Nature & Wildlife / Jul 09, 2025
Work to restore wetlands across northern New Mexico is slowly making progress—a move that’s good for fish, elk, ranchers, and everyone thirsty…
By Elizabeth Miller / Photos by Mary Robnett
Nature & Wildlife / Jul. 09, 2025
New Mexico’s nine National Wildlife Refuges offer safe havens for creatures big and small—and unforgettable encounters…
Nature & Wildlife / Jul. 09, 2025
New Mexico is helping deer, elk, bear, and big cats dodge traffic and find their way.
Nature & Wildlife / Jul. 02, 2025
Learn more about New Mexico wildlife at these rescue and education centers.
Nature & Wildlife / Apr 02, 2025
By Elizabeth Miller /
Photos by Minesh Bacrania
Nature & Wildlife / Aug 21, 2024
By Kate Nelson /
Photos by Esha Chiocchio
Nature & Wildlife / Aug 23, 2023
By Elizabeth Miller /
Photos by Jeremy Wade Shockley
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Pick your adventure in Red River, whether you love hiking, fly-fishing, off-roading, or other mountain fun.
Outdoors
Here’s your guide to gravel biking, the increasingly popular two-wheel sport well suited to New Mexico’s back roads.
By Jennifer C. Olson
Outdoors
Here’s where to raft, kayak, fish, swim, and enjoy our streams, rivers, and lakes.
By Elizabeth Miller
City Guides / Aug 07, 2024
Angel Fire’s bike park has become a major draw for expert riders, but there’s more to…
Mountain Biking / Jun 28, 2023
The owner of Santa Fe Mountain Bike Tours helps lead the pack as a guide and biking…
Outdoors / Jul 24, 2024
A paddleboard trip along the Río Grande offers a different perspective on its vital role.
Outdoors / Jul 10, 2024
Take a refreshing dip, then wet your whistle with a perfectly paired beverage.
Outdoors / Apr. 09, 2025
Hikers, bikers, and skiers find a reason to visit in every season.
Hiking / Jul. 02, 2024
Hiking to the source of these rivers can help you better understand our watersheds.
Hiking / Apr. 17, 2024
From easy to expert, these trails in the Gila Wilderness are suited to every kind of hiker.
Nature & Wildlife / Apr. 10, 2024
Pinyon jay populations have been declining—everywhere but the Gila.
Birdwatching / Apr. 10, 2024
Home to hundreds of species, the Gila Wilderness is a bird-watcher’s paradise.
Birdwatching / Jun. 14, 2023
Land at these three other great areas for bird-watching.
As the Gila National Wilderness celebrates its 100th anniversary, we set out to explore the wonders of this special place, dig into its past, and meet some of the people who care for it.
Nature & Wildlife / Jul 02, 2025
Attracted to New Mexico wildlife? Here’s where to find 13 of the state’s more iconic—and…
Nature & Wildlife / Jun 25, 2025
New Mexico’s wildlife diversity once puzzled scientists, but its study helped us better…
Fishing / Jun 04, 2025
Plan your next outdoor adventure with this guide to fishing for native Gila trout in New…
Fishing / Jun 04, 2025
The renovated Glenwood Fish Hatchery helps to conserve native Gila trout while luring…
Outdoors / Apr. 14, 2021
These hot spots offer some of the best birding in the state.
September / Sep. 01, 2020
With distinctive colors, wild flights, and alien looks, dragonflies are among the…
Outdoors / Apr. 24, 2020
Fourteen years ago, there wasn't a single bighorn in the Río Grande Gorge. Now about…
Outdoors / Sep. 25, 2019
Bats contribute to the health of our environment, but a devastating disease imperils…
Parks / Jun. 06, 2018
New laser technology reveals tantalizing secrets about everyone’s favorite cave.
Travel / Sep. 18, 2019
For Ancestral Puebloans, Chaco Canyon was the center of the world.
Outdoors / May. 06, 2019
Near Ratón, the Folsom Site claims one of archaeology’s most important discoveries.
