Albuquerque, NM — The Secretary of Agriculture approved ten projects in New Mexico to receive $3.4 million in federal grant awards through the Forest Service Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP). The projects will promote healthy watersheds, reduce the threat of wildfires, and improve the functioning of forest ecosystems by reducing …
Read More »Governor Martinez Announces $1.5 Million Investment in Armonica Technologies, Inc.
Armonica Receives Catalyst Fund Investment Albuquerque, N.M. – Today, Governor Susana Martinez announced a $1.5 million investment in Armonica Technologies, Inc. Armonica is the second New Mexico startup to receive Catalyst Fund investment, which leverages private investment for early stage startups – anchoring them in New Mexico. “This is an …
Read More »Northern receives $433,000 NSF grant to develop cybersecurity program
The College of Engineering and Technology (CET) at Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) has been awarded $433,689 by the National Science Foundation to develop a cybersecurity concentration in its ABET-accredited Bachelor in Information Engineering Technology (IET). The Principal Investigator of the project is Dr. Jorge Crichigno, Chair of the CET. …
Read More »Heinrich To Tour N.M. School For The Deaf, Keynote Wildlife Corridor Summit In Northern New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will be in northern New Mexico on Monday, August 21, 2017 and Tuesday, August 22, 2017 to visit the New Mexico School for the Deaf in Santa Fe and keynote the Wildlife Corridor and Connectivity Summit in Taos. Monday at 1:30 p.m. …
Read More »Udall, Heinrich Announce Open Application Process for 2018 U.S. Senate Youth Program
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) has begun its annual statewide selection process and encouraged New Mexico high school students to apply. Each year, two students from each state and the District of Columbia – as well …
Read More »The New Mexico Film Office Announces “Hunted By My Ex” has Completed Filming in New Mexico
Santa Fe, N.M. – New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the theatrical motion picture “Hunted By My Ex” produced by Vociferous Films, LLC has filmed in Albuquerque. The production employed 30 New Mexico crew members, 14 New Mexico principal actors and approximately 60 New Mexico background talent. …
Read More »Busted Pipeline in Texas Impacts Sensitive Species Habitat in New Mexico
SANTA FE, NM – A pipeline failure in Texas is impacting a portion of the Delaware River in Southeast New Mexico where efforts have been underway to try to reestablish a species of freshwater mussel that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently proposed to list as an endangered …
Read More »New Mexico Fishing and Stock Report
Catches of the week: Abiquiu Lake: Steve Henke of Bernalillo caught a 29.5-inch walleye Aug. 8. He was using a homemade spinner. Bluewater Lake: Diego Otero, 8, of Tome, caught and released his first tiger muskie Aug. 8. He was using hotdogs. Rudy Contreras caught a 35-inch tiger muskie Aug. …
Read More »2017 Outdoor Expo
Mark your calendar and join New Mexico State Forestry and Game & Fish for the 2017 Outdoor Expo! August 19 & 20 at the Albuquerque Shooting Range! There will be plenty of fun, *free* events for the entire family! Where: 16001 Shooting range RD NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87210 When: …
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Catches of the week Clayton Lake: Aaron Earle of Clayton caught a 6-pound channel catfish Aug. 5. He was using chicken liver. Cochiti Lake: Martin Perea, 10, of Glorietta, caught a 28-inch carp Aug. 5. He was using corn. Gary McKenna of Ireland caught a 30-inch carp Aug. 5. He …
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