The Southwest is a dry place. Thin streams flowing from the high peaks trail intense green through millions of acres of red, yellow and gray desert landscape. Green fields of …
Category: land management
Blowing Off a Moment of National Reckoning
By Tom Ribe Donald Trump is finally losing on many fronts. Having spent years convincing portions of the public that he is a normal, serious president with the public interest …
Today, Visiting National Parks Endangers Visitors
Summer is here. Americas are hitting the road for the national parks by the tens of thousands. People from all over the country are tired of coronavirus lockdown and they …
Permanent Drought in New Mexico?
Too many people from Colorado to Mexico expect to get water from the Rio Grande and scientists know that climate change is shrinking the Rio Grande as drought grips our region and overall temperatures steadily rise over time.
The Hidden Toilet Paper Crisis
Americans are buying toilet paper like never before. Crowds flocked to the stores as the covid19 crisis began, and for whatever reason, they cleaned out the national toilet paper supply …
Methane from New Mexico Oil Wells Exacerbating Climate Change
New Mexico’s state budget depends on oil and gas for the bulk of the funds powering our state government. One third of the budget in 2019 came from oil and …
Ignorance is Bliss: Blocking Science and the Public on Public Lands
Society is impossible without government. Even wolf packs have a rudimentary form of government. Government without science and facts as the basis for decision making is indeed tyranny. Yet it …
Destroying our Nation’s Environment for Money and Ideology
Now we have an administration that is bent on erasing a century of laws created by liberals and conservatives alike that protect our environment and keep our children from breathing toxic air and drinking poisonous water.
Wolf Opposition Is Part Of The Culture War
Predators can change how large animals like elk use the landscape and can also preclude excessive browsing of critical areas like riparian zones
Colorado’s Forgotten Valley
By Tom Ribe Busy cities, gleaming ski areas, young families hiking and biking in the latest gear; this is the Colorado outsiders may think they know. But the state …
