Public Access to New Mexico Wilderness Achieved

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

LAS VEGAS, N.M. -(Ammoland.com)- Public lands sportsmen and women are celebrating as a deal is inked that will open the Sabinoso Wilderness in northeastern New Mexico to the public for the first time.

The Interior Department announced on Thursday its decision to accept donated lands adjacent to the Sabinoso that include a road easement enabling hunters, anglers and others to access the wilderness.

The annexation of the 3,595-acre Rimrock Rose Ranch was brokered by the Wilderness Land Trust and long advocated for by sportsmen, who had urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to uphold his pledge to pursue public access opportunities and open the New Mexico wilderness to citizens.

BHA President and CEO Land Tawney, who visited the wilderness with Sec. Zinke and members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation in July, commended the diverse efforts that led to success in the Sabinoso.

“Today was a good day for public access,” said Tawney. “A deal has been signed to expand and provide access to the Sabinoso Wilderness, which until today was the only inaccessible wilderness in the United States. Senator Heinrich and Senator Udall deserve major kudos for their unwavering doggedness to get this project across the finish …Read the Rest

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