It’s become an institution, Questa’s annual remembrance of the Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout, as a bow to northern New Mexico’s natural heritage. With the exception

Every now and then I wish I had my dog’s life. Given food without having to work for it, getting my belly scratched for doing

Near the end of 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began maintenance activities on Abiquiu Dam, a project that required the agency to cease

Happy new year, and welcome to another conservation funding season! On January 16, our elected representatives will begin discussing bills dealing with education, housing, energy,

What many visitors to northern New Mexico see on a map as the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Area is recognized by every Questeno in very simple terms:

Autumn can be a pretty rough time for a New Mexican fisherman like me. In the north, pretty much every day in late September through

For readers unfamiliar with Santa Fe’s tradition of Zozobra, it’s essentially like El Cucui in Questa’s annual Cambalache celebration (October 1 at the Questa Farmers

With some rain finally falling in Santa Fe, my nights have vastly improved. I sleep under the sheets instead of on top of them. I

At long last, Trout Unlimited (TU) will be hosting its annual Western Regional Rendezvous in Taos this year. The event was originally scheduled for the

After a three-year, COVID-mandated hiatus, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish will be returning to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument to

We got a good, old-fashioned snow dump last night, the kind that could put your car in a ditch if you got too distracted by

Read that sentence out loud and close your eyes. What images come to mind? The fat guy in the red suit? Candy canes and biscochitos,

In New Mexico, it’s practically illegal to dislike acequias. They take us back to a time when things weren’t so complicated, when you knew your

Rio Costilla Beavers: Friend and FoeThe Rio Costilla has certainly had its share of water troubles in the past. Disputes have flared between towns, acequias,

When I ran a fly shop long ago, I’d look at fishing magazines and see myself in all the pictures. I hadn’t heard the term

With all the rain that’s fallen recently, it might be easy to forget that only a short while ago, we were all petrified at the

In the world of today—200,000 years into human evolution and a couple centuries into the Industrial Age—few living beings can embody the concept of pristine

Like most fly fishermen, I keep a mental list of my desert island flies, the bugs I must have in my box to ensure that