Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Land buy near Taos to provide access to monument

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is developing new routes into the Río Grande del Norte National Monument after procuring an adjacent acreage. According to information from the Trust for Public Land, that organization bought 78 acres at the end of County Road 110 from the First National Bank of New Mexico and sold it to the BLM. “We are thrilled with this latest acquisition, which adds a key parcel to one of our most cherished landscapes, the ‘Taos Valley Overlook,’” New Mexico State BLM Director Jesse Juen is quoted as saying in an announcement from the Trust. “The parcel will also provide the public a future trailhead and wonderful access into a portion of the newly designated (National Monument).” President Obama used his powers under the Antiquities Act to designate the 242,555-acre monument in March, after legislative efforts to create the Río Grande del Norte National Conservation Area stalled in Congress. Federal attempts to create wilderness areas around the Río San Antonio and Ute Mountain continue. According to the Trust announcement, the 78-acre parcel cost $780,000. The money came from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, which is funded through fees paid by offshore drilling companies...more

 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Foolishness! Sagebrush, lizards and rattlesnakes that's all that is there. The politically correct only think of themselves. Let's spend money for a place with a view!! Money would be better spent promoting jobs for New Mexicans or homes for single parent mothers.