Zinke recommends shrinking protections for public lands
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Thursday, Aug. 25, issued a report to President Trump containing recommendations on possibly shrinking recently designated national monuments. The contents of the report have not been released, though a Zinke statement indicates some protections will be removed, in opposition to the lion’s share of public input. Below is a statement from Howie Dash, Sierra Club Southern New Mexico Group’s outings leader, in reaction to the news: “A whopping 99% of the 2.7 million public comments ...
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Thank Sens. Udall and Heinrich for Organ Mountains legislation
A long-awaited piece of federal legislation, the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks Conservation Act, was introduced by U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich on June 10. This legislation would designate around 240,000 acres of the new Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument as “Wilderness.” Click here to send a thank-you note to Sens. Udall and Heinrich. This permanent Wilderness designation will assure higher levels of protection for the landscapes, wildlife, archeological and historic resources located in these especially rough and fragile ...