Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico 01/16, 8am: From the plains of the R铆o Grande del Norte to the Gila Cliff Dwellings down South and many others around the state, New Mexico boasts over 2.7 million acres of .
Recently, advocates and politicians alike have put last-minute pressure on the Biden administration to add the culturally significant and ecologically diverse Caja del Rio plateau to the state鈥檚 list of protected lands before President-elect Donald Trump takes the White House.
On the next Let鈥檚 Talk New Mexico, we鈥檒l explore a controversial proposed power line project through the Caja del Rio that sparked this campaign and talk to the people who recreate and use the landscape on a daily basis.
Should preserving public lands like this be a priority? How do you think the upcoming presidential administration might shift public land use? Are you worried about the future of national monuments? Email letstalk@kunm.org, leave a voice message by clicking the button below, or call (505) 277-5866 Thursday morning at 8.
Guests:
- Garrett VeneKlasen, Northern Conservation Director,
- Stephanie Stringer, Associate Deputy Field Office Manager for Business, Security, and Mission,
- Hilario Romero, Former NM State Historian, Retired Professor of History, Spanish & Bilingual Education and Author
- Jim James, Attorney, Tesuque Pueblo
Resources, Related Readings:
"," Outside Magazine
"Proposed Caja del Rio transmission project near LANL raises concerns," 九色网
"Tribes 鈥榠gnored鈥� as Forest Service approves controversial Caja del Rio transmission project," 九色网
"An audio postcard from the Caja del Rio plateau," 九色网
