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Gwen Lachelt
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Mom | Lifelong Westerner | Wallace Stegner “Sticker” | Community Organizer by Trade | Twice-Elected County Commissioner | Day Job: Working for Climate Action, Conservation and Democracy
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Teri and Tim Snyder are what keeps me balanced on the two-legged stool I've been standing on since the eLeCTiOn.

I ask myself daily, "What are we going to do?" and the answer is always their answer...

Strengthen the Foundations of Democracy

Always Read Teri (ART)

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Here's Why - Teri Kanefield
Why Intolerance and Extremism Happen Introduction In September 2024, I visited Chile for the national independence festivities and a reunion for my husband and his siblings. I learned that an 84-year-...
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September 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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In New Mexico, we have a chance right now to pass the Clear Horizon Act to ensure clean air, land and water for generations to come.

The oil & gas industry has killed every bill like this in the past…

and they are trying to kill the Clear Horizons Act this year, too.

Will we let them?
January 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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It's 2025 - NO ONE should be without access to water. 

And yet, thousands of members of the Navajo Nation don't have running water in their homes. It’s time to address the vast and urgent water needs of Tribal communities.
January 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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HERO
January 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Keep going!!!
What’s that? The Bad Man got all Inaugurated today?

Well, the Devil’s Spring Ranch DIY solar project just lit it’s first lightbulb down at the bunkhouse today.

After months of hard work & much help, we have turned a corner away fm fossil fuels…forever.

Work hard. Celebrate your wins. Keep going.
January 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Turkey Girl gets a drink.

Our American Southwest is in extreme, long-term drought driven by a century of fossil fuel emissions…

so we run over stock tanks to make water available to wildlife & we support the Clear Horizons Act #nmleg

Help us help Turkey Girl.

Devil’s Spring Ranch
NW New Mexico
January 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today, 23 New Mexico partners voiced strong support for the Clear Horizons Act, a historic opportunity to catalyze renewable #energy growth, diversify the state’s economy and secure a cleaner, healthier and more #resilient future for New Mexican communities. 1/2
December 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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Hey, Bluesky !

Is everyone raring to go this morning !?!

Rico & Roque showing off the Open Space Pilot Project, something we do to mitigate the impact of oil & gas development on public lands.

There is so much to fight for.

Devil’s Spring Ranch
Defending New Mexico’s Beautiful San Juan Basin
December 7, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Join Western Leaders Network & Appalachian Leaders Network for this special briefing on the 2024 Election & Strategies for Conservation, Climate & Democracy. For more information and to register: www.westernleaders.org/virtualevents
December 2, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Beware ye who gift the prized Idaho state vegetable. Porch potatoes proliferate. Help me out here with additional p words…@devilsspring.bsky.social @vivarioarriba.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 2:45 AM
@repstansbury.bsky.social on fire! Thank you for your leadership!
This bill is just the start of the President-Elect’s purge. We cannot afford to undo the progress this country has made.
November 24, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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This week Donald Trump quietly named Russ Vought to be head of OMB—one of the chief architects of Project 2025.

Yes … THE Project 2025, which Donald Trump pretended to know nothing about. He lied.

It’s crystal clear, this is the blueprint for the coming administration.
November 22, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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I am devastated to learn of the passing of U.S. Senator Fred Harris.

Full statement below:
November 23, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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Election Day has past, but the fight for democracy in court continues. There are 208 voting and election cases pending in 40 states. These will set the rules of elections for years to come.

I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign-up now for free. www.democracydocket.com/me-subscribe/
November 17, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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Another day, another million new people have joined Bluesky!

18M users? 🙂‍↔️ 18M friends 🙂‍↕️
November 16, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Many thanks to the Durango Telegraph for publishing my Grizzly 399 essay today. www.durangotelegraph.com. The Telegraph selected this famous photo of 399 by one of my all-time favorite wildlife photographers, Thomas Mangelsen, to accompany the essay.
November 15, 2024 at 4:01 AM