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This last show of the year is a review of a few of 2017’s many attacks on conservation. Discussing the national onslaught and local responses are Earth Matters co-hosts Allyson Siwik of Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) and Gila Conservation Coaltion, Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, and Nathan Newcomer of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. In the last part of the show, they’re joined by Kevin Bixby […]

Living with and Loving Snakes Earth Matters co-producer Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance interviews Melissa Amarello, co-founder of Advocates for Snake Preservation, about….what else? Snakes! More specifically, the number of species in southwest New Mexico, including threatened and endangered species; Melissa’s research on rattlesnake social behavior; the current status of and threats to snakes; fear of snakes; rattlesnake roundups; living with snakes; and what you can do […]

Earth Matters co-producer and Gila Resources Information Project Executive Director Allyson Siwik talks with Jaimie Park, staff attorney with the NM Environmental Law Center about the New Mexico Environment Department's proposed amendments to the state’s water quality regulations that will weaken protections for our surface and groundwater. NMED’s petition goes before the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission next week. To submit your public comment on this proposal, visit... http://gilaresources.info/wp/blog/2017/11/04/take-action-martinez-administration-wants-to-weaken-water-quality-rules/ New Mexico […]