NM Wild Online Action Center

CURRENT CAMPAIGNS -

CALL TO ACTION: Tell Senator Bingaman thank you for introducing Columbine Hondo senate bill.

Senator Jeff Bingaman, D-NM introduced the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act (S. 2468), to the Senate last week. The bill is co-sponsored by Senator Tom Udall.

The act will designate approximately 45,000 acres of land in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as wilderness.

Please send Bingaman a free fax to thank him for his support of Columbine-Hondo, and let him know you appreciate what he is doing for wilderness.

CALL TO ACTION: Tell US Fish and Wildlife Service that you want more wolf releases in NM

Good news: Mexican wolf numbers increased from 50 to 58.

BUT…

Mexican wolves are still on the verge of extinction and need your help. To help save Mexican wolves, more animals must be released in New Mexico and Arizona NOW.

Write an e-mail to the US Fish and Wildlife Service now.

HM 12 threatens wilderness near the border

House Memorial 12 (HM 12) proposes that the State of New Mexico send a statement to the federal government saying that it does not support having protected wilderness “near its border.”

HM 12 is an assault on wilderness in southern New Mexico. By flatly opposing any wilderness “near our border,” the Memorial is a vast overreach by those opposed to conservation in Doña Ana County. The Memorial is unfounded and doesn’t define what “near the border” means. In some extreme anti-conservation federal legislation that HM 12 is modeled after, the border is defined as 100 miles from the border with Mexico. In addition to including all the wild lands in Doña Ana County, HM 12 would also try to eliminate the wilderness protections that currently exist in Southern New Mexico including the cherished Organ Mountains and Gila Wilderness.

Send an e-mail to state Democrats.

Support the Rural Economic Revitalization Act

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (WA-09),has introduced legislation to address the inefficient uses and management of public land through the federal grazing permit program:

The Rural Economic Vitalization Act of 2011 would:

Save taxpayers up to $115 million each year by reducing the costs of public lands management.
Attract private investments that will help stimulate rural economies.
Provide federal grazing permit holders the option to exchange permits for market value compensation (this is a completely voluntary program).
Improve wildlife habitat and reduce environmental damage due to livestock grazing.
If this bill passes, it would be a win-win for wild places, wolves, other wildlife, and ranchers.

Send a free fax.

Thank Senator Bingaman for his support of El Rio Grande del Norte!

Senator Jeff Bingaman reintroduced the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act (S. 667) in March. The bill recently passed through the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which brings us one exciting step closer to permanent protection of the area.The act would protect some 235,000 acres northwest of Taos, including more than 21,000 acres of designated wilderness.

Please send Senator Bingaman a free fax to thank him for his support of El Rio Grande del Norte, and let him know you appreciate what he is doing for wilderness.

Demand that the Rio Grande del Norte Legislation be Heard by the House!

Republican leaders are calling the Rio Grande del Norte legislation a "land grab" and refuse to hear any Democratic legislation. Demand that this bill be heard by the House Natural Resources Committee.Sportsmen, conservationists, small business owners and citizens across New Mexico have shown suport for this legislation, which would create a nearly 236,000-acre conservation area including two new wildernesses.

Send a free fax to Representatives Lujan, Bishop and Hastings to demand that this legislation be heard by the House Natural Resources committee.

Wilderness Bill For Doña Ana County Reintroduced!

S. 1024, the Organ Mountains - Doña Ana County Conservation and Protection Act was introduced on May 18, 2011 by Senator Jeff Bingaman, with Senator Tom Udall as the original co-sponsor. Let's thank our Senators for reintroducing this legislation, and encourage them to keep fighting for the protection of Doña Ana County's wild lands.
Send a free fax to thank Senators Bingaman and Udall for continuing to push for BLM Wilderness in Southern New Mexico.

Mining Claims Nearly Triple in Otero Mesa: Your voice needed now, more than ever

The mining threat to Otero Mesa is escalating. Geovic Mining Corp has nearly tripled its new claims in our state's endangered grassland, from 68 in January to 183 as of April. All the claims are either inside proposed wilderness areas our our proposed Area of Critical Environmental Concern. We have fought too long to let this incomparable area be destroyed.
Take action now:
1. Get Informed: Read our May 5, 2011 Press Release
2. Call on the DoI to Stop Mining on Otero Mesa: Write to Interior Secretary Salazar (via the Coalition for Otero Mesa website)
3. Advocate for a National Monument: Send a free fax to President Obama here at our Online Action Center

The Fight for the Lobo Continues!

Last week a new anti-wolf bill was introduced into the House. H.R. 1891 is the worst yet, containing provisions that would remove federal protections on the Mexican gray wolf, relinquishing management to state agencies, just as soon as the combined population in NM and AZ reaches 100 wolves. H.R. 1891 joins S. 249 and H.R. 509, bills introduced in January to amend the Endangered Species Act which are still in committee. Help us kill these bills. Send a free fax to your Congressional delegation today.

May 18th: Senate Hearing on El Rio Grande Del Norte NCA and Wilderness Bill! Your Letters Needed to support this legslation

On May 18th, the Senate Natural Resources subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests will hold a hearing on S. 667, the legislation introduced by Senators Bingaman and Udall in April to create a 236,000-acre National Conservation Area and two new Wilderness areas in Northern New Mexico. Companion legislature has been introduced in the House by Representatives Lujan and Heinrich.

Encourage our delegation to get this bill passed and show your support: send a free fax to Bingaman, Udall, Lujan & Heinrich today.

STOP H.R. 1581-- the "NO MORE WILDERNESS" ACT!

The enemies of wilderness have gone too far. This bill, introduced by Rep. McCarthy (R-CA) and co-sponsored by Congressman Steve Pearce, wou

ld roll back protections for tens of millions of acres of potential wilderness, eliminate BLM Wilderness Study Areas, and overturn the 2001 Roadless Rule protecting wilderness-quality Forest Service lands. This intolerable legislation seeks to put an end to wilderness designation, forever.

Let our delegation know that this bill is an OUTRAGE, and MUST NOT PASS.

Send them a free fax today!