Trump nominates former N.M. GOP Congressman Steve Pearce to lead public lands agency Pearce most recently chair of the state Republican Party until late last year November 5, 2025
Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force Ex-officials warn of chaos June 13, 2025
White House to reverse rule promoting conservation on BLM land Public Lands Act put restoration on equal footing with ranching and drilling April 21, 2025
The battle against federal ownership of New Mexico’s public lands Meet Howard Hutchinson, a private property rights activist who is quietly organizing county-level rejection of a landmark law: the Antiquities… April 16, 2025
Trump picks oil and gas advocate from Colorado to lead Bureau of Land Management Kathleen Sgamma now leads Denver-based trade group Western Energy Alliance February 13, 2025
Mustang management addressed at Aztec Four Corners Equus and Arts Fest Mustang management and bait-trapping panel presented Sunday July 30, 2024
Groups sue over Bureau of Land Management leasing rule Plaintiffs argue the rule, which would raise royalties, could put small oil and gas producers out of business May 22, 2024
Environmentalists prepare to defend new BLM rule against legal challenges New rule creates leases for restoration and mitigation and designates some areas as being of critical environmental concern April 23, 2024
Bipartisan legislation aims to curb sales of public lands The Public Lands in Public Hands Act would require federal entities to receive congressional approval before they can sell public… March 4, 2024
Bureau of Land Management Office scraps proposed fossil fuel regulations in N.M. Ten years of meetings and plans abruptly dumped; future plans uncertain. January 31, 2024
Collaboration between Ohkay Owingeh, U.S.F.S. and BLM gives tribe more say over ancestral sites Tribal leaders say agreement will give them a ‘seat at the table’ December 20, 2023
U.S. agency to end use of ‘cyanide bomb’ to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns New Mexico has a partial ban on the devices, but some state agencies can still use them November 28, 2023
Chokecherry Canyon defaced by vile, ominous graffiti Bureau of Land Management, public lands plagued by trash and defacement of rock formations November 14, 2023
BLM has a plan to tackle booming recreation – at least in theory The agency is taking a hard look at how to protect land and wildlife while welcoming ever more visitors. October 6, 2023
Report examines economic impact of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Visitation triples and boosts Las Cruces economy September 18, 2023
What to know about federal conservation rulemaking New proposal could expanding leasing opportunities, including environmentally oriented purposes June 5, 2023
Western lands fight erupts over Bureau of Land Management’s conservation proposal The rule would allow for conservation leases, similar to mineral and oil leases May 30, 2023
