Earth Matters

Earth Matters, co-producer, Dr Kim McCreery, SW regional director and staff scientist with NM Wild, talks with guests, Kim Vacariu, the ‘Western Wildway Initiative’ coordinator with The Wildlands Network and John Davis, co-founder of The Wildlands Network and TrekWest adventurer. Organized by The Wildlands Network, TrekWest is a (mostly) 5,500 mile human-powered journey - with some horseback riding thrown in - through the proposed Western Wildway stretching from Mexico to […]

There really IS hope for the future! This week's program features host Donna Stevens, Executive Director of Upper Gila Watershed Alliance with her guests from the WNMU Eco-Sustainability Club - Jessie Gauthier, President; Franz Raiter, Secretary; and Erica Rasmussen, Treasurer and Faculty Advisor Patrice Mutchnick. They discuss the genesis of the club and its development and inform us of their campus projects and activities, such as ramping up the university's […]

This week's program features host Dr Kim McCreery, regional director and staff scientist of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, with her guest Cynthia Wolf. They discuss the Range Rider program and how it mitigates conflict between livestock and the wolves that have been released into wolf recovery areas of New Mexico and Arizona. Earth Matters airs Tuesday & Thursday at 10am and 8pm or you can click below to listen anytime […]

This week's program features host Dr Kim McCreery, regional director and staff scientist of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, with her guest Walter "Ski" Szymanski, a former labor organizer and local community activist with a range of interests. They discuss the resurrected Sagebrush Rebellion - a political movement to peel away federal public lands for exploitation by extractive industries at the state level.  ALEC - The American Legislative Exchange Council is […]

This week's program focuses on a funding proposal by NM  State Senator John Arthur Smith for a pipeline which threatens the Gila River and a cascade of developments regarding the Arizona Water Settlements Act. Earth Matters co-producer Allyson Siwik of Gila Resources Information Project and the Gila Conservation Coalition hosts this week’s program with Todd Schulke, senior staff and co-founder of the Center for Biological Diversity in which they discuss […]

This installment of Earth Matters is hosted by Donna Stevens and features a discussion on the progress of recycling with Silver City Recycling Advisory Committee members Terry Timme and Amy Hart. Recycling is not only more prevalent and easier than ever, but the economies of recycling have improved enough that where it was once a significant drain on local government finances, it is now becoming a revenue stream that substantially […]

Travel Management sounds boring, but couldn't be more important. Earth Matters co-producer Donna Stevens of the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance hosts this week's program with Cyndi Tuell, conservation advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity. Listen in on their discussion of the Travel Management process, currently being worked on by the Gila National Forest, which will designate a system of roads that protects our natural resources while still allowing ample […]

This is part two of the a forum which took place on 12 December 2012 at the Silco Theater in Silver City and included three panelists... Ben Alexander Co-founder and Associate Director of Headwaters Economics.  More information is available at the Headwaters Economics website.  A summary of his presentation is here.  This is a large PDF and we suggest downloading - right click, save as - rather than loading in […]

This two part program covers a forum which took place on 12 December 2012 at the Silco Theater in Silver City and included three panelists... Ben Alexander Co-founder and Associate Director of Headwaters Economics Joe Saenz Owner/Operator of Mountain Horse Outfitters and a member of the Red Paint Tribal Council Catherine Wanek Proprietor of The Black Range Lodge in Kingston and a member of the Sierra County & SWNM Tourism […]