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    Month: August 2017

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    Sierra Club & (Root) Beer – Friday, September 1

    Sierra Club & (Root) Beer – Friday, September 1

    Catching bugs, spotting porcupines, and digging down to groundwater are fun in and of themselves, but in the Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program (BEMP) about eight to ten thousand New Mexican K-12 school students turn those adventures into science that has meaning beyond their classroom.

    Ellen Loehman August 29, 2017July 9, 2019 Read more

    Trip report – trail work on Rio Quemado

    Trail repair, 8/26/17, Rio Quemado

    Ellen Loehman August 29, 2017September 12, 2017 Read more

    Outings report – August 26 Bosque Hike

    Outings report – August 26 Bosque Hike

    We were a group of 10 enthusiasts including an artist who made some wonderful watercolor sketches along the way…..caramba!!! The weather was perfect and everyone was friendly and big-hearted. We had a great time with this interesting and interested group….saw a small or

    Ellen Loehman August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 Read more

    In the News: Interior’s review of monuments complete, but details kept secret

    In the News: Interior’s review of monuments complete, but details kept secret

    In the August 24, 2017 edition of the Santa Fe New Mexican, the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations added their voices of concern over Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s lack of transparency regarding secret recommendations related to our national monuments.

    Ellen Loehman August 29, 2017July 9, 2019 Read more

    Zinke recommends shrinking protections for public lands

    Zinke recommends shrinking protections for public lands

    Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday, Aug. 25, issued a report to President Trump containing recommendations on possibly shrinking recently designated national monuments. The contents of the report have not been released, though a Zinke statement indicates some protections will

    Mona Blaber August 25, 2017September 18, 2017 Read more

    Trip report – Maroon Bells Backpack

    Trip report – Maroon Bells Backpack

    Rio Grande Chapter outings report, 8/17-8/19/2017 to Maroon Bells.

    Ellen Loehman August 22, 2017September 12, 2017 Read more

    Split Estate showing in Rio Rancho and Placitas

    poster for the film split estate

    Sandoval County residents: join us in a viewing of the documentary, Split Estate, to become informed about the potential impacts of oil and gas drilling in our county.

    Ellen Loehman August 3, 2017 Read more

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