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Western New Mexico University recently hosted The 10th annual International Forum on Local Sustainable Development, which had 30 students, faculty and staff members from UNIVA, a catholic university in Mexico. The forum is held to help promote sustainable social justice through institutional collaboration, equitable policies, and available resources for at-risk populations. Members from UNIVA were [...]

The Village of Santa Clara has been working on numerous construction projects over the past month on Bellm Street. They are currently working on replacing water lines, installing new sidewalks and resurfacing the street. Road closures will continue along Bellm and surrounding streets and construction is expected to be completed sometime in the next year. [...]

The New Mexico Wildlife Federation will be having a free community hike to Cooke’s Range on August 9th. The event will take place from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and all participants are to meet at the 5R travel Center in Deming.  Grant County is currently completing construction on Little Walnut Road. Construction has begun [...]

Stream Dynamics, Inc. will be collaborating with the Town of Silver City to provide free Rainwater Harvesting to Silver City residents. They will be working on installing 100 urban green infrastructure projects like, curb cuts and curb cores that will be designed to harvest stormwater runoff into basins on or adjacent to sidewalks. Residents must [...]

Western New Mexico University is working on a “WNMU Master Plan” to  become a carbon neutral university. In 2022, the university added a parking structure with photovoltaic panels next to the Fine Arts Center Theatre and recently added additional panels near the WNMU Museum to help generate solar power. The university is currently working on [...]