/tags/outdoor-recreation outdoor recreation en-US Copyright Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:21:48 GMT /local-news/2024-04-25/rep-vasquez-tours-a-student-run-farm-in-the-south-valley-to-highlight-youth-outdoor-access U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez visited Polk Middle School in the South Valley Thursday to tour its student-run farm. The congressman has championed federal legislation that aims to make the outdoors more accessible for underserved youth as a means of preserving a culture of land stewardship. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:21:48 GMT /local-news/2024-04-25/rep-vasquez-tours-a-student-run-farm-in-the-south-valley-to-highlight-youth-outdoor-access Nash Jones /local-news/2024-02-29/upcoming-public-lands-rule-looks-to-reform-conservation-recreation This spring, a much-anticipated and widely praised rule will fundamentally transform how 245 million acres of public lands across the U.S. is managed to emphasize conservation and wider public access. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:19:43 GMT /local-news/2024-02-29/upcoming-public-lands-rule-looks-to-reform-conservation-recreation Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-08-31/climate-change-is-affecting-new-mexicos-trails-and-its-only-getting-worse Increased drought, reduced snowpack, and widespread wildfires are fundamentally changing the landscape of outdoor recreation as we know it. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 20:03:30 GMT /local-news/2023-08-31/climate-change-is-affecting-new-mexicos-trails-and-its-only-getting-worse Bryce Dix /local-news/2023-08-23/historic-conservation-fund-set-to-run-out-of-money-without-new-appropriations Experts and advocates are voicing their concerns about the future of a newly passed conservation fund. They met in Las Vegas, New Mexico Wednesday to tell a powerful legislative budget committee the fund could run out of money by 2029 if lawmakers fail to step up. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 23:07:19 GMT /local-news/2023-08-23/historic-conservation-fund-set-to-run-out-of-money-without-new-appropriations Bryce Dix /local-news/2021-05-27/near-record-dryness-in-new-mexico-forest New Mexico is experiencing its highest drought levels in the month of May since 2013. More than 77% of the state was in extreme and exceptional drought –… Thu, 27 May 2021 20:26:24 GMT /local-news/2021-05-27/near-record-dryness-in-new-mexico-forest Nash Jones /local-news/2021-03-03/harold-pope-jr-new-mexicos-first-african-american-state-senator For 109 years since the Legislature was founded, New Mexico has not had an African American State Senator. In 2021, that changed when Harold Pope Jr. of… Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:19:06 GMT /local-news/2021-03-03/harold-pope-jr-new-mexicos-first-african-american-state-senator Khalil Ekulona /news/2020-11-12/race-public-lands-and-the-debate-over-geotagging Vanessa Chavarriaga loves to be outside, whether it's floating down a river in the desert or ice skating on a frozen alpine lake. And when she posts... Tue, 10 Nov 2020 19:51:55 GMT /news/2020-11-12/race-public-lands-and-the-debate-over-geotagging Maggie Mullen /news/2020-07-18/mountain-west-senators-push-for-outdoor-recreation-spending-to-boost-economy As the pandemic wears on, leaders across the country are looking at how to economically recover after the COVID-19 pandemic. Some in the Mountain West... Thu, 16 Jul 2020 21:09:25 GMT /news/2020-07-18/mountain-west-senators-push-for-outdoor-recreation-spending-to-boost-economy Noah Glick /news/2020-07-10/rv-business-booms-as-the-pandemic-demographic-hits-the-road The first time Mark Ritchie and Leah Hardy laid eyes on their new camper, it was after they'd bought it. "It was like, 'Oh my God, it's tiny.' Which was... Fri, 10 Jul 2020 22:16:32 GMT /news/2020-07-10/rv-business-booms-as-the-pandemic-demographic-hits-the-road Maggie Mullen /news/2020-06-15/pandemic-causing-declining-sales-increasing-interest-in-outdoor-recreation Most businesses in the outdoor recreation industry are seeing sales decline because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and 88% are reporting that they... Fri, 12 Jun 2020 23:07:43 GMT /news/2020-06-15/pandemic-causing-declining-sales-increasing-interest-in-outdoor-recreation Noah Glick