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NEW MEXICO WILDERNESS YO! What’S with the ALLIANCE Main Office Spotted Kitty? 505/843-8696 • Fax 505/843-8697 Nmwa@Nmwild.Org • P.O www.nmwild.org NEW MEXICO WILDERNESS YO! What’s with the ALLIANCE Main Office Spotted Kitty? 505/843-8696 • fax 505/843-8697 [email protected] • www.nmwild.org P.O. Box 25464 ince we went with our new masthead, Albuquerque, NM 87125 we have received many inquiries about 202 Central Avenue, SE • Suite 101 Albuquerque, NM 87102 the big, wild cat gracing the left-hand corner of our front page: Las Cruces Field Office 275 N. Downtown Mall S “Why do you have an African animal for Las Cruces, NM 88001 505/527-9962 your mascot?” Mission Statement “We don’t have cheetahs in New Mexico. The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is dedicated Who are you trying to kid?” to the protection, restoration, and continued enjoyment of New Mexico’s wild lands and “I hope that big cat eats all you wacko Wilderness areas. greenies” NMWA Staff Las Cruces Office And our personal fave: “Yo! What’s with the Greta Balderrama, Grassroots Organizer spotted kitty?” Albuquerque Office Tisha Broska, Membership Coordinator Well, that “spotted kitty” is a jaguar. Steve Capra, Associate Director Panthera onca. El tigre del Norte. Nathan Newcomer, Grassroots Organizer Roxanne Pacheco, Finance Manager And not an African import, but a native Jim Scarantino, Executive Director Michael Scialdone, Director of Wilderness Protection New Mexican. Jaguars have been in New Board of Directors Mexico so long they probably know what Dave Parsons, Chair, Albuquerque, NM happened at Chaco Canyon. Tom Mouck, Treasurer, Albuquerque, NM Nancy Morton, Secretary, Albuquerque, NM Jaguars once ranged far north into New Pam Eaton, Denver, CO Mexico, and beyond into southern Colorado Panthera Onca Dave Foreman, Albuquerque, NM Randall Gray, Lake Valley, NM and Utah. In 1997, a large jaguar was Bob Howard, Santa Fe, NM photographed south of Lordsburg in the Wes Leonard, El Paso, TX Parrots once were found in large numbers Kathy Love, Albuquerque, NM Peloncillos. Those mountains don’t get their in southern New Mexico, until meat hunters David Mielke, Placitas, NM reputation as a critical wildlife corridor for working for mining companies wiped them out. Melissa Savage, Santa Fe, NM Todd Schulke, Silver City, NM Wilderness is the key to Bob Tafanelli, Las Cruces, NM these royalty of Creation Steve West, Carlsbad, NM African Import? Tom Wootten, Cortaro, AZ reclaiming their place in our Newsletter Staff State’s landscape. Wilderness Tisha Broska, Managing Editor Native New Mexican! saves for them and for us Joe Adair, Design Editor Jim Scarantino, Contributing Editor important remnants of James Broska, Copy Editor nothing. In 1998, a black jaguar—passing freedom and grandeur. Without Wilderness, through what is called its melanistic phase— The Artists New Mexico could be, well, way too much like Cover photo by T. Broska; p. 3 tree artwork by A. was recorded in a credible sighting in the Texas. It certainly wouldn’t be the home we Ahlander, tree hugger cartoon by B. Maguire, bear Black Range, west of Truth or Consequences. photo by K. Ward; p. 4 photo by R. Watt; p. 5 photos by love with such fierce passion. G. Balderrama; p. 6 photo by S. Capra; p. 8 photo of Jack Other magical creatures have followed the by S. Capra and photo of Jack and Ed by C. Loeffler; p. We hadn’t intended it when we set out to 9 photo by S. Capra; p. 10 photos by M. Heinrich; p. 11 same Peloncillos by-way from tropical Mexico, jazz up our look, but come to think of it, no painting by M. Morrison; p. 12 photo by S. Capra; p. 13 and the Sierras Madres, into the Land of better mascot than the jaguar could be chosen photo of Elsie Mackinnon courtesy of Laughing Lizard, Enchantment. Coatamundis — think of a Rosemary Cascio photo courtesy of The Herb Stop; p. to represent New Mexico Wild! 14 photo courtesy of John Toppenberg (1996); p. 16 raccoon crossed with a spider monkey — have graphic by J. Adair; p. 17 photo by T. Broska; p. 18 photo returned to the Gila Country. This year a So, dude, that’s what’s with the spotted kitty. by N. Newcomer, graphic by J. Adair and illustration by Thanks for asking. E. Cantor broad-billed parrot vacationed at Ted Turner’s Armendaris Ranch east of Elephant Butte. Wilderness The Wilderness Act of 1964 established the National Wilderness Preservation System to pre- serve the last remaining wild lands in America. The Wilderness Act, as federal policy, secures “an endur- ing resource of wilderness” for the people. Wilder- ness is defined as an area that has primarily been affected by the forces of nature with the imprint of Tree Huggers 3 Laughing Lizard 13 humans substantially unnoticeable. Columbine-Hondo, Rocky Mountain Jewel 4 Ruidoso’s Herb Stop 13 It is an area that offers outstanding opportunity for solitude or a primitive or unconfined type of Love Wilderness and Lose Weight 5 Mexican Gray Wolves Struggle 14 recreation, and an area that contains ecological, Take a Hike 5 Patriots Love Trees 15 geological, or other features of scientific, educa- tional, scenic, or historical value. Otero Mesa Fight is at its Hottest Point Yet 6 Joyce Kilmer: Poet, Tree Lover, Hero 15 Letters to NMWA 7 Bully! 16 A Conversation with Jack Loeffler 8 Wildlands Painted! Art Show A Big Hit 17 Mardy Murie 9 Beauty of Nature 17 Ojito Wilderness Act 10 Young Voices 18 Thank you, WILD OATS, for your support! Ojito, Seeds of Inspiration 11 Nancy Morton: A Lifetime of Caring 19 New Mexico WILD! is available at all Coalition Update 11 Upcoming Hikes 20 WILD OATS stores in Albuquerque. The Fight is Still on for Otero Mesa 12 New Mexico WILD! Page 3 or some reason, “tree hugger” are the oldest living individuals of this land called America, it is going has become a term of deri- these species ever found in North to take all of us working together sion. But what’s objection- America1. The innermost ring to save what we’ve got left. So, able about liking trees? Try of one particu- what can you do? First, plan a Fliving in a world without trees. The trip ASAP to your favorite wild people who don’t like trees spot. Get out there, roam and are the prob- explore, then sit quietly under a large tree before a grand vista. Soak in the wisdom of the trees and the earth. After your rejuvenation, come back and help protect this place we call home. NMWA always needs seek refuge folks to write letters to our congressio- among the trees. nal delegation and agency personnel, The soothing or to get out on the ground and help green softness with restoration work. Reclaim an of a juniper, the illegal road some rude four-wheeler smell of a pon- tore into the land. Bring a spring back lem. There’s some- derosa pine, the to life. Clean up a trail. Talk to others. thing wrong with them. quaking of aspen Get involved. It’s what all good Tree and cottonwood, Huggers do! The term is often used as an all bring a calm- attempted insult by those who can ing effect to the 1. From Natural History of El Malpais National Monument, New Mexico Bureau of Mines & only see the Earth and its diver- anxious mind. Mineral Resources, compiled by Ken Mabery of sity of life as nothing more than And then there the US National Park Service. a ready supply of resources are the giants, to be exploited for indus- the old growth try. For those who care Douglas firs, blue to remember, in the early spruces, alliga- eighties the Forest Ser- tor junipers, and vice developed policies bristlecone pines. that allowed clear-cut- Humble moments ting of old growth for- are felt within the ests to be called “manage- presence of these ment.” This cynical artifice mighty trees as occurred during the administration of lar tree was dated they speak to an Ronald Reagan—you know, the guy at A.D. 719. You read that right: in 16 ancient wisdom who once blamed pollution on trees. more years we can stand up and sing that goes well beyond our human Thank goodness some brave Tree Happy Birthday for its 1300th year timeframe. All together now – “Tree Huggers remembered the Boston Tea living on Earth! hugger. You bet.” Party and employed the time-honored American tradition of civil disobedi- And that granddaddy of a Doug- YEAH, BUT ARE YOU A CACTUS ence. If not for them we may not have las fir is almost a child compared to KISSER? Whoa, I don’t know about any ancient forests left. a remnant Rocky Mountain juniper that, you’re thinking. But in recent that was found near Bandera crater. times, due in no small part to elo- The focus of those battles was the It was 1,888 years old, making it the quent writers like Edward Abbey and old growth in the coastal regions of oldest tree known to have lived in the Anne Haymond Zwinger, deserts are the northwest. But what about here American Southwest. Experts believe getting the appreciation they deserve. in New Mexico? As anyone who has there are juniper trees living in our When you take the time to study the hiked the high mountains of our won- state over 2,000 years old! details, there is a lot more to deserts derful state knows, old growth exists than meets the eye. The Chihua- here as well. Those giant spruce and TREE HUGGER – WHO ME? If huan Desert, that reaches as far north fir trees you will find in the backcoun- you have read this far, you probably as Socorro, contains a greater diver- try are several hundred years old.
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