Questa • Red River • Cerro • Costilla • Amalia • Lama • San Cristobal
A new visitor is curiously inspecting the bird feeder I’ve just filled. A grayish-blue cloak of feathers beneath a bright indigo cap: it’s not without
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:
The Bald Eagle became the national bird of the United States on June 20, replacing the white eagle that previously adorned the national emblem with
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
Extreme weather events fueled by climate change are causing insurance premiums to skyrocket in some places across the United States. A new report shows New
Bear sightings have been reported across the Questa and Red River area via social media posts. Officials are asking residents to take extra steps to
Fire crews conducted a prescribed burn in mid-October. They called the operation the McCrystal Rock Prescribed Burn. Over the two-day period, crews were able to
Many private landowners and small organizations conduct controlled burns in New Mexico, but the federal guidelines can be of limited help to them. A new
The state’s Off-Highway Vehicle program made major contributions to the Carson National Forest in their most recent grant cycle. They announced $20,000 to the Town
In the fall of 2022, a bull moose was spotted across the northern Taos County communities, with sightings documented on social media at the Tres
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Questa is hosting a raffle for three separate late-season private land guided cow elk hunts. The locations for the hunts,
For centuries, from coast to coast, in cities and suburbs, fields and forests, the American Robin has established nests in every contiguous state and filled
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
What: Taos County Historical Society monthly program Rio Grande del Norte National MonumentWho: Eric Valencia, Monument ManagerWhen: Saturday, October 7 at 2 p.m.Where: Kit Carson
I had the opportunity to speak with UNM ornithologist Ethan Linck and his colleague Ryan Terril about how our changing climate is affecting migratory and
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
In early July, a reported mountain lion attack on a dog happened near N. Kiowa and Cabresto Road. Rosie the Pitbull was badly injured and
The Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout, New Mexico’s state fish, is one of a dozen sub-species of trout, but the only one native to New Mexico.
Full disclosure: I eat chicken. Perhaps it’s hypocritical of me to do so, given my monthly exaltation of birds, but chicken is nutritious, easily accessible,
Its geography punctuates the horizon — one of the largest free-standing mountains in the country — as the Rio San Antonio in northern New Mexico