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On the Environment: Sofia Jenkins-Nieto
December 31, 2021 –Sofia Jenkins-Nieto is an undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico.…
Read MoreLiving in Harmony with Urban Wildlife
December 10, 2021 – Wildlife doesn’t adhere to borders – that’s the message from an…
Read MoreCelebrating Albuquerque’s Bosque
November 26, 2021 – This holiday weekend, we show our appreciation for one of New…
Read MoreRivers Through the Lens of Pueblo Feminism
November 19, 2021 –Environment reporter Laura Paskus speaks with activist Julia Bernal about water conservation.…
Read MoreAlready ‘baked in,’ NM’s water challenges loom large on the political landscape
Laura Paskus New Mexico officials know that continued warming is drying out the state’s rivers,…
Read MoreBalancing Water and Development in the East Mountains
November 5, 2021 – In 2017, the Our Land team visited the Petrie family in…
Read MoreAvangrid’s Track Record in Maine
October 29, 2021 –New Mexicans are facing some potentially big changes when it comes to…
Read MoreTogether for Brothers
October 15, 2021 – New Mexicans love to get outside and hit the hiking or…
Read MoreNM Ag Secretary Discusses Drought and Adaptation
September 24, 2021 – It’s been another challenging year for New Mexico’s farmers and ranchers, who…
Read MoreFighting More Than Fire
Facing bigger blazes, longer hours and low pay, wildland firefighters ask Congress and federal agencies…
Read MoreConnecting with New Mexico’s Dark Skies
September 10, 2021 – Although humans have added satellites, space shuttles, and airplanes to the dark…
Read MoreDrought, Extreme Weather, and NM’s Hotter Climate
August 13, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus and…
Read MoreGroundwater War: Reporters on the Challenges of Covering PFAS
New Mexico isn’t the only state trying to compel the U.S. military to clean up…
Read MoreCommunity-Based Forest Management in Northern New Mexico
July 9, 2021 – This month on Our Land, Correspondent Laura Paskus visits the Carson…
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Impact of Fire & Floods on Acequias
6.24.2022 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with executive director of the New Mexico Acequia…
Read MoreWildfire’s Impact on Mexican Wolves
6.17.2022 – More than 20 years ago, in 1998, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
Read MoreReporting Challenges During Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
6.17.2022 – Our Land Executive Producer Laura Paskus talks with two reporters about their experiences…
Read More‘Bleak’ Outlook for Middle Rio Grande Water Supply
6.9.2022 – Our Land Correspondent Laura Paskus explores the harsh realities of shrinking water supplies…
Read MoreArt Schaap’s Dairy Dilemma
New 2022 Updates Regarding PFAS Exposure to Art Schaap’s Dairy Cows. March 12, 2021 –…
Read MoreBlack Fire Grows to NM’s Third Largest
5.27.2022 – In the Gila National Forest, the Black Fire ignited on May 13—and has…
Read MoreUpending the West’s Water Narratives
5.20.2022 – Andrew Curley is a professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Geography,…
Read MoreWildfire Mapping
5.20.2022 – Using public data from the U.S. Forest Service, Steve Bassett, Director of Planning…
Read MoreUnderstanding Extreme Winds
5.13.2022 – New Mexicans know all about gusty spring winds. But what we’re experiencing this…
Read MoreCoping with Climate Anxiety
5.13.2022 – Sarah Jaquette Ray’s 2020 book, “A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to…
Read MoreNM Natural Resources Trustee on Ft. Wingate Settlement
4.29.2022 – The U.S. Army has reached a settlement of $1.5M that will go towards…
Read MoreFighting More Than Fire
4.22.2022 – As the nation’s wildlands burn with increasing intensity, fires are taking a bigger…
Read MoreForests Under Siege
4.22.2022 –The 2011 Las Conchas Fire burned 156,000 acres of the Jemez Mountains. At the…
Read MoreNew Mexico’s Evolving Droughts & Wildfire Threats
4.22.2022 –Park Williams is a bioclimatologist who studies drought and wildfire in the western United…
Read MoreWildland Firefighters Update
4.22.2022 –Environment reporter Laura Paskus catches up with former wildland firefighter Jonathan Golden to talk…
Read MorePreparing for Fire Season
4.22.2022 –Tree ring scientist Tom Swetnam, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, has studied…
Read MoreWildfire Notifications & Resources
4.22.2022 –Eytan Krasilovsky is the deputy director of the Forest Stewards Guild. He explains the…
Read MoreCommunity-Based Forest Management in Northern New Mexico
4.22.2022 – In the Carson National Forest, there’s a new model for community forestry—and it’s…
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