Oh, you must hear this most amazing quote from today’s House Subcommittee Hearing on HR 4234, the Grazing Improvement Act of 2012! Following some lighthearted banter between Rep. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and his colleagues from Idaho about the merits of NM versus ID beef, Subcommittee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) added this little gem: I … Continue reading »
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas is trying to block the proposed listing of the dunes sagebrush lizard as an endangered species. Cornyn on Wednesday filed an amendment to energy tax credit legislation that would block the lizard’s addition to the federal endangered species list. Echoing oil and natural gas … Continue reading »
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Governor Susana Martinez says conditions are in place for another difficult fire season in New Mexico. The governor kicked off Wildfire Awareness Week on Tuesday by urging residents to be prepared and do their part to prevent fires. State officials say New Mexico has already had 75 wildfires so far this … Continue reading »
Despite the billboards, pavement, dirt parking lots, chain after chain after chainlink fence…I’m an optimist when it comes to planning. I’ll admit, sometimes I find it mind boggling, the things we’ve grown accustomed to. Having grown up partly in Denmark where a city ends and a farm starts in the space of a brick wall, … Continue reading »
CHIMAYO, N.M. (AP) — The state forestry department says the Chimayo fire was ignited when a property owner’s son was using battery jumper cables. Investigators determined the jumper cables were lying on the ground and set dry plants on fire when the cables arced. Authorities have not issued any citations. The New Mexico State Forestry … Continue reading »
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Two cousins charged with accidentally causing the largest wildfire in Arizona history are set for a change of plea hearing Tuesday in Flagstaff. Caleb Malboeuf and David Malboeuf had pleaded not guilty to five counts, including leaving a fire unattended and failing to maintain control of a fire that damaged a … Continue reading »
CHIMAYO, N.M. (AP) — An evacuation order around a 20-acre wildfire near Chimayo, N.M., has been lifted. The New Mexico State Forestry Division said the fire Sunday forced residents to flee some mobile homes and some homes along Highway 91 in northern New Mexico. But officials lifted the evacuation order after crews worked on hot … Continue reading »
As you may have heard on KUNM, the Columbine Hondo Wilderness Coalition is hoping Senator Jeff Bingaman will introduce legislation to protect 46,000 acres of wilderness near Taos in the next few months. But that’s only the most recent in a slew of New Mexico conservation measures pending in Congress. There’s a nice summary on … Continue reading »
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of archaeologists, historians, former Las Cruces mayors and a former governor are urging federal lawmakers to protect southern New Mexico’s Organ Mountains and the Desert Peaks region. They gathered Tuesday in Las Cruces to throw their support behind legislation sponsored by U.S. Sens. Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall. … Continue reading »
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — State officials are extending the seasonal closure of part of Brantley Lake State Park in southeastern New Mexico. The State Parks Division said Wednesday the Seven Rivers Day Use Area will remain closed through April 27. State Parks Director Tommy Mutz said the closure will allow staff to focus on … Continue reading »
