Courtesy of the office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez and community stakeholders take a break to talk about Cerro de la Olla while climbing the mountain
Some places are so special that they deserve the highest level of protection, said U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, a Democrat who represents northern New Mexico.
Cerro de la Olla is one of those places, she said. The dome-shaped caldera already has some protections as part of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, however Leger Fernandez is hoping to get it classified as a wilderness area to provide that additional level of protection.
Through tumultuous waters and sweeping vistas, Peter Walker and his students take their audience on a ride up-and-down stream in the new docuseries “Rio Grande Serenade” to help tell the epic tales of high desert life, culture, survival, and wildlife along the Rio Grande.
The docuseries is the product of the Digital Media Arts (DMA) program at The University of New Mexico Taos Branch. Walker, who is the DMA program coordinator, said the series will include four episodes; episode one, “River Guides” was released last month.
UNM-Taos Digital Media Arts
“As a human, I sometimes forget the importance of nature. Without nature and water, there is no ‘us,’” said Isaiah Galante, Class of 2020 graduate. “Working on this project hit me and opened my eyes. The DMA program has given me opportunities and chances to do what I love, film.”
“That’s a hunter’s cabin,” the woman said. “No one lives out there.”
Endres’ heart sank as she turned around to make the long drive home. “It was just so inefficient,” she told the Journal.
The U.S. Census Bureau’s on-the-ground operations were finally completed on Oct. 15 after various changes in deadlines instituted by former President Donald Trump’s administration.
As with nearly every state, the bureau reported that 99.9% of New Mexicans were enumerated in the census, meaning nearly every household was reached in some manner.
However, former census workers and local officials told the Journal that doesn’t mean every person in the state was counted. In fact, given the various struggles workers and organizers faced, they said there’s a risk many New Mexicans were not counted at all.
By Morgan Lee, Associated Press
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in response to credible intelligence about threats of violence at statehouse buildings across the country and deployed members of the New Mexico National Guard to Washington for President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration next week.
The declaration by the Democratic governor came Thursday as fencing was installed in a wide radius around the Capitol building in Santa Fe and an adjacent annex.
The Legislature is set to convene Tuesday, the day before Biden s inauguration. Leading legislators say they are taking the prospect of violence seriously.
The declaration authorizes the deployment of the state s National Guard and makes financial resources available to state and local agencies that respond to possible emergencies.
QUESTA, N.M. (AP) The acquisition of nearly 1,200 acres (nearly 5 square kilometers) of private land near the New Mexico-Colorado border will go a long way to protect a migration corridor for.