Aug 7, 2026 | Westwise Blog
On a hot late July evening at Nuckolls Brewing in Santa Fe, a train rumbled past the outdoor event not once, but twice—a fitting soundtrack for a conversation about the forces barreling through New Mexico’s public lands. The Center for Western Priorities brought a... 
Aug 7, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
As Mountain West states wrap up primary elections and voters prepare to head to the polls in the fall, recent polling results show that one of the most prominent and bipartisan throughlines in 2026 is protecting America’s public lands and natural resources. As part of... Aug 6, 2026 | The Landscape Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSSRecorded live at Nuckolls Brewing in Santa Fe as part of CWP’s Keep Parks Public campaign, Kate interviews four experts about the current stakes for New... 
Jul 28, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
More than 12,000 new mining claims have been staked in New Mexico over the past four years. According to an analysis by Source New Mexico of Bureau of Land Management data compiled by New Mexico Wild, that’s three times more than the number of claims staked over... 
Jul 17, 2026 | Look West Newsletter
The Bureau of Land Management opened a 14-day public comment period on an environmental assessment that recommends reopening more than 336,000 acres around Chaco Culture National Historical Park to mineral leasing, undoing a 10-mile buffer zone that then-Interior...