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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico State Fair is held each year at EXPO New Mexico in Albuquerque. The 236-acre property is complete with horse stalls, art galleries, stages, rodeo arenas, a ...
The 2021 New Mexico Forest Health Report reveals a staggering spike in piñon tree deaths. Approximately 67,000 acres of piñon forests were destroyed last year by bark beetles. “Bark beetles ...
Several New Mexican students earned recognition at the 2025 National History Day Contest. The contest is a yearly tradition promoting creativity in history. At the beginning of the school year, ...
New Mexico just became the first state to elect all women of color to its House delegation. Three women announced they had won their districts early Wednesday morning, which were confirmed by the ...
SANTA FE – Tree deaths in New Mexico’s forests more than doubled from 2023, ... However, the state’s mean temperature rose to 56.3 degrees, making 2024 the second warmest year on record.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Matthew Hurteau, a forest ecologist at University of New Mexico, about the effectiveness of tree clearing and thinning in preventing wildfires or mitigating their intensity.
SANTA FE, N.M. — At a grand total of $9.57 billion, this year’s proposed state budget is the largest in New Mexico history. “It’s a good budget for New Mexico, we had lots of money we got ...
SANTA FE, N.M. — Saving tree seedlings critical to restoring forests in the Southwest from the fires ripping through northern New Mexico took four trucks and three trailers — and two trips ...
The fossil was extracted from rocks dating back 305 million years, about 15 million years older than the previously oldest-known, tree-climbing reptile found in Germany.
The fossils were given to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in 1980, and it was designated the state fossil in 1981 under former-Gov. Bill Richardson.
New Mexico State topped an SEC team for the first time in program history on Saturday afternoon in a 31-10 throttling of Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Aggies, led by veteran coach Jerry Kill ...
Tree deaths in New Mexico doubled from 2023 to 2024, report says by: Nicole Sanders. ... although the state’s mean temperature rose to 53.6 to make 2024 the second warmest year on record. ...