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Outdoor Recreation

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Hiker with backpack walking along a trail in a New Mexico desert landscape.
Outdoor Recreation

New Mexico to invest $13.5M in trails, outdoor programs under FY27 budget

New Mexico will invest $13.5 million in trails, watershed projects and youth outdoor programs as part of the FY27 state budget.

Pancho Villa State Park Exhibition Hall in Columbus, New Mexico, with historic water tower and desert mountains in the background.
Outdoor Recreation

History buffs can make a 91-mile day trip to Camp Furlong Day in Columbus

Camp Furlong Day returns Saturday at Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus, offering Doña Ana County residents a 91-mile day trip with tours, historian talks and Cabalgata Fiesta de Amistad festivities.

A participant jumps into cold water during a polar bear plunge event, with other swimmers and a park ranger visible in the background.
Outdoor Recreation

New Mexico will kick off 2026 with polar plunges and more

New Mexico state parks will kick off 2026 with polar plunges and other winter events, inviting visitors to start the new year outdoors at parks across the state.

A child uses a long-handled net to collect insects and plants during an outdoor educational activity, as part of a youth nature-based program supported by New Mexico’s Outdoor Equity Fund.
Outdoor Recreation

State outdoor grants help Las Cruces domestic violence shelter offer nature-based programs for youth

New Mexico’s Outdoor Equity Fund will open a new grant round in January, with funding that has helped Las Cruces’ La Casa domestic violence shelter provide outdoor programs for children impacted by trauma.

Vasquez, local advocates rally to protect Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks from public land sell-off
Rep. Gabe Vasquez

Vasquez, local advocates rally to protect Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks from public land sell-off

U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez and local leaders gathered at Organ Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument to oppose a renewed proposal to sell off millions of acres of public land.

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