KRQE News 13 - Environment

Land swap angers hunters, governor

Michael Herzenberg — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:11:01 GMT

Hunters are ticked off and so is the governor as the State Land Office pushes a trade that would turn a chunk of pristine mountain wilderness over to private ranchers.

Group threatens to sue over gray wolf

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:34:13 GMT

An environmental group is threatening to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its failure to respond to a petition involving the Mexican gray wolf.

Ski Santa Fe postpones opening

Devon Armijo — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Ski Santa Fe will postpone the start of the 2009 ski season until after the Thanksgiving holiday.

NM ski season kicks off Saturday

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:08 GMT

It's just about ski season in New Mexico, with Sipapu opening Saturday and Red River opening next Wednesday. Ski New Mexico's George Brooks previews what the season will be like.

HSUS works to balance horse population

Deanna Sauceda — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:34:11 GMT

Holly Hazard of the Humane Society of the United States talks about what the organization is doing to keep the wild horse population under control.

Ask Deanna: Are NM fish safe to eat?

Deanna Sauceda — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:23:07 GMT

Pam Smith of Truth or Consequences, who lives near Elephant Butte Lake, wants to know if it's safe to eat fish she catches there and at other New Mexico lakes.

Late rains provide lots of red chile

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:58:04 GMT

Late season rains and cool temperatures caused green chile crops to ripen early this year, leading to a flood of red chile on the market.

Bad weather plays role in fatal crash

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:06:43 GMT

State police say icy road conditions were the primary factor in a fatal accident that killed two people in a head-on crash with a semi-truck Sunday morning.

Portales men sentenced for poaching

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:06:45 GMT

Two Portales men have been fined after pleading guilty in separate poaching cases.

Hunters snap up elk licenses in seconds

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:42:16 GMT

It took less than 10 seconds for quick-fingered hunters with fast Internet connections to snap up 350 cow elk hunting licenses offered online Tuesday by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Trail projects receive $1.6 million

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:39:54 GMT

The New Mexico State Parks Division will award almost $1.6 million in federal funding for eight trail projects.

LANL project to control sediment

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:15:21 GMT

Los Alamos National Laboratory is trying to reduce sediments flowing down two canyons toward the Rio Grande.

Roswell, feds wrangling over flood zone

Jeff Todd — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:36:50 GMT

Officials in southeastern New Mexico are continuing a fight with the federal government over where flooding is or is not likely to occur.

Forest waives holiday fees for veterans

Todd Dukart — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:58:36 GMT

The Santa Fe National Forest on Wednesday will waive use recreation fees for veterans, active members of the military and their families who want to use the park's campgrounds and picnic areas.

Burn underway near Silver City

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:53:25 GMT

Firefighters resumed operations Saturday on the Signal Peak North prescribed fire project.

NM group gets grant for trail work

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:39:47 GMT

The New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance plans to use more than $322,000 in federal funds and $126,000 in matching contributions for trail work in the Cibola National Forest.

EPA, Energy Department recognize UNMH

Devon Armijo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:17:38 GMT

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy recognized University of New Mexico Hospital with the Energy Star Building Label on Friday.

Hyrdopower project gets federal funding

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:37:52 GMT

Federal stimulus funding has been awarded to Los Alamos County for a hydroelectric project in northern New Mexico.

NM counties eligible for disaster aid

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:29 GMT

Four eastern New Mexico counties have been declared eligible for disaster assistance due to their proximity to counties in Texas that have been declared disaster areas due to drought and other problems.

LIHEAP heating bill assistance

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:23:22 GMT

Betina Gonzales McCracken with N.M. Human Services Department discusses the program to help people by their heating bills.

ABQ joins in worldwide climate rallies

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:26:51 GMT

More than 5,200 events Saturday, including one in Albuquerque, attracted millions of people rallying to bring attention to global warming.

Peanut growers see average to good crop

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:31:29 GMT

The peanut harvest is at its halfway mark, and growers are saying this year's yield in eastern New Mexico and West Texas ranks from average to good.

Family pushes search for missing hunter

Jim Winchester — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:56:15 GMT

The search continues for a hunter who disappeared six weeks ago in the Pecos Wilderness of northern New Mexico.

Otters released in Rio Pueblo de Taos

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:51:36 GMT

Six river otters from the Pacific Northwest have been released into the ice-cold water of the Rio Pueblo de Taos in northern New Mexico as part of an effort to return the mammals to their historic range.

Bob Gerding on New Mexico fishing

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:09:29 GMT

Bob Gerding of Outdoor Adventures takes viewers' questions on New Mexico fishing.

Money for S. Valley flood fix 'deleted'

Crystal Gutierrez — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:22:24 GMT

It took county workers more than three hours to pump out what residents have now named Lake Barcelona at an intersection once on the state's list for major drainage improvements.

Weather shoos 3 flights from Sunport

Bill Diven — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:03:03 GMT

The violent storm that blew through central New Mexico Tuesday afternoon sent three incoming Albuquerque flights to other airports and forced the brief evacuation of the Santa Fe Airport control tower.

Nasty storm roughs up metro Albuquerque

Tim Maestas — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:52:10 GMT

Heavy rain and destructive winds blew through Albuquerque Tuesday afternoon sending anyone outdoors running for cover while toppling a tree into a house, launching an arroyo rescue and setting off panic at one downtown business.

BLM pulls NM parcels from lease sale

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:24:48 GMT

Thousands of acres will be offered up this week at the Bureau of Land Management's regional oil and gas lease sale.

Two planned burns smoke SF Forest

Bill Diven — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:27:03 GMT

On Monday fire managers treated an additional 80 acres within the Chaparral prescribed burn near Jemez Springs while preparing for a burn scheduled to start Tuesday southeast of Pecos.