On January 15th, the Senate passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act that will protect several important pieces of public land in New Mexico, including the Sabinoso Wilderness. This important legislation will designate over two million acres of wilderness in nine states, create a new 26 million acre National Landscape Conservation System, protect over a thousand miles of free-flowing rivers, and establish four new national conservation areas.

Please take a few minutes to thank your new Congressmen for supporting this important legislation and remind them that Wilderness is a priority for all of us in the Land of Enchantment.

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

I am writing to you today to thank you for your support of the Omnibus Lands Bill, which will designate the Sabinoso Wilderness Area, the Trackways National Monument outside of Las Cruces, Snowy River Cave Monument, and would also allow several major water projects to move forward, including for the Navajo Nation and the study of the Salt Basin Aquifer under Otero Mesa.

Though this bill failed to pass through the House, I encourage you to continue to stand up for our wildest public lands and to work to bring this piece of legislation back to the House for another vote. Your leadership on this issue is very important to me and I greatly appreciate your support.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
March 12, 2009