State Land Office SANTA FE, NM – State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn is urging the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to approve a proposed 522-megawatt wind farm that will bring clean energy, economic investment, and jobs to the state. Xcel Energy, the nation’s number one utility wind energy provider for …
Read More »State Parks Issues Notice of Blue-Green Algae at Elephant Butte Lake State Park
Precaution is Advised in Three Sisters Cove Area Elephant Butte, NM – New Mexico State Parks has issued a notice for the presence of Blue-Green Algae at Three Sisters Cove, a small area within Elephant Butte Lake State Park. State Parks is advising visitors who recreate at Three Sisters Cove …
Read More »Reminder: No Off-Road Vehicles Allowed in Designated Wilderness
USDA News | June 28, 2017 SANTA FE, NM– For Immediate Release. Call them what you will – four-wheelers, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) or utility vehicles (UTVs) – but remember that off-road vehicles of any kind are always prohibited within congressionally designated wilderness areas. This past weekend, ATV tracks were observed …
Read More »State Land Office Collects $65 Million from Monthly Oil and Gas Lease Sales in FY 2017
State Land Office News SANTA FE, NM – The State Land Office this month collected $654,448 from the June oil and gas lease sale bringing fiscal year earnings from the monthly lease sales to more than $65 million. Comparatively, fiscal year 2016 earnings from oil and gas lease sales totaled …
Read More »NNMC President to give third quarterly State of the College Address
Northern New Mexico College President, Dr. Richard J. Bailey Jr., cordially invites College and community members to his third quarterly State of the College Address on Wednesday, June 28 at 4 pm at the Española campus, and at 6:30 pm at the El Rito campus. The purpose of the address …
Read More »Cajete Fire Update
Santa Fe National Forest News | June 19, 2017 Location: The Cajete Fire is burning in the Jemez Ranger District on the Santa Fe National Forest, on both sides of NM Highway 4 along the southern boundary of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The fire started approximately one mile northeast …
Read More »NM Delegation Announces that FEMA Approves Grant for Federal Assistance to Deal with El Cajete Fire in Sandoval County
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Congressman Ben Ray Luján announced a that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved a request for fire management assistance to assist with “mitigation, management, and control” of fires in Northern New Mexico. The El Cajete fire …
Read More »Hopewell Lake temporarily closed due to wildfire
HOPEWELL LAKE – Hopewell Lake in northern New Mexico is closed to anglers and other visitors until further notice to accommodate helicopters obtaining water to fight the Bonita Fire in the Carson National Forest. Department of Game and Fish and U.S. Forest Service staff will be at the lake to …
Read More »Carson National Forest Bonita Wildfire
New Mexico Fire Information News | June 15, 2017 Location: El Rito Ranger District Bonita Canyon 3 miles north of Cañon Plaza Size: Approx. 1800 acres Containment: 15% Cause: Lightning Start Date: June 3, 2017 El Rito, NM, June 15, 2017—For Immediate Release. Hand ignitions continued yesterday as planned to secure the fire …
Read More »Surprise Dad with an Amazing Night
We invite you to experience romantic fun through the season’s amazing stories, told in a way that only opera can make you feel… Hurry, the season opens June 30! The behind-the-scenes effort to create the Opera’s season involves an incredible “engineering” feat: from the creation of sets, props and costumes, …
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