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New Mexico Wildlife Federation Executive Director Jesse Deubel sitting on a park bench with Laura Paskus.

Is NM’s Hunting System Fair?

3.10.2023 –In New Mexico, wildlife belongs to the people but are managed by the state.…

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On the Colorado River, ‘Everybody Understands the Nature of the Problem’

03.03.23 – Seven states and two countries share the Colorado River, where demand outpaces supply,…

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Youth Climate Activists Call for Immediate Change

02.24.23 – Under a Democratic governor, the state of New Mexico has been moving forward…

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Behind the Source New Mexico Series: ‘Crisis on the Rio Grande’

02.17.23 –Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus talks with reporter Danielle Prokop and visual journalist…

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A Mexican Wolf standing on a snowy hill.

Wild Wolf Captured Near Angel Fire

01.27.23 – Brady McGee, Mexican Wolf Recovery Coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,…

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NM’s Legislative Environmental Priorities

01.19.23 – Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus speaks with State Sen. Peter Wirth, D-Santa…

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The Rio Grande river with a little bit of water flowing down it.

Tracking the Rio Grande’s Snowpack

01.13.23 – In conversation with Our Land’s Laura Paskus, Angus Goodbody, a hydrologist with Water…

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What We Gain When We Protect Special Places

12.23.22 – When discussing the protection of special places or landscapes, we talk a lot…

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Chaco Canyon right before sunset;

Protecting Chaco requires a commitment from ‘all levels’

12.23.22 – For more than a decade, a coalition of Indigenous and environmental groups, along…

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What We Learned About Water in 2022

12.23.2022 – Stacy Timmons, Associate Director of Hydrogeology Programs at the New Mexico Bureau of…

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A picket sign that says "One Earth."

Upending the West’s Water Narratives

12.23.2022 – Andrew Curley is a professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Geography,…

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Mora fire.

Climate Change Impacts Hit Home for NMPBS

12.23.2022 – This summer, the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in northern…

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NM is ‘Losing the War’ on Climate, Fire & Flood

12.23.2022 – Across the West, communities are unprepared for wildfires and their full impact. Collin…

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New Task Force Targets Environmental Crimes

12.09.22 – The New Mexico Environment Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have launched…

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Chaco Canyon.

Beyond the Park: Industrialization of the Greater Chaco Landscape

12.02.22 – A portion of the Greater Chaco Landscape is protected within Chaco Culture National…

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Celebrating Albuquerque’s Bosque

11.26.2022 – This holiday weekend, we show our appreciation for one of New Mexico’s greatest…

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De Haven Solimon Chaffins poses with Laura Paskus for a picture on set with her artwork displayed on a screen behind them.

Radon Daughter Art Exhibit Reflects New Mexico’s Uranium Legacy

11.25.2022 – De Haven Solimon Chaffins grew up living with her grandparents on the Laguna…

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Elephant Butte during sunset.

Uncertainty Remains Despite Proposed Settlement in Interstate Water Lawsuit

11.18.22 – Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus speaks with an attorney from the Elephant…

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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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