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Month: October 2016

Tom Petencin, desert explorer: 1952-2016

Tom Petencin, desert explorer: 1952-2016

By Carol Chamberland Chicago native Tom Petencin already loved the desert when he moved to Albuquerque circa 1992. He joined the New Mexico Mountain Club, hoping to meet fellow hikers and learn about places to explore. Eventually Tom realized there

Ellen Loehman October 26, 2016 Around the Chapter, Outings Read more

Changing protocol for euthanizing bears

Photo of bear for article on in Sierra Club Rio Grande website on Game Commission rule changes for carnivores

By Jody Benson, Pajarito Group chair On a very hot June 18, during the Valles Caldera Marathon, a mother bear attacked marathoner Karen Williams, who ran too close to one of her cubs. The injuries required Williams to be transported

Ellen Loehman October 26, 2016July 9, 2019 Latest News, Wildlife Read more

Volunteer profile: Teresa Seamster

Volunteer profile: Teresa Seamster

By Mona Blaber Seamster is chair of the Northern New Mexico Group. What is your role with Sierra Club? The chair of our group has many responsibilities: running monthly excom meetings, keeping members informed of group activities, submitting comments and

Ellen Loehman October 26, 2016May 9, 2017 Around the Chapter, Northern New Mexico Group, Water Sentinels Read more

A Day with the Taos Water Sentinels

A Day with the Taos Water Sentinels

Teresa Seamster, Northern New Mexico Group There is not much to top spending a day in the late-summer sunshine, wading and checking the waters of some of our northern rivers. Eric and Nora Patterson are the linchpins of the Taos

Ellen Loehman October 26, 2016May 9, 2017 Northern New Mexico Group, Water, Water Sentinels Read more

Victory: El Paso Electric revokes anti-solar plan

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By Robert Moss,   Eco El Paso board  member El Paso is again “The Sun City,” but it now has an opportunity to be “SolSmart” too. In a surprising settlement of its rate case in Texas, El Paso Electric in

Ellen Loehman October 26, 2016August 27, 2019 Climate Change, El Paso Group, Latest News Read more

Coalition renews Big Bend International Park campaign

Coalition renews Big Bend International Park campaign

By Rick LoBello, El Paso Group Executive Committee The El Paso Sierra Club Group and the Greater Big Bend Coalition are petitioning U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and President Obama to establish an international park

Ellen Loehman October 25, 2016July 9, 2019 El Paso Group, Land Read more

Steering out thoughts toward ravens, wrens and trees

Steering out thoughts toward ravens, wrens and trees

By Mary Katherine Ray, Chapter Wildlife chair The challenges to nature are daunting. The climate is changing. There are forces at work trying to sow doubt about the worldwide physical evidence that humans are causing these changes or, if we

Ellen Loehman October 25, 2016 Wildlife Read more

Three things you can do to stop trapping

Three things you can do to stop trapping

Trapping wildlife is a relic of a time when species were extirpated to supply fashion across the world. It is long past time for the state to ban trapping.

Ellen Loehman October 25, 2016January 30, 2017 Latest News, Wildlife Read more

BLM planning smaller Chaco lease auction

BLM planning smaller Chaco lease auction

By Miya King-Flaherty Chapter Public Lands fellow Despite a recent explosion that destroyed thirty-six storage tanks on July 11 in Nageezi, N.M., the Bureau of Land Management’s Farmington Field Office continues to lease lands and approve drilling permits. The BLM’s

Ellen Loehman October 18, 2016February 14, 2017 Climate Change, Land, Latest News Read more

NASA study shows methane sources in Four Corners

NASA study shows methane sources in Four Corners

By Miya King-Flaherty,  Chapter Public Lands fellow On August 15, NASA released a report that affirms what we already know about the infamous 2,500-square mile methane cloud that hovers over the Four Corners area. Throughout oil and gas operations, methane

Ellen Loehman October 18, 2016January 12, 2017 Climate Change, Land, Latest News Read more
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