{"podcast":{"title":"Ahi Va","slug":"ahi-va-3881054","podcast_index_feed_id":3881054,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/4858324/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://nmwildlife.org/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/5b06d363f238076d9c299bc4850a53b6.jpg","author":"Driftwood Outdoors","episode_count":60,"summary":"Since 1914, the New Mexico Wildlife Federation has been protecting our state’s wildlife, habitat and public lands for all to enjoy. Now the federation is kicking off a new chapter, launching the Ahi Va Podcast to present information to inform and inspire New Mexicans to conserve our resources for future generations. Stay connected to learn about important issues and ways to take action.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ahi-va-3881054"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 56: Keeping NM Wild","slug":"ep-56-keeping-nm-wild","published_at":"2026-02-01T06:00:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ahi-va-3881054/ep-56-keeping-nm-wild","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ahi-va-3881054","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-56-keeping-nm-wild--69708772","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69708772/keeping_nm_wild_podcast_013126.mp3","summary":"The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance [DBA: NM Wild] is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) grassroots organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, and continued enjoyment of New Mexico’s wildlands and wilderness areas. Founded in 1997, they achieve our mission through administrative protection, federal wilderness designation, and ongoing stewardship. NM Wild has a membership of individuals from all corners of New Mexico and across the nation. Their organizing efforts span the state and involve many diverse groups, including ranchers, sportsmen, land grants, acequia communities, tribal and religious leaders, scientists, youth, and community leaders. They have a proven track record of building diverse coalitions to protect our public lands. In this episode of the show, Jesse Deubel sits down with Mark Allison who has served as NM Wild's executive director for the past 13 years. For about half of that time, Jesse and Mark have worked very closely together on many shared conservation priorities. During this conversation these two conservation leaders reflect on many of their shared successes. They also outline current threats and the need to remain vigilant when it comes to protecting our public lands and access to them. Included in that defense strategy is the public's need to continue to communicate their love and support for public lands to elected officials. This duo of conservation leaders outlines the plan for this year's \"Camo at the Capitol\" event. The event will take place on February 6th, 2026 from 2:00pm - 4:00pm at New Mexico's State Capitol Building, The Roundhouse. All people who use and appreciate public land are invited to attend. If you're a hunter, wear your favorite camo gear to represent the hunting community and to make it known that we hunt, we vote and we…","meta_description":"The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance [DBA: NM Wild] is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) grassroots organization dedicated to the protection, restoration, and continued…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3983,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ahi-va-3881054/episodes/ep-56-keeping-nm-wild/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ahi-va-3881054/ep-56-keeping-nm-wild.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}