Elizabeth Miller
Independent Journalist at Freelance
independent journalist covering the environment, energy development, and outdoor sports
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4 days ago |
newmexicomagazine.org | Elizabeth Miller
WHILE THE GLOBAL TALLY of identified plant and animal species is in the millions, scientists know of only 5,998 minerals. For more than 50 years, mineral collector Ramon S. DeMark has worked to change that, with finds that have expanded not just the mineral list, but also our understanding of where these natural treasures can be found.
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4 days ago |
l8r.it | Elizabeth Miller
WHILE THE GLOBAL TALLY of identified plant and animal species is in the millions, scientists know of only 5,998 minerals. For more than 50 years, mineral collector Ramon S. DeMark has worked to change that, with finds that have expanded not just the mineral list, but also our understanding of where these natural treasures can be found.
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1 month ago |
newmexicomagazine.org | Elizabeth Miller
NOT FAR BEHIND the ranger station, the forest ends. Sunlight floods over grasses, wildflowers, and burnt trunks still standing after the most recent wildfire. The 2013 Thompson Ridge Fire charred the ridgeline by the Cabin District, charging toward the old ranch buildings and one of the last remaining stands of old growth in the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
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1 month ago |
l8r.it | Elizabeth Miller
NOT FAR BEHIND the ranger station, the forest ends. Sunlight floods over grasses, wildflowers, and burnt trunks still standing after the most recent wildfire. The 2013 Thompson Ridge Fire charred the ridgeline by the Cabin District, charging toward the old ranch buildings and one of the last remaining stands of old growth in the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
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1 month ago |
newmexicomagazine.org | Elizabeth Miller
FOOTSTEPS CRUNCH ON a patchy crust of snow as Ranger Adam Dean hikes out to the sunny side of Cerro La Jara, one of the tree-shrouded lava domes in the caldera. He follows a trail visible only as a more consistent line of thin snow in the bare dirt. A trio of bundled-up hikers and a volunteer follow Dean, some of them in their cross-country skiing boots, but their skis have been left in the car.
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RT @NMInDepth: New Mexico has returned $5 million Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars to the federal government, @WroteElizabeth repor…
Today marks the deadline to comment on a nationwide effort to draft new definitions for old growth and mature forests — and it could make a big difference for reversing the trend of losing old growth. More here: https://t.co/SOdyltZkEP
A passion project pays off as Denali opens to guided ski mountaineering trips and @MountainTrip sees its first two teams successfully summit and ski down this year. https://t.co/E0t1pnYcL8