguished.
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'A disaster waiting to happen'TNC New Mexico's Matt Piccarello explains the importance of involving local communities in land management to prevent destructive wildfires.
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Stormwater SolutionLow-impact development project leverages effluent to establish a wetland, while removing pollution from wastewater.