The Institute of Applied Ecology’s rare plant monitoring crew at a plot near Albuquerque, NM. The Crew monitors 12 species spanning over 140 plots each year. (Courtesy Institute of Applied Ecology)
Last month, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced it had partnered with the Department of the Interior to cut $14 million worth of environmental grants, including $2.5 million for New Mexico.
The Institute of Applied Ecology, based in both Oregon and here in New Mexico, is one of the organizations that had a large swath of its funding cut…