Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
5.1.2026 – Amid decades of economic decline following coal mine closures, the city of Raton is working to use the great outdoors as a more sustainable economic engine. Correspondent Elizabeth Miller takes us to the northern New Mexico town to learn about the town’s history and how a multi-state effort to connect public lands for outdoor rec prioritizes conservation.
Correspondent: Elizabeth Miller
Guests:
Neil Segotta, Interim City Manager, Raton, NM
Lori Chatterley, Mayor, Raton, NM
Brad Cory, Director of the Southern High Plains Initiative, The Nature Conservancy,
JJ Autry, Southeastern Colorado Project Director, The Nature Conservancy
Editor: Lou DiVizio
Videographers: RJ Torres, Joey Dunn
For More Information:
ratonnm.gov
nature.org/en-us
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5.1.2026 – Amid decades of economic decline following coal mine closures, the city of Raton is working to use the great outdoors as a more sustainable economic engine. Correspondent Elizabeth Miller takes us to the northern New Mexico town to learn about the town’s history and how a multi-state effort to connect public lands for outdoor rec prioritizes conservation.
Correspondent: Elizabeth Miller
Guests:
Neil Segotta, Interim City Manager, Raton, NM
Lori Chatterley, Mayor, Raton, NM
Brad Cory, Director of the Southern High Plains Initiative, The Nature Conservancy,
JJ Autry, Southeastern Colorado Project Director, The Nature Conservancy
Editor: Lou DiVizio
Videographers: RJ Torres, Joey Dunn
For More Information:
ratonnm.gov
nature.org/en-us
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