Bryce Dix
Morning Edition HostBryce Dix is our local host for NPR's Morning Edition.
A native Burqueño, Bryce has lived in New Mexico his whole life and reports on a multitude of climate and environmental issues in the state and across the Southwest.
Previously, he worked with New Mexico PBS and served as interim news director for Santa Fe’s KSFR radio station. He’s fascinated by big government decisions on land use, endangered species, and the transition from fossil fuels to alternative energy.
When he doesn’t have a microphone in hand, you can find Bryce trail running in the Bosque or exploring one of New Mexico's many wild places.
Have story ideas? Email Bryce.
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Every two years, the state of New Mexico reviews a list of critters it considers either threatened or endangered from climate change, habitat loss, and other factors – and now’s the chance for the public to weigh-in. -
A recently published scientific study has found that common wildfire reduction strategies in the Southwest – like tree thinning and prescribed burning – are detrimental for some declining bird populations. -
The numbers of the Great Backyard Bird Count are now in and KUNM analyzed the data to figure out which birds were seen the most – and least – in New Mexico. -
A fresh lawsuit filed Monday by a coalition of conservation groups is accusing the state of New Mexico of failing to hold oil and gas operators responsible for thousands of abandoned fossil fuel wells across the state. -
A relatively new coalition of scientists, health professionals, and community members will hold a rally in Albuquerque on Saturday to highlight ongoing political interference in publicly funded research. -
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has authorized a highly unusual permit allowing a Republican Catron County Commissioner to kill a federally protected Mexican gray wolf. -
An annual bipartisan poll addressing conservation issues across the American West released its findings on Wednesday – highlighting serious concerns among voters across both sides of the political aisle. -
Everyone – from experienced birders to novices – are invited to help scientists better understand how bird populations are declining worldwide. -
A newly minted bill in the legislative session that would allow the discharge of treated oil and gas wastewater into New Mexico’s streams, rivers, and aquifers is garnering widespread condemnation from environmentalists. -
Record low snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin is raising serious concern for downstream users – like New Mexico.
