The Colorado River basin is entering a nightmare that responsible policy makers have warned about for more than a century. With a severe drought facing the entire basin and 40 …
Category: livestock grazing
Data Centers are Better than Dairies for New Mexico
Looking at data centers compared to dairies in terms of water use in the desert.
Is it time to Shut Down the Livestock Industry in the Southwest?
by Tom Ribe The livestock industry in the Southwest is at the core of a critical water crisis. The Southwestern states enjoy an enviable place in the world. Perched on …
Trump’s People Weaken Public Land Grazing Regulations
The Trump regime recently made sweeping changes to the way livestock grazing is regulated on public lands. Their changes would cause damage to public lands, public watersheds, and to wildlife. …
Grass Fed Beef is no Better than the Alternative
Is Grass Fed Beef Better for the Earth than Factory Farmed Beef? Anyone who shops food stores that sell high quality, and organic food will notice “grass fed beef” in …
Jemez Pueblo and the Valles Caldera National Preserve
The Valles Caldera National Preserve is a ninety-thousand-acre experiment in democracy and self-governance. This beautiful and complicated high-country landscape has deep intrinsic value of its wildlife, plants and waters. When …
Yellowstone by Winter
Winter in Yellowstone National Park reveals wildlife, geothermal features, rivers and quiet with few people while bison, trumpeter swans, river otter and wolves endure the cold. Winter is the time to see Yellowstone.
Time for More Prescribed Fire
Despite recent prescribed fire escapes, we need to ramp up prescribed burning in northern New Mexico and treat many more acres before another dry windy spring causes problems.
Should We Prescribe Fire in Wilderness Areas?
New Mexico and southern Colorado have beautiful wilderness areas, designated, and protected under the federal Wilderness Act of 1964. We have the Pecos, the Weminuchi, the San Pedro Parks, the …
What is a “Natural” Forest?
A friend told me he wanted to have the forests of northern New Mexico left “natural”. I heard the same from other people who are not happy about the Forest …
