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Interior Department Comment Period Ends Tonight!
The deadline for submitting a comment in support of our national monuments is 11:59 pm tonight. National monuments across the country belong to all Americans. Whether you want to hunt, fish, camp, or hike, these public lands are yours.
Without a strong showing of support from the sportsmen and women of New Mexico, Rio Grande del Norte and Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monuments could be reduced or eliminated. Reducing these monuments would hurt the bighorn sheep, desert mule deer, and pronghorn antelope we love to hunt, and eliminating the monuments would cut off access for everyday New Mexicans. We must stand together against this attack, so we ask that you please help us keep public lands in public hands. We encourage you to submit a comment today, emphasizing the cultural, scientific, recreational, and economic importance of these places.
Suggested Talking Points For Your Comments:
  • Our national monuments provide crucial habitat and wildlife corridors for animals to migrate through. Without these large tracts of intact landscapes, some of our favorite animals to hunt, including bighorn sheep, desert mule deer, pronghorn antelope, quail, and numerous others, would be in serious danger.
  • Rio Grande del Norte and Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monuments had a diverse group of community stakeholders working to protect them for years prior to designation. Sportsmen and women, local businesses, and outdoor enthusiasts of all backgrounds came together to support the monuments. The designation process was a thorough and transparent public process involving many community stakeholders.
  • These national monuments allow for traditional uses, such as pinon picking and wood gathering in the north, and hunting and grazing on both monuments. Off road travel is allowed on designated routes as it was prior to monument designation. Sportsmen and women of New Mexico – and of nearby states – know that our national monuments provide premier hunting and fishing opportunities for everyone.
  • Public lands and national monuments support local economies. Local guide shops, restaurants, hotels and other businesses have benefited from people coming to recreate in the monument. The most recent numbers from the BLM show that national monuments represent $460 million in consumer spending with includes $60 million for gateway communities and creates 7,100 jobs.
  • The public is encouraged to submit separate comments for each monument.
Comments must submitted by 11:59 pm tonight. Show your support for our monuments before it’s too late!

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