Midnight Meadows News Today

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Far above Questa, up Forest Road 134 past Cabresto Lake, is the former Keystone Mining District. Hundreds of people lived there in the late 1800s, including settlers in LaBelle, the

Water scarcity is a growing issue across New Mexico. Climate change is raising temperatures while 75% of the state’s water goes toward irrigated crops ––stressing the state’s supply. In response, environmental organizations are protecting the state’s watersheds by setting their sights on important areas known as “wetland jewels.”

Midnight Meadows in northern New Mexicos Carson National Forest is one of 22 sites identified as "wetland jewels," and volunteers will continue their work to keep it that way starting Friday. Restoration has been underway since 2016 to install erosion and restoration structures including Zuni bowls, one-rock dams and rock rundowns. The project, organized by the Albuquerque Wildlife Federation and the environmental group Amigos Bravos, follows the principles of "induce...

Pollution in the Animas River after the Gold King Mine spill. Wikicommons. As the sixth anniversary of the Gold King Mine spill approaches, the New Mexico Office of the Natural Resources Trustee is seeking proposals for restoration projects along the impacted river system in the northwest part of the state. The office hosted a webinar on Wednesday to provide groups interested in submitting restoration projects with details about the process. The $1 million of funding for these projects comes fr...