Bingaman and Udall Push for New Conservation Areas

Jeff Bingaman

From newswest9.com - Members of New Mexico's congressional delegation are continuing to push for the designation of conservation and wilderness areas in Taos and Rio Arriba counties. U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would preserve about 236,000 acres of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management by designating a combination of conservation and wilderness areas. Much of the land - 214,600 acres - would be managed as a conservation area. Two other parcels would be managed as wilderness.  Fellow New Mexico Democratic Sen. Tom Udall is cosponsoring the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act.  Reps. Ben Ray Lujan and Martin Heinrich have introduced a similar bill in the U.S. House.

Bingaman and Udall Push for New Conservation Areas