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| 9/27/2007 | |
| From the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest to the hardwood groves of the Southern Appalachians, America’s national forests are home to some of the most strikingly beautiful landscapes on earth. New Mexico’s 9.3 million acres of national forests provide so many benefits—clean water, recreation, and wildlife habitat—that one might assume they are already protected. The truth is that they are not. More than half of our national forests have already been subjected to decades of logging, mining, road-building, and other development activities. These and other new threats, such as oil and gas drilling, continue to endanger what is left. | |
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| 11/15/2004 | |
| After decades of scientific inquiry, 600 public hearings, and a record 1.6 million comments, the Clinton administration enacted the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in January 2001 to protect 58.5 million acres of wild national forest land from most commercial logging and road-building. The Roadless Rule ensures that our national forests will continue to provide clean drinking water for millions of Americans, wildlife habitat, endless recreational opportunities, and other important values. | |
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| 1/9/2008 | |
| Owing to the popularity of trails, the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, State Parks Division has set in motion an ambitious plan to construct a multi-use trail alongside the length of the Rio Grande. The trail will be similar to and eventually connect with the existing river trails in Albuquerque and Las Cruces. Currently, a corridor study is being undertaken to identify and evaluate potential trail alignments and constraints. Upon completion of the study, trail construction will begin if the necessary funding is provided. At this time there is enough funding to complete the corridor study but little with which to begin construction. | |
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