Event Recap: HECHO and New Mexico State Land Office Host Virtual Panel

Intersection of Clean Energy and the Climate Crisis Focus of Panel With Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard, Representative Abbas Akhil, Pattern Energy VP, and RETA Ex. Director

SANTA FE, NM – Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO), in partnership with the New Mexico State Land Office (NMSLO), and Commissioner of Public Lands Stephanie Garcia Richard, hosted a virtual event focusing on cl

HCLCGuest UserSeptember 17, 2020Event Recap, Climate Solutions in Action, Climate Change, New Mexico, Renewable Energy, Stephanie Garcia RichardComment

Guest Blog: Implementing Ancestral Values in the State Land Office of Stephanie Garcia Richard, New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands

My siblings and I spent our summers on the East side of New Mexico on my grandfather’s ranch. Our family called it La Garita. Those trips and my upbringing in southwest New Mexico gave me my first introduction to horses, and the beginning of a deep appreciation for the Gila National Forest that was almost in our backyard.

My mother was the eldest of 15 siblings, and she would often share with us what it was like growing up on the ranch, doing chores and pausing to take a break while my grandfather would break a watermelon on his knee for them all to share together. My family has always had a strong tie to the land, because as ranchers, nature is your livelihood…..

Guest Blog, HCLCGuest BloggerSeptember 14, 2020New Mexico, Stephanie Garcia Richard, Ranching, Traditional Land Uses, Outdoor RecreationComment

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