Black Range Lodge ; "On the Ground With WildEarth Guardians" for Wolves

Black Range Lodge, Kingston, New Mexico

Last night we joined Wild Earth Guardian staff and a freelance writer from Santa Fe and stayed at the fabulous Black Range Lodge in a remote historic town near the Gila Wilderness Area. The owners are screen writers and permaculture activists and have created a wonderful place to retreat from the crowded world. They are also supporters of WildEarth Guardians and at this year's Gala the bidding was fast an furious for the stay they donated.

Great hiking opportunities abound, as well as a chance to learn from the owner's books and videos about straw bale construction and permaculture. For info on their leadership in the area of Permaculture see their other website: http://www.strawbalecentral.com/


Check out this unique bed and breakfast installed in a building that was originally an old miner's hotel, and located in Kingston, New Mexico. For pictures of the rooms and reservations, visit http://blackrangelodge.com/

Black Range Lodge

		Catherine Wanek and Pete Fust, owners 119 Main Street Kingston, NM 88042 Phone: (575) 895-5652 Toll Free: 800-676-5622

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"On the Ground with WildEarth Guardians" for Wolves

Today we had the unique experience of participating as volunteers in an appeal for support for the reintroduction of wolves, something we have been interested in for many years.

On a huge private ranch in the Greater Gila area of southern New Mexico wolves are being bred and raised to join the 52 some odd already reintroduced into the Gila National Forest public lands after being hunted to extinction over the years.

WildEarth Guardians have been working for 15 years through the courts and now paying to retire :USFS grazing permits towards the goal of a reintroducing this endangered species and creating a sustainable population, and much remains to be done.

Our job today was to appear as representative volunteers in their end of the year email fundraising video series of appeals entitled "On the Ground with WildEarth Guardians".

Added to the drama was the fact that we could not photograph the wolves or disclose their location. It was awesome to observe them, though from some distance, trot around their enclosure.

Laura and I had seen wolves in the wild in Yellowstone on two different trips, and it was a treat to know that through the efforts of WildEarth Guardians and the contibutions of its members, these wolves would also one day run free.

To learn more about this important organization, visit http://wildearthguardians.org/ !

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