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

Press Releases
Nov 8, 2005
Conservationists Petition Federal Government To Increase Grazing Fee

A recent GAO report revealed the massive budgetary shortfalls of the federal livestock grazing program
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Climate + Energy, Wildlife
#KeepItInTheGround, #SafeguardTheSagebrushSea
Nov 7, 2005
Bill Earmarks Funding for Water Projects, Silvery Minnow

The endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow is deemed one of the key barometers for measuring the Rio Grande's health
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Rivers
#ReviveTheRio
Nov 1, 2005
GAO Report – Valles Caldera Trust Has Made Some Progress, but Needs to Do More to Meet Statutory Goals

Report to Congressional Committees, November 2005 by the U.S. Government Accountability Office to assess the progress the Trust is making in meeting its statutory goals.
Contact: US GAO

Public Lands
Oct 31, 2005
Taxpayers Lose Over $120 Million Annually on Federal Public Lands Grazing

It is outrageous that we prioritize public land management to subsidize the tiny population with grazing allotments - Livestock displace native species, pollute watersheds and damage soil; you can't put a price on saving those
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Public Lands
Oct 28, 2005
Groups: After Months of Delays, Forest Service Contractor Begins Roundup of Renagade Rancher’s Tresspass Cattle

Forest Service finally reaches agreement with Arizona allowing transport - Over 300 cattle have already been collected
Contact: WildEarth Guardians New Mexico Wildlife Federation

Public Lands
Oct 27, 2005
John Horning, Executive Director Speaks at WildEarth Guardians’ Annual Gala Event Celebration

These are difficult times for all of us who care deeply about the natural world and our place in it. One of the ways I find the strength to do this work is because of the WildEarth Guardians community.
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

Wildlife
#EndTheWarOnWildlife, #ProtectPrairieDogEmpires
Oct 20, 2005
Grinch Didn’t Steal Christmas; Holiday Tree Can Be Axed

A federal judge on Wednesday clarified a ruling that had prompted the Forest Service to put a hold on more than 1,000 projects
Contact: Tania Soussan Albuquerque Journal

Public Lands
Oct 17, 2005
Romantic, natural setting to breed silvery minnows

Silvery Minnow Refugium is a simulated river to breed large amounts of fish and release them back into the river
Contact: Sue Vorenberg The Albuquerque Tribune

Rivers
#ReviveTheRio
Oct 13, 2005
Carson Concerns Forest Groups

Santa Fe-based WildEarth Guardians and the National Forest Protection Alliance have named northern New Mexico's Carson National Forest as one of the most "threatened" forests in the country
Contact: Staff report Albuquerque Journal

Climate + Energy
#KeepItInTheGround
Oct 12, 2005
National Forest Protection Alliance Releases New Report – America’s Endangered National Forests: Lumber, Landfill or Living Lega

This report delivers in-depth profiles of some of the country's most endangered national forests and provides an ecological status report of the current state of the national forest system.
Contact: National Forest Protection Alliance

Public Lands