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Current work in wildlife, rivers, public lands, and climate

Press Releases
Feb 28, 2007
Groups to lease farmers’ water

City and water authorities joined forces with WildEarth Guardians to obtain water for the Rio Grande and it's silvery minnow
Contact: Peter Rice Albuquerque Tribune

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Feb 28, 2007
Water Buys for Rio Grande Set

'Living River Fund'' established for Rio Grande
Contact: Dan McKay Albuquerque Journal

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Feb 27, 2007
Living River Fund Established by Albuquerque and Environmental Groups

Pilot Water Leasing Program to Be First of Kind on Rio Grande
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

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#ReviveTheRio
Nov 22, 2006
Presidential Pardon Requested for Endangered Western Grouse Species

The request comes on the cusp of the traditional pardon of a Thanksgiving turkey by the President
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

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#ReviveTheRio
Nov 12, 2006
Rio Puerco: Native Plants are Being Revived in Places Invasive Species Were Thriving

WildEarth Guardians is restoring a three-mile stretch of the Rio Puerco near Cuba in northern New Mexico
Contact: Eric Billingsley Albuquerque Journal

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#ReviveTheRio
Oct 30, 2006
Groups Urge Protection for N.M. Roadless Forest Streams

State petitioned to designate streams inside roadless areas above Pecos and Las Vegas as Outstanding National Resource Waters
Contact: Santa Fe New Mexican

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#ReviveTheRio
Oct 30, 2006
Roadless Forest Streams Nominated for Permanent Protection

New Mexico Asked to Designate Pristine Waters Under Clean Water Act
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

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#ReviveTheRio
Oct 28, 2006
Groups Target Water Pollution

Headwaters of the upper Pecos River petitioned for protection
Contact: John Arnold Albuquerque Journal

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#ReviveTheRio
Oct 25, 2006
First Petition to Nominate Roadless Forest Streams As Outstanding National Resource Waters Submitted

WildEarth Guardians and partners filed a formal petition asking the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission to protect some of the state's cleanest waters that flow from its roadless national forests
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

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#ReviveTheRio
Oct 11, 2006
Governor Bill Richardson Proposes Far-Reaching Year of Water Agenda

Major New Infrastructure Projects for Eastern, Western and Southern New Mexico
Contact: Office of the Governor State of New Mexico

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