Albuquerque District

District Background

Location: West Central New Mexico

BLM District Webpage

BLM Surface Acreage: 2,530,000

Designated Wilderness Acreage: 100,958

Wilderness Study Area Acreage: 413,829

Citizen-Proposed Wilderness Acreage: 867,286

National Landscape Conservaton System (NLCS) Information

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

El Malpais National Conservation Area

Continental Divide National Scenic Trail
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail

Cebolla Wilderness
West Malpais Wilderness

Resource Management Plan (RMP) Information

Rio Puerco (Albuquerque) RMP

RMP in Revision? Yes

Last Action: Scoping Completed 3/31/08

Next Action: Draft RMP

RMP Planning Site

Socorro RMP

RMP in Revision? Yes

Last Action: Proposed RMP Published December 2008

Next Action: Record of Decision (ROD)

RMP Planning Site

El Malpais National Conservation Area RMP

RMP in Revision? No

Last Action: Record of Decision (ROD) Signed 2001

Next Action: None

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument RMP

RMP in Revision? No

Last Action: Record of Decision (ROD) Published September 2007

Next Action: None

District Contacts

Juli Slivka

The Wilderness Society

1660 Wynkoop St Ste 850
Denver  CO  80202
303-650-5818 x 129  Email

Albuquerque BLM District Office

435 Montano Road, NE
Albuquerque   NM  87107
505-761-8700  

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

202 Central SE Suite 101
Albuquerque   NM  87102
505-843-8696   Email