New Mexico is known for many things, but its public lands are unmatched if you ask some of the avid outdoors enthusiasts of our state and the ordinary people who have lived here for generations. Whether you're hiking the mountaintops of Santa Fe Baldy or basking in the white gypsum dunes at White Sands National Park, there is something special about our landscapes that have garnered deep appreciation on a personal level for people and on a public policy level for officials.  

Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, a nonprofit based in Las Cruces, takes that appreciation to heart as one of its guiding principles.   

The nonprofit’s executive director Angel Peña joins the latest episode of “Conversations Different,” to discuss what led to the founding of his organization, the work he and his team are doing to preserve access to New Mexico’s public lands and what he hopes his group will accomplish in the near future as it navigates resource challenges and uncertainty at the federal level.  

Peña also reflects on the cultural significance that our lands have on the state’s diverse populations and why securing access for them is just as important.  

Visit nuestra-tierra.org to learn more about the organization and how to support its efforts. 

New Mexico is known for many things, but its public lands are unmatched&nbsp;if you ask&nbsp;some of&nbsp;the&nbsp;avid outdoors&nbsp;enthusiasts&nbsp;of our&nbsp;state&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;ordinary&nbsp;people who have lived here for generations.&nbsp;Whether&nbsp;you're&nbsp;hiking the mountaintops of Santa Fe Baldy or basking in&nbsp;the&nbsp;white gypsum dunes at White Sands&nbsp;National Park, there is something&nbsp;special&nbsp;about our&nbsp;landscapes that have&nbsp;garnered&nbsp;deep&nbsp;appreciation&nbsp;on a personal level&nbsp;for&nbsp;people&nbsp;and&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;public policy level&nbsp;for&nbsp;officials.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Nuestra Tierra&nbsp;Conservation Project, a nonprofit based in Las Cruces,&nbsp;takes that appreciation&nbsp;to heart&nbsp;as&nbsp;one of its&nbsp;guiding&nbsp;principles.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The nonprofit&rsquo;s&nbsp;executive director&nbsp;Angel Pe&ntilde;a&nbsp;joins the latest episode of&nbsp;&ldquo;Conversations Different,&rdquo;&nbsp;to discuss what led to the founding of his organization, the work he and his team are doing to preserve access to New Mexico&rsquo;s public lands and what&nbsp;he hopes&nbsp;his group&nbsp;will&nbsp;accomplish&nbsp;in the&nbsp;near&nbsp;future&nbsp;as it&nbsp;navigates&nbsp;resource&nbsp;challenges&nbsp;and uncertainty at the federal level.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Pe&ntilde;a also&nbsp;reflects on&nbsp;the cultural&nbsp;significance that our lands have on the&nbsp;state&rsquo;s diverse&nbsp;populations&nbsp;and&nbsp;why&nbsp;securing access&nbsp;for them&nbsp;is just as important.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nuestra-tierra.org/">nuestra-tierra.org</a>&nbsp;to learn more about the organization and how to support its efforts.&nbsp;

Conversations Different is presented by the Santa Fe New Mexican and features host Inez Russell Gomez in provocative talks with local and regional personalities shaping the landscape of Northern New Mexico.

Inez Russell Gomez is Opinion Page Editor at the Santa Fe New Mexican with decades of experience writing and editing the news in America's oldest capital city.

Conversations Different is presented by the Santa Fe New Mexican and features host Inez Russell Gomez in provocative talks with local and regional personalities shaping the landscape of Northern New Mexico.
Inez Russell Gomez is Opinion Page Editor at the Santa Fe New Mexican with decades of experience writing and editing the news in America's oldest capital city.

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