KUNM Call In Show 6/29 8a: President Donald Trump has called for a review of more than two dozen national monuments that were designated under the American Antiquities Act of 1906. That includes the Rio Grande del Norte Monument near Taos and the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument near Las Cruces. Advocates say the sites need protection and have boosted tourism in rural areas. Ranchers and others worry about more federal limits on land use.
Have you visited these sites to hunt or camp or hike? Do they need more protection? Can we balance protecting natural resources with other uses? We want to hear from you. Email callinshow@kunm.org or call in live during the show.
Guests:
- Michael Casaus, New Mexico state director, The Wilderness Society
- Caren Cowan, executive director, New Mexico Cattlegrowers' Association
- Benjamin Gabriel, executive director, Friends of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks
- Esther Garcia, member, San Antonio de Rio Colorado Land Grant
- U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, R-New Mexico
Resources:
- Presidential Executive Order on the Review of Designations Under the Antiquities Act - Trump Administration
- Portal to Submit Comments to Interior Department
- Green Chamber Poll: Resident Support Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Monument- Las Cruces Sun-News
- Antiquated Act: Time To Repeal The Antiquities Act- Heritage Foundation
- New Mexico Monuments Could Keep Status Zinke Suggests - Santa Fe New Mexican
- Udall Questions Interior Secretary On Future of NM’s National Monuments - New Mexico Political Report
- Local Business Owners Say Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument Has Inspired Opportunity - KRWG
- Monument Size A Concern As Feds Review Status - Las Cruces Sun-News
- The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument A Geological Wonder - Albuquerque Journal
- This NM National Monument Has Brought Millions To The Local Economy Since Its Designation - Albuquerque Business First
- New Mexico Business Owners Weigh In On Trump’s Latest Executive Order - Albuquerque Business First
- Can Trump Really Eliminate National Monuments in NM And Elsewhere? - NMPolitics.net
- Will Bears Ears Be The Next Standing Rock? New York Times
- Comments of Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Tribe and Zuni Pueblo on Bears Ears
- This Is Our Land: New Mexico Tribal Groups Gear Up To Fight For Their Home - The Guardian
- Feds Call Off Public Meetings Amid Trump Review - Santa Fe New Mexican
- Rio Grande Del Norte Dragged Into Monument Debate - Taos News
- Cattle Growers Push For Monument Elimination - New Mexico Cattle Growers Association