NMWF AT WORK
North American Model of Wildlife Conservation
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation is widely regarded as the best in the world. It was envisioned in the late 1800s by North American sportsmen as a new way to…
Big game meeting prompts more questions than answers
Despite short notice, about 80 sportsmen turned out for a public meeting April 28 in Albuquerque and 20 more attended the meeting in Las Cruces on May 3, where representatives from the…
Supreme Court to Land Office: Not so fast
The state Supreme Court has temporarily halted the controversial Whites Peak land trades. The news came about 24 hours after the Attorney General’s Office late Monday petitioned the court to strike…
White Peak law enforcement issues a red herring
Public Lands Commissioner Patrick Lyons has said repeatedly that resolving trespass and poaching issues is the prime objective for the proposed land trades in the White Peak area. But law enforcement reports…
Land Commissioner still missing point on Whites Peak trade
Hundreds of New Mexico sportsmen have written to State Land Commissioner Patrick Lyons opposing a proposed land trade that the State Land Office has spent the last 2-1/2 years working up behind…
Lyons’ response to sportsmen on Whites Peak land trades
[This is a copy of the letter Public Lands Commissioner Patrick Lyons sent to many of the sportsmen who had written him earlier regarding their opposition to the proposed Whites Peak land…
NMWF, Zia Pueblo team up to rejuvenate spring
Volunteers from NMWF and Zia Pueblo met again in October to continue their restoration work on ancient springs on pueblo land north of Albuquerque. The effort is aimed at counteracting the effects…
Consensus developing around San Juan River concerns
The San Juan River in northwest New Mexico amazes most first-time anglers with its trophy-size trout and scenic beauty. But some veteran San Juan fly-fishermen have been ringing alarm bells about their…
Valles Caldera at a crossroads
Valles Caldera National Preserve was created as part of our National Forest system in 2000 with overwhelming public support in New Mexico. However, in order to appease anti-public lands sentiments in Congress…