The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act

Wilderness Bills Move Forward in the Senate

Foster Burgess
Aug 3, 2011

The Organ Mountains-Dona Ana County Conservation and Protection Act (S. 1024) and the Tennessee Wilderness Act (S. 1090) are making their way through Congress with a hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests.

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A Hidden Gem in the Organs

Gabriel Vasques, Las Cruces Bulletin
Dec 11, 2009

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Land and resource management goes hand in hand with economic development, according to a group of panelists who visited from across the West to speak at the “Wilderness Economics” forum Saturday, Dec. 5, at the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum.

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Major Conservation Bill Moves a Key Step Closer to Passage

Anonymous
Jul 21, 2010

Committee Approves Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Bill, Sends to Senate Floor

Bipartisan support for protecting more than 259,000 acres of some of New Mexico’s most beloved and prized wild lands helped move conservation legislation an important step closer to becoming law today, as the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act and sent it to the full Senate for action.

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New Mexico bills move forward in House and Senate

Jul 22, 2010

Two New Mexico Wilderness bills that would protect some of the state's wildest areas in the rugged Organ Mountains and the Cibola National Forest came closer to being enacted this week.

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Keeping New Mexico Wild: Find out which striking lands are up for protections

Oct 15, 2009

From rugged canyons to towering pinnacles, New Mexico’s wild public lands represent some of the wildest country left in the Rocky Mountain West. But these places also face a number of threats, including oil and gas drilling, off-road vehicle abuse, and urban sprawl.

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