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

Environmentalists fighting for protections for the endangered silvery minnow said the ruling is good news for the Middle Rio Grande.
Contact: Tania Soussan Albuquerque Journal

Dr. Peter Stacey of the University of New Mexico had sought permission from both agencies to conduct the research in order to understand how important the Rio Grande at the headwaters of Elephant Butte reservoir is to the Southwest willow flycatcher.
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

WildEarth Guardians and the Center for Biological Diversity today appealed a decision on the Santa Fe National Forest which would permit continued livestock grazing in fragile wetland areas and in areas with outstanding archeological resources
Contact: Center for Biological Diversity WildEarth Guardians

The Cibola National Forest is proposing to aerial spray a highly toxic herbicide to control the non-native vegetation tamarisk along the Canadian River
Contact: WildEarth Guardians

WildEarth Guardians continues efforts to improve river conditions by planting willows and cottonwoods along eroded stream banks

This week, environmental groups and the City of Albuquerque entered into an historic settlement agreement in the lawsuit over the Rio Grande and the silvery minnow. The two sides joined forces to take an important step.

When environmentalists filed a lawsuit five years ago to appropriate some of Albuquerque's "imported" water, it was widely seen as pitting the silvery minnow against city-dwelling humans

Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez and a coalition of six environmental groups on Wednesday announced an agreement they say will ensure the survival of the river, whose waters are the source of much competition and conflict.

The five-year court fight between the city of Albuquerque and environmental groups over water for endangered silvery minnows is over

The purposes of this Agreement are to take steps towards protecting and restoring the ecological integrity of the Rio Grande