Our Land
Fighting More Than Fire
September 17, 2021 – When our homes and our forests are threatened, we all appreciate…
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Connecting with New Mexico’s Dark Skies
September 10, 2021 – Although humans have added satellites, space shuttles, and airplanes to the dark…
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Drought, Extreme Weather, and NM’s Hotter Climate
August 13, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus and…
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Groundwater 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…
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Community-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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Forests Under Siege
June 11, 2021 – This month marks the ten-year anniversary of the 2011 Las Conchas Fire, which burned 156,000…
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The Return of Blue-Green Algae Blooms
May 14, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, we look back to…
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Look Up on Earth Day
April 23, 2021 – As the world celebrates Earth Day, environment correspondent Laura Paskus reflects…
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The Rio Grande’s Drier Future
April 9, 2021 – As the climate warms, arid regions like New Mexico will continue…
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Art Schaap’s Dairy Dilemma
March 12, 2021 – Our Land returns, as Laura Paskus travels to Clovis to speak…
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Reconciling with the past through place and story
February 12, 2021 – Snap open a map and read the place names listed across…
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Cochiti Pueblo Opposes Bandelier Bill
January 8, 2021 – Public lands in New Mexico hold different meanings for different people,…
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New Mexico’s Military Legacy & PFAS Contamination
December 25, 2020 – One of the other top stories of 2020 for us here…
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Our Land: Albuquerque’s Bosque
December 11, 2020 – In this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus travels…
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Groundwater War: Fort Wingate
November 13, 2020 – NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks with Our Land correspondent Laura Paskus…
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Our Land: Urban Forest Update
October 9, 2020 – This year’s hot, dry conditions highlight the need for New Mexicans…
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Impact of a Dry Rio Grande
October 9, 2020 – The Rio Grande has been dry near San Antonio, New Mexico,…
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Tribes, Power, and Water
Sept. 11, 2020 – In the western United States, rivers like the Colorado River and…
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Rio Grande Already Drying Out Near Socorro
by Laura Paskus In springtime, rivers are supposed to swell with snowmelt, filling their channels…
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East Mountain water application spurs protests from residents, silence from State Engineer
By: Laura Paskus The tony neighborhoods tucked into the juniper-dotted grasslands on the east side…
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Our Land: Preparing Homes For Fire Season
March 8, 2018 – This month on Our Land, we visit with tree ring scientist…
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Our Land: Record Low Snowpack In New Mexico
February 9, 2018 – This month on “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and…
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Our Land: Bosque del Apache
January 12, 2018 – This month on “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and…
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In Deep Water
US Supreme Court to decide how states share the drying Rio Grande, and New Mexico…
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Justices question lawyers from New Mexico, Colorado and Texas about feds’ role in water dispute
New Mexico hits the high court on the Rio Grande By Laura Paskus WASHINGTON, DC—On…
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Students & Scientists Benefit From The Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program
December 8, 2017 – More than 20 years ago, Dan Shaw co-founded the Bosque Ecosystem…
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Our Land: Valle de Oro
November 10, 2017 – The Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in the South Valley…
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Our Land: Wells Going Dry In The East Mountains
October 13, 2017 – This month on “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and…
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OUR LAND: Pueblo of Santa Ana Works To Restore Habitat & Bring Back Wildlife
September 8, 2017 – This month Our Land highlights wildlife and habitat restoration on Santa Ana Pueblo. Already, the tribe…
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Our Land: Collaborative Forest Restoration
August 11, 2017 – In the Jemez Mountains, a long-term project brings together people from…
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Beyond the concepts of ‘land management’ are real people, sacrifice
By: Laura Paskus On the edge of the Valle Grande in northern New Mexico stands…
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Our Land: After The Wildfires
July 14, 2017 –Six years ago this summer, the Las Conchas wildfire burned 156,000 acres…
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Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and Future
By: Laura Paskus, NMiF correspondent Our crystalline skies. The mountains that frame our cities. The…
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