The Organ Mountains (Photo by Heath Haussamen)
A committee chaired by Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., is set to consider a Bingaman-sponsored bill that would designate hundreds of thousands of acres in Doña Ana County as wilderness.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will consider the Organ Mountains – Desert Peaks Wilderness Act on Wednesday, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. The meeting starts at 7:30 a.m. Mountain Standard Time and should be webcast. You can watch by clicking here.
The legislation, from Bingaman and Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., would designate almost 250,000 acres as wilderness and 100,000 acres as national conservation areas. In addition to the Organ Mountains, land on and around the Potrillo, Robledo and Doña Ana mountains would be protected.