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In this week’s edition of Earth Matters, the co-hosts of the program, Nathan Newcomer, Allyson Siwik and Donna Stevens provide a review of conservation efforts in 2014 and what we can look forward to moving into 2015. Among the issues discussed are the Gila River Diversion, 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, Wild & Scenic designation for the Gila River, Travel Management, Hardrock Mining reforms, and USFS Planning Revision. Earth […]

In this installment of Earth Matters, Nathan Newcomer - Earth Matters co-producer and NM Wilderness Alliance Gila Grass Roots Organizer presents a recording of Terry Tempest Williams - keynote speaker at the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act conference in October 2014. Visit the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance for additional info on their activities in wilderness protection and environmental activism. Earth Matters airs Tuesday & Thursday at 10am and 8pm […]

Earth Matters co-producer Allyson Siwik is joined by former Interstate Stream Commission (ISC) director and water engineer Norm Gaume to discuss the November 24 ISC decision to move forward with a Gila River diversion project under the Arizona Water Settlements Act. The planning process has been tainted by transparency issues, including Open Meetings Act violations at the Interstate Stream Commission and locally with the Gila-San Francisco Water Commission, calling into […]

This week on Earth Matters, Donna Stevens interviews Katherine (Katie) Davis, Public Lands Campaigner with the Center for Biological Diversity. They discuss issues that affect the Gila National Forest, such as the multi-year process of revising the Forest Plan, a comprehensive document that will guide Forest Service projects and policies for years - or decades - to come.  Davis also talks about the recent Travel Management decision on the Gila […]

This week's show is about Citizen Science, a welcome new trend in the field of science and research.  It’s also about tiger beetles, especially Western red-bellied tiger beetles. Donna Stevens interviews Sharman Apt Russell, the author of several books, including An Obsession with Butterflies, Anatomy of a Rose, and Hunger: An Unnatural History.  Her latest book is called  Diary of a Citizen Scientist: Chasing tiger beetles and other new ways of engaging the world.  […]

ISC decision to move ahead with Gila River diversion project Earth Matters co-producer Allyson Siwik of Gila Resources Information Project / Gila Conservation Coalition is joined by Todd Schulke, co- founder and senior staff with the Center for Biological Diversity and a partner in the Gila Conservation Coalition to discuss the November 24 vote by the Interstate Stream Commission to move forward with a Gila River diversion project under the Arizona Water Settlements […]

On this edition of Earth Matters, Donna Stevens talks with Madeleine Carey, Gila Campaign Fellow with WildEarth Guardians in Santa Fe. They discuss an important issue impacting our national forests: cattle grazing and voluntary grazing buyouts. Listen to the show to learn more about the history and impacts of cattle grazing in the West and on our public lands. Find out how conservationists are working for the proverbial win-win scenario of voluntary […]