By Mary Katherine Ray, Wildlife Chair, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter The New Mexico Game Commission has announced a special meeting to be held this Friday, Feb. 26, in Albuquerque to consider one agenda item: allowing the private Ladder Ranch to
National Sierra Club Elections are Underway
The annual election for the Club’s Board of Directors is now underway. Those eligible to vote in the national Sierra Club election will receive in the mail (or by Internet if you chose the electronic delivery option) your national Sierra
Community Meeting – PNM Rate Case
Learn where your electricity comes from and how that might affect your PNM bill and your health. Learn why your electrical bill may soon be going up and how that impacts the planet. Learn what you can do at home
Make plans to spend Spring Break at Cedar Mesa
El Paso Sierra Club Executive Committee member Dr. John Walton will be leading an outing March 5-11, 2016 to Cedar Mesa in Utah. The Spring Break adventure will include various hikes with short (30 degrees) elevation gains. To sign up
New Mexicans seize opportunity to discuss recent methane standards
Farmington, N.M. — On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held a public hearing at San Juan College in Farmington, providing community members the opportunity to offer their support for the methane standards proposed earlier this year. Those speaking
Sandoval County Moratorium On Oil and Gas Drilling
If the Sandoval County Commission takes the Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation at its February 18 hearing, it will deny a special-use permit for troubled Oklahoma oil company SandRidge Energy, which wanted to drill an exploratory fracking well just 2 miles
Community groups applaud recommendation to deny SandRidge application
Community groups on Thursday welcomed the Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation to deny an application by troubled Oklahoma corporation SandRidge Energy Inc. to drill an exploratory oil well, but the groups urged the county to adopt a moratorium
First Friday Arts @ Albuquerque Office
Julie Wilt, Sierra Club Central New Mexico Group chair The Central New Mexico Group of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter will be showcasing local artists as part of our First Friday art events at the Albuquerque office. This month
Water, Wildlands, Wildlife Day at the Roundhouse
Rally in the Roundhouse! Please join us for New Mexico Land-Water-Wildlife Day at the Roundhouse! Meet with representatives from dozens of conservation organizations. Attend a lobby training session to learn how you can talk with legislators and be a crucial