The solution is simple: Mimic what nature does.That was the message retired conservation agronomist Ray Archuleta gave to a group of local farmers at a special soil health workshop Wednesday (May 18) …
A few days after the protest ended on US 64 west over installation of a water pipeline, someone spray painted the words “WATER IS LIFE” on a wall along Kit Carson Road in downtown Taos. Local activist Buck Johnston, who in 2019 was arrested for climbing atop a water well drilling rig at the same site of the Feb. 21-24 protest, was offended that someone would take the words used as a philosophical rallying point for water protection activists as vandalism.
A water pipeline slated for crossing under U.S. 64 west of Taos drew a small group of nonviolent protesters Monday afternoon (Feb. 22).
By Cody Hookschooks@taosnews.comA group of runners met at the hot springs south of Taos in the early morning hours of Sunday (April 14). The steam came off the hot water as the sun rose over the …
Buck Johnston climbed to the top of a 60-foot drilling rig west of Taos recently and stayed there for four days through wind and snow, asking primarily for one thing: a new public conversation about …
More than anything else, the action was meant to draw a collective focus to what they say are worrying aspects of the Abeyta Settlement -- the unknown impacts of drilling more than a dozen wells, potentially fueling growth in the valley that is unsustainable. Judging by the crowd the action drew and the response it has prompted from some officials involved in the settlement, it worked.
Buck Johnston, a water-rights activist who was arrested after spending four days atop a water drill rig in Taos County, spoke with The Taos Ne…
Buck Johnston breezed through the front door of the Taos County Adult Detention Center Monday (March 18) with a smile on his face after spending a night in jail on misdemeanor charges for climbing a …
Song and drumming filled the morning as a local water activist finished his four-day action atop a 60-foot-tall drilling rig. Buck Johnston climbed up the machinery on U.S. 64 Thursday (March 14) …
The protest at the site of a well drilling rig is in its second day Friday (March 15), which started around dawn with the arrest of one person. Zachary Trujillo was arrested by New Mexico State …
