New Mexico’s Division of Outdoor Recreation is a monumental opportunity to connect New Mexicans to our beautiful outdoor spaces and public lands. As we work to bolster this burgeoning industry, we are also seeking to ensure that young people and communities of color are part of this discussion – and that is why we established […]
It’s been around for a while and now it’s really taking off. One state lawmaker made it her mission this session to make sure New Mexico is the most popular place in the country for “bike packing.” Whatever you can fit on your bike is all you’ve got for a remote ride through the New […]
New Mexico wants to create a first-of-its-kind Outdoor Equity Fund for underserved youth. Other states that care about preserving the natural world and raising a new generation of activists should take note. The Land of Enchantment: our state motto perfectly captures New Mexico and its sacred Zia, a harmonious symbol of friendship that originated in […]
SANTA FE – Rep. Angelica Rubio, D-Las Cruces, arrived at the Roundhouse at noon Saturday, one week after beginning her journey of biking from Las Cruces to Santa Fe for the 2019 session that starts Tuesday. Rubio was received in Santa Fe by Rep. Linda Trujillo, D-Santa Fe. She met with representatives on both sides of the aisle, […]
LAS CRUCES ― Rep. Angelica Rubio of New Mexico House Dist. 35 began her near 300-mile bicycle ride Friday from Las Cruces to Santa Fe. Rubio left from Klein Park in the historic Mesquite District. The send-off included a blessing from members of the Piro Manso-Tiwa Indian Tribe del Pueblo de San Juan de Guadalupe. […]
LAS CRUCES – A tribal blessing by members of the for Piro Manso-Tiwa Indian Tribe del Pueblo de San Juan de Guadalupe will be held at 7:45 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5 at Klein Park for State Rep. Angelica Rubio , D-Las Cruces, whom plans to ride her bicycle to Santa Fe for the 2019 session. The blessing […]
For decades, environmental and conservation advocacy in New Mexico has been a space predominantly occupied by majority Anglo organizations and D.C.-funders. They set the environmental and conservation agenda and have the financial, political and institutional backing to hire people that think like them, look like them and agree with them on policy issues. But the […]
