New Mexico Land
New Mexico Weather
Select a county or area Bernalillo Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area Sandia/Manzano Mountains West Central Mountains Catron Southwest Mountains/Upper Gila Region West Central Mountains Chaves Chaves County Plains Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County Cibola Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area West Central Mountains Colfax Far Northeast Plains Northeast Highlands Sangre de Cristo Mountains Curry DeBaca Dona Ana Southern Desert Tularosa Basin/Southern Desert Eddy Eddy County Plains Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County Grant Southwest Dese ... [Read More]
New Mexico
In 1540, the Spanish conquistador Coronado trekked through the area known today as New Mexico in search of the fabled seven cities of gold. New Mexico, called the "Land of Enchantment," was the 47th state, entering the Union in 1912. Part of the "Old West," New Mexico was a place known for cowboys and cattle drives. The influence of the Apache Indians who live there is evident in the artwork and culture. The Pueblo Indian presence is also very apparent, most visibly in the tribe's buildings. The state also has a large Hispanic population, as New Mexico was under Spanish control from the 16th century until about 1846. The capital city of Santa Fe, founded in 1610, has the oldest continually used seat of government in North America. The state flower is the yucca. ... [Read More]
Jeff Bingaman, U.S. Senator from New Mexico
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Report: The GAO released its final report on community land grant claims. A copy of the 220-page report, entitled Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo: Findings and Possible Options Regarding Longstanding Community Land Grant Claims in New Mexico (GAO-04-59, June 2004) can be downloaded in English or Spanish from ... Bingaman: Senate Approves Homeland Security Spending Bill ... The Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, was a Depression-era public works program initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The program put more than 3 million young men to work in rebuilding and conserving our nation's public lands. ... [Read More]
New Mexico NRCS
This website is your doorway to better conservation of your land and water resources. If you are a farmer you may want to view a brochure on Estimating Soil Moisture by Feel and Appearance . If you own a dairy you may want information about waste storage and handling facilities . As a rancher, you might be interested in a report on Rangeland Management Before, During, and After Drought . Or, if you are involved in managing invasive species and riparian restoration you may want to check out our publications on alkali muhly , pole cuttings , and restoration guidelines . This information and much more is available to you through this web site, or at your nearest USDA Service Center . ... [Read More]
Jeff Bingaman: New Mexico Books
Land of Enchantment: Memoirs of Marian Russell. Russell, Marian. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1954. ... Land of Poco Tiempo. Lummis, Charles. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1893. ... No Life for a Lady. Cleaveland, Agnes Morley. Cambridge, MA: Riverside Press, 1941. ... [Read More]
Regional Information: New Mexico
Nicknamed "The Land of Enchantment," New Mexico is the fifth largest state in the US with an area of 121,598 square miles. The state's relatively small population of 1,829,146 is ethnically diverse. About 42% of the population is of Hispanic origin, 44% is White and 9.5% is of American Indian heritage. More than one-third of the nation's Navajo population resides here. There are four Indian reservations in the state: Jicarilla Apache, Mescalero Apache, Navajo Nation and Ute Mountain. Nineteen pueblos are located in seven counties throughout the state. The state is home to four Tribal Colleges: Crownpoint Institute of Technology , Dine College-Shiprock , Institute of American Indian Arts and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute . Thirty percent of the state's total population resides in its two largest cities: Albuquerque and the state capitol, Santa Fe . The state was named by the Spanish who explored the area in search of a "new" Mexico. ... [Read More]
Jeff Bingaman: About New Mexico
The Land of Enchantment ... I am proud to represent New Mexico in the United States Senate. I hope you will use this section of the website to explore the Land of Enchantment and its history. ... [Read More]
Census 2000 data for New Mexico
A profile includes four tables that provide various demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics for the United States, states, counties, minor civil divisions in selected states, places, metropolitan areas, American Indian and Alaska Native areas, Hawaiian home lands and congressional districts. It includes 100-percent and sample data from Census 2000. ... Summary File 3 consists of 813 detailed tables of Census 2000 social, economic and housing characteristics compiled from a sample of approximately 19 million housing units (about 1 in 6 households) that received the Census 2000 long-form questionnaire. Fifty-one tables are repeated for nine major race and Hispanic or Latino groups: White alone; Black or African American alone; American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; Some other race alone; Two or more races; Hispanic or Latino; and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino. ... [Read More]
FEMA: Northern New Mexico Communities Remember Cerro Grande Fire
FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003. ... DENTON, Texas -- On May 4, 2000, a prescribed fire began on federal land at the Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico. The fire grew beyond expected containment areas and within days, required the evacuation of 18,000 residents of Los Alamos, destroyed over 400 homes and burned 47,650 acres. The Cerro Grande Fire remains the most costly federal fire disaster, with more nearly $570 million in disaster expenses and claims paid to individuals, businesses, communities and tribes. Residents of northern New Mexico understand wildfire risks and rebuilt with fire safety in mind. ... [Read More]
USGS Programs in New Mexico
Landslide Hazards Although frequently associated with areas of high rainfall, landslides also are a hazard in arid or semiarid States like New Mexico. Landslides in New Mexico range from large, slow-moving, deep-seated masses, which can destroy structures by gradual movement, to shallow, fast-moving debris flows that threaten life, as well as property. To provide guidance on the extent of landsliding in the State, the USGS, in cooperation with the New Mexico Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources, the New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department, and the Italian National Research Council, has mapped the distribution of past and present landslides of these various types. These maps can be used by industry, consultants, and local jurisdictions to avoid areas where buildings are likely to be damaged by landslides. The maps also form the basis for continuing analysis aimed at forecasting areas susceptible to future ground movement. ... [Read More]
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