One of the goals of controversial wolf hunts in the Western U.S. is to help reduce the burden on ranchers, who lose livestock to wolves every year. A new study finds that those hunts have had a measurable, but small effect on livestock depredations.

Thanks to @brycedix.bsky.social at KUNM for covering the recent report release on plutonium pit production from @ucs.org.

This week, the state released a report showing where drought, disease, and pests are killing trees in #NewMexico forests. I mapped the past few years of data and there's a couple pests -- like the Western Spruce Budworm -- that do some serious damage. #NMwx #NMwater #PublicLands

I stood in the Rio Grande for hours to bring you a once-a-year experience where biologists rush to the river to collect silvery minnow eggs amid dangerously dry conditions — threatening the species. I got a nasty sunburn, so I expect you to listen:

A newly released report from the Center for Biological Diversity shows cattle have done significant damage to New Mexico’s stream side habitat. I decided to map what the Gila National Forest looked like in 2024 and it doesn’t look too good. www.datawrapper.de/_/7zWOp/?v=3

"I carry Hannah's memory in how I approach my work every single day and the lessons that I learned from her as a mentor in this work."

As the Southwest heads into peak fire season, I’ve been mulling over the Trump Administration’s cuts to federal agencies — and it turns out, they are set to hit some local recreational economies hard, especially as conditions ripen for wildfire.

Lots in the news about climate-supercharged wildfires and how they are fundamentally changing the insurance landscape across the Southwest. New Mexico lawmakers are trying to get ahead of the crisis:

From KUNM's own @brycedix.bsky.social www.kunm.org/local-news/2...

Sad to see Laura Paskus leave NMPBS but excited to see what she does next. Thanks @brycedix.bsky.social www.kunm.org/local-news/2...