Should Northwest Sandoval County families have weaker oil and gas safeguards than Rio Rancho residents? That’s what is proposed in a draft ordinance being considered by the county.
Several drafts were never made public, but in mid-June a draft oil and gas ordinance was posted on the Sandoval County Planning and Zoning Commission website. The draft divides the county into a “Northwest Energy Development Area” and a “Southeast Development Area.” The ordinance describes the Northwest area as including Counselor, La Jara, Regina, Torreon, Cabezon, La Cueva, San Luis, Gillman and Ponderosa, and different decision-making rules would apply to the two areas.
According to the draft, applications for oil and gas exploration and drilling in the Northwest area would go through only an administrative review ...
The Central New Mexico Group of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter is showcasing local artists in a First Friday Art series at the Albuquerque office. Contact Heather Kline at 505-577-2798 for more information, or if you are an artist interested in showing your work in our gallery.
Listed below is an archive and links to the events
Explore the Durand Open Space Bosque
Sunday, July 9, 5:30 to 8:30 pm
Leader: Richard Barish
The Bosque Action Plan, the City plan governing the bosque, designated the southernmost part of the Rio Grande Valley State Park as a “Wildlife Preserve.” The County created the Durand Open Space on the west side in the far South Valley, giving access to the Wildlife Preserve area. The residents of the far South Valley now have local access to lovely bosque trails, but at the expense of chipping away at the wildlife preserve area. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I don’t have an easy answer to that question, but since it is there, we will explore it.
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By Norm Gaume / Former Albuquerque Water Resources Manager
Published in the Albuquerque Journal, Monday, June 5th, 2017
The Bernalillo County Planning Commission will soon decide whether it will ignore and jeopardize the region’s water supply as it considers the proposed Santolina development. If the panel makes the wrong decision – to ignore water – and the Bernalillo County Commission approves that decision later this summer, the outcome will jeopardize our region’s public water supply, negatively impact local consumers, and affect taxpayers throughout the state.
Santolina’s proposed annual water use is large – 14,380 acre-feet – roughly equivalent to Rio Rancho’s annual use. At the heart of this controversy lies a question that New Mexicans know is not simple: where ...
On Tuesday, May 23, the Sierra Club will host a meet-and-greet with Karen Dunning and Joaquín Baca. Karen and Joaquín are candidates who have been endorsed by the Sierra Club in the June 6 election for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Board of Directors.
The MRGCD plays an important role in the management of the bosque, so it is important that we have Board members like Karen and Joaquín who will act to protect the bosque. This is a terrific opportunity to meet Karen and Joaquín and talk to them about your concerns regarding the bosque and hear their views!
The event will be from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Bow & Arrow Brewing Co, 608 McKnight Ave N.W., near Sixth Street, just ...
The Bosquitos are the youth-centered group of the Bosque Action Team. Our mission is to learn about Albuquerque’s Bosque, the animals and plants that live there, and ways to take care of the Bosque as a precious natural space.
We are going bird-watching in Corrales Sunday March 5 at 10 am and you, your family, and friends are invited!
Your guide to the Corrales Bosque Preserve will be John Egbert, former New Mexico Nature Conservancy director and field ornithologist. John is a naturalist and encourages children to discover birds or other lifeforms and how they relate to each other. Enjoy the stunning views of the Sandias, too. Bring water, and binoculars if you have them. Curiosity and imagination required for ...
