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In this week’s edition of Earth Matters, co-producer Nathan Newcomer interviews Michael Robinson, Conservation Advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity. They discuss the Mexican gray wolf recovery program, including recent changes by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to expand the recovery area, and the many struggles and challenges that are still plaguing the recovery effort. Michael has been associated with the Center for Biological Diversity since the organizations […]

In this week’s edition of Earth Matters, co-producer Nathan Newcomer interviews local community members involved with the Butterfly Way Project, a habitat restoration in the Gila River Valley dedicated to the memory of Michael Sebastian Mahl, Ella Jaz Kirk, and Ella Sala Myers. Butterfly Way is located on The Nature Conservancy property along the riverine corridor of the Gila River, in Southwestern New Mexico, promoting an increase in the diversity of native plant hosts for […]

NM CAP Entity JPA Earth Matters co-producer and Upper Gila Watershed Alliance Executive Director Donna Stevens interviews Allyson Siwik, another Earth Matters co-producer and Executive Director of the Gila Conservation Coalition. They discuss the May 15 iteration of the Joint Powers Agreement to form the NM CAP (Central Arizona Project) Entity that will be responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the billion dollar Gila River diversion project.   […]

Silver City: A Natural History of Place Earth Matters co-producer and Gila Resources Information Project executive director Allyson Siwik talks to Town of Silver City Community Development Director, Peter Russell. Peter and Allyson have been working on a project on the natural history of Silver City that compiles ideas, data, stories, maps, photos and other information on the natural and cultural history of our town.  We asked the questions: What did Silver City look like […]

Earth Matters co-producer and Gila Resources Information Project executive director Allyson Siwik talks to essayist and author Philip Connors. Many of us know Phil locally as a columnist with the Silver City Daily Press and a fire lookout in the Black Range in the Gila National Forest. He wrote about his experiences and reflections in the prize-winning book, Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout published by Ecco Books. […]

In this week’s edition of Earth Matters, co-producer Nathan Newcomer interviews students from the Aldo Leopold Charter School’s Eco-Monitoring Program. Based in Silver City, Aldo Leopold Charter School launched their Eco-Monitoring program several years ago to give students the opportunity to participate in gathering data in the U.S. National Forest. They discuss much of the important work that the students do, including collecting data on soils, aquatics, range, forest, and […]