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Press Releases
Jan 21, 2006
Wilderness Or Feedlot?

Compromise: Congress grandfathered in grazing allotments and their associated ''improvements,'' making domestic livestock a more permanent part of wilderness
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Public Lands
Jan 21, 2006
Livestock Numbers on the Southwestern National Forests in the 20th Century

Cattle and Sheep Permitted Numbers in Arizona and New Mexico 1909-1995
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Public Lands
Jan 11, 2006
Til the Cows Come Home – Recent decisions on the Valles Caldera have left ranchers and environmentalists feeling not so at home

The trust must develop a comprehensive plan that protects natural and cultural resources within the preserve before deciding how much grazing is healthy for the entire system
Contact: Laura Paskus Santa Fe Reporter

Wildlife
#DefendCarnivores, #EndTheWarOnWildlife
Jan 11, 2006
Til the Cows Come Home – Recent decisions on the Valles Caldera have left ranchers and environmentalists feeling not so at home

The trust must develop a comprehensive plan that protects natural and cultural resources within the preserve before deciding how much grazing is healthy for the entire system

Wildlife
#EndTheWarOnWildlife
Jan 11, 2006
A U.S. Forest Service Herbicide Plan Opposed by Coalition of Environmentalists

A coalition of environmentalists including WildEarth Guardians is appealing a government plan that would use herbicides to kill weeds in the Santa Fe and Carson national forests

Dec 29, 2005
Feds to Review Manzano Mountains Thinning Proposal

Residents of the affected area - the Tajique watershed - objected strenuously to the plan and the USFS has decided to take another hard look
Contact: John Brennan Mountain View Telegraph

Public Lands
#WildlandsForWildlife
Dec 29, 2005
Rethinking Plan Is a Good Idea

Forest Service Tajique Watershed Restoration Plan Needs Review
Contact: Mountain View Telegraph

Public Lands
Dec 19, 2005
Manzano Forests Spared Chain Saws For Now: Residents Stop 17,000 Acre ‘Healthy Forest’ Logging Proposal

President Bush's so-called 'Healthy Forest' policy has been dealt another major setback in New Mexico
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Public Lands
Dec 15, 2005
Valle Vidal Waters Protected

NM state Water Quality Control Commission votes to designate Valle Vidal streams and lakes as Outstanding National Resource Waters, a classification allowed under the federal Clean Water Act that prohibits further degradation in water quality
Contact: John Arnold Albuquerque Journal

Rivers
#ReviveTheRio
Dec 14, 2005
Changes to mining provision defunct – Public land sale ban still in effect

Pombo's privatization of public lands bid is dead for now
Contact: James W. Brosnan Albuquerque Tribune

Public Lands