Earth Matters

This week on Earth Matters, co-producer and executive director of UGWA / Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, Donna Stevens talks with Alex Renirie, the Sierra Club’s NM/CO Organizing Representative for the Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign. They discuss the new - and first ever - industry standards regulating the release of methane, a very powerful greenhouse gas.  On May 12, the EPA / Environmental Protection Agency released their final methane rule and Renirie […]

This week's edition features Nathan Newcomer interviewing wildlife activist, author and documentary filmmaker, Elke Duerr. Additional info to follow. Earth Matters is broadcast Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday at 10am and Thursday at 8pm. Or listen at your convenience via this link... Earth Matters / Elke Duerr

This week, Earth Matters co-producer Allyson Siwik presents a conversation with Asher Gelbart and Mike Gaglio regarding their work with Stream Dynamics - who provide design, construction, monitoring, and maintenance for stream restoration, water harvesting earthworks, and erosion control. For additional information, contact... Stream Dynamics Earth Matters is broadcast Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday at 10am and Thursday at 8pm. The program is currently in post-production. When finished, you can listen […]

Kevin Bixby, the Executive Director of the Southwest Environmental Center, is the guest on this week’s Earth Matters.  Bixby and Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance talk about the straightened and constrained Rio Grande and the  Southwest Environmental Center's efforts to protect and restore it.  They also discuss New Mexico’s State Wildlife Action Plan, the shortcomings of the state’s wildlife protection efforts, and wildlife killing contests. For more […]

On this edition of Earth Matters, Donna Stevens, Executive Director of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, interviews Teresa Martinez and Christy Curd of the Continental Divide Trail Coalition. They discuss the CD Trail - what it is, where it is, and why it matters. Teresa  Martinez - Executive Director of the Continental Divide Trail Coalition - has many years of experience on iconic US trails, and is a wealth of […]

Earth Day 2016 Join Earth Matters co-producer Allyson Siwik and Executive Director of Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP) and her guests Terry Timme of the Silver City Office of Sustainability, Jalissa Frederick of GRIP and the Silver City Watershed Keepers, and Kendra Milligan of the Southwest Center for Health Innovation for a discussion of this year's Earth Day festivities taking place on April 22nd and 23rd in Silver City. This […]

On this week's Earth Matters, co-producer and Gila Resources Information Project Executive Director Allyson Siwik engages Lynda Aiman-Smith and Gordon West of the SW New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce on local investing. The 2008 economic crash, Occupy Wall Street, and the expanding income gap between rich and poor have compelled a lot of thinking and experimentation about how to create real prosperity for more people in America.  How can […]

On this week's edition of Earth Matters, Nathan Newcomer, Gila Grassroots Organizer with the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance talks with Jason Amaro, the New Mexico Sportsmen Conservation Coordinator with Trout Unlimited; Gerry Engle, with the Gila Chapter of the Backcountry Horsemen, and Chris Schlabach, co-owner of Gila Hike & Bike, a local outdoor business located in downtown Silver City. They discuss the importance of public lands, like our Gila National Forest and its […]

This week on Earth Matters, Upper Gila Watershed Alliance Director Donna Stevens interviews Alison Flint, Planning Specialist with the Wilderness Society, and Michael Casaus, New Mexico State Director of the Wilderness Society. Their topic is Forest Plan revisions for the Gila National Forest.  The Gila’s current management plan is from 1986 and is badly out of date.  Forest plans provide guidance for all proposed projects and management decisions in the […]