Pronghorn Find New Homes in New Mexico
THE TRAP WAS SET BEFORE SUNRISE on a crisp, sunny morning in late February. From the helicopter where New Mexico pronghorn biologist Anthony Opatz watched, it resembled wings spread across the…
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Category: Nature & Wildlife
Why We Love NM: Our Animals Are Inspiring
C ŌLLETTE WAS BORN IN LAS CRUCES, and the Chihuahuan Desert environment influences her artistic practice. The Xicana artist of Indigenous descent uses crisp lines, meticulous detail, and warm colors…
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Carving New Paths for Adventure
ON A SUMMER AFTERNOON IN 2021, Peter Olson guided me out to some of the newest trail loops in the Galisteo Basin Preserve. But we had to walk before we could really ride. After briefly pedaling down a…
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How to Make Rose Hip Jelly
Read more: This recipe originally appeared in "Take a Walk in the Wild" by Lynn Cline…
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A Guide to Ethical Foraging
ROBIN MOORE and Cebastien Rose share some of their Dryland Wilds harvesting guidelines. Know the plants! Be 100 percent sure of what you are harvesting before you eat it. Do a plant sensitivity test…
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Take a Walk in the Wild
TAKE A WALK IN ANY DIRECTION with a couple of skilled foragers, and a weed will never look the same again. Up a mountain trail, down a sandy arroyo, and even in your own backyard, it’s astonishing to…
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In Search of Bigfoot
Above: Jesus Payan Jr. seeks the notoriously shy beast in a forest near Cloudcroft. FOR YEARS, JESUS PAYAN JR. SPENT LONG NIGHTS in the Tularosa Basin, peering into the darkest corners of the desert…
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Three Hikes for Fall Color
Above: The Brazos Cliffs are made of some of the oldest rock found in New Mexico. Photograph by Jim O’Donnell. Jawbone Mountain A moderate 6-mile out-and-back hike along Placer Creek leaves from a…
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Take a Fall Road Trip West of Taos
MY SON JUMPS THE CREEK, barely a foot wide. He kneels among the brassy, waist-high grasses, gently pushes aside downed aspen, elm, and oak leaves colored in scarlet, coral, and a buttery gold, and…
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Watch for These Fall Wildflowers
The wildflowers are listed clockwise from top left. Illustration by Chris Philpot. Cowpen daisy Known locally as añil del muerto (“bluing of death”), this cheery yellow flower fills vacant lots and…
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