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Lisa Maue lives in Carrizozo, New Mexico. Formerly a reporter, Lisa continues to write about the people and places in south-central New Mexico.
Faith Manifest in “Before We Say Goodbye”

Faith Manifest in “Before We Say Goodbye”

“Before We Say Goodbye” (2010), Directed by Paul Davids, written by Davids and Patricia Crespin, filmed primarily in Albuquerque and northern New Mexico and Mexico. Ramona Garcia is the matriarch of a Hispano family living in modern-day Albuquerque. Her family includes parents, a husband, four grown children and their children, each of whom have their own particular crisis. The problems they face both embody Ramona’s traditions and faith and threaten to destroy them. Some are comical (one child prefers Taco…

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Weevils as Biocontrol

Weevils as Biocontrol

The biological control project of placing the Rhinocyllus conicus weevil onto musk thistle flower heads in several contracted acres being undertaken on the Mescalero Apache Reservation by the Sovereign Nation Service Corps raises the question of whether such a method could be used here in Ruidoso. The answer according to the Associate Dean and Director of NMSU’s Agricultural Experimental Station Dr. David Thompson is a qualified yes. “The weevil is a very effective biocontrol agent,” Thompson said. “It is one…

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Mines In Lincoln County Studied as Bat Habitats

Mines In Lincoln County Studied as Bat Habitats

Members of Bat Conservation International were in the area recently conducting a survey to be used in determining how several abandoned mines on the Lincoln National Forest should be treated. The forest is home to 16 kinds of bats, some of them regional-sensitive, and their presence in mine shafts is one factor in determining how and if an identified hazard should be closed. A team of experts including Andrew Walker, Executive Director of Bat Conservation International (BCI), Jason Corbett, BCI…

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