Earth Matters

On this week’s edition of Earth Matters, Donna Stevens, Executive Director of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, interviews Dr Kathy Whiteman. They discuss the sixth Natural History of the Gila Symposium, which takes place February 25 & 26 at Western New Mexico University.  The Gila bioregion is high in biological diversity, and much research has taken place in various ecosystems. The symposium brings together scientists and researchers, conservationists and agency […]

Earth Matters co-producer and GRIP executive director Allyson Siwik interviews Center for Biological Diversity co-founder and Executive Director Kieran Suckling and NM Wildlife Federation Executive Director Garrett VeneKlasen about January's armed standoff at the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Burns, Oregon. The takeover has raised the profile of right-wing, anti-government fringe groups and their increasingly violent actions related to public lands management issues.  On January 23 at a protest at the […]

In this week’s edition of Earth Matters, co-producer and New Mexico Wilderness Alliance Gila Grassroots Organizer, Nathan Newcomer interviews Nathan Small, also with the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. They discuss the recent designation of the Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks National Monument. The new national monument possesses a rich diversity of Chihuahuan Desert wild lands and unique Pre-American, New Mexican, and American history including training sites for the Apollo Space […]

On this week’s Earth Matters, Donna Stevens, Executive Director of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, interviews John Cornell, Sportsman Organizer for the New Mexico Wildlife Federation.  Not a hunter?  Not to worry... conservationists have much in common with the Wildlife Federation. This wide-ranging conversation covers such topics as the State Land Office’s recent huge fee increase to allow access to state land for New Mexico’s hunters - while failing to […]

On this week’s Earth Matters, Donna Stevens, Executive Director of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, welcomes two guests to speak about the visual arts. In the first half of the show, Stevens interviews Earth Matters co-host Allyson Siwik about the 5th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Silver City. Scheduled for January 9, 2016, the festival features films of wild rivers, social justice, wildlife, climate change, and conservation biology. […]

Earth Matters co-producer and GRIP Executive Director Allyson Siwik talks with Sister Joan Brown, a Franciscan Sister from the Rochester, Minnesota Franciscan Community and executive director of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light. Representing Franciscans International and New Mexico's interfaith community, Joan participated in the Paris Climate Talks in December that brought together high-level negotiators from nearly 200 nations from across the planet to discuss and agree on measures to […]

In this week's edition of Earth Matters, the entire team, Donna Stevens - Executive Director of Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, Nathan Newcomer - Gila Grassroots Organizer for New Mexico Wilderness Alliance,  and Allyson Siwik - Executive Director of Gila Resources Information Project, gather to review progress and developments over the past year and give a peek over the horizon into 2016. Earth Matters is broadcast Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday at […]

In this week's edition of Earth Matters, two of it's producers, Donna Stevens - Executive Director of Upper Gila Watershed Alliance, invites two guests to review recent developments regarding Water and Wolves.  Things happen quickly around here, and it can be hard to keep up! In the first half of the show, Donna interviews Allyson Siwik Executive Director of Gila Resources Information Project for the latest on the Gila River […]

In this week's edition of Earth Matters, co-producer and New Mexico Wilderness Alliance Gila Grassroots Organizer, Nathan Newcomer interviews Jason Amaro from Trout Unlimited.  They discuss the importance of conserving cold water fisheries, the native Gila cutthroat trout, U.S. Forest Service planning, and the importance of sportsmen participating in the protection of pubic lands. Follow this link to learn more about Trout Unlimited. Trout Unlimited - Conserving coldwater fisheries A […]