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TAOS, N.M. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.), and U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland joined a community gathering with local leaders to commemorate the federal acquisition of 3,700 acres of land adjacent to the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in Taos County, N.M....

TAOS, N.M. - On Saturday, February 14, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Senator Tom Udall, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, and former U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman, will attend events in Taos and Los Alamos to celebrate the designation of the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness area in Taos County, and...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Several landmark conservation and energy bills championed by U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) are included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was finalized today. The critical annual bill is expected to be voted on by the House and Senate before the end of the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 13, 2014) - Today, the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, a bill introduced by U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), cleared the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. The bill now awaits passage by the full Senate. The Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act, which has broad support from the...

PHOTO: (from left) U.S. Forest Service Questa District Ranger Jerry Mastell, Enchanted Circle Chapter President of Trout Unlimited Bill Adkison, local guide Stuart Wilde, Rivers & Birds Executive Director Roberta Salazar, and Sen. Heinrich at the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area on October 17, 2014.  TAOS, N.M. - U.S....

TAOS, N.M. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, will travel to the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Study Area on Friday, October 17, 2014. Senator Heinrich will join the U.S. Forest Service, regional stakeholders, and local officials on a hike into the Columbine Hondo to discuss...

Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation continue to push for the designation of 45,000 acres in Taos County as the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness. The Columbine-Hondo located in the high country north of the existing Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area, is currently a wilderness study area. Local activists are hoping an official wilderness...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), who serves on the committee, continued their effort to designate the 45,000-acre Columbine-Hondo area in Taos County as wilderness. Udall and Heinrich introduced the proposal, S. 776, the...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - In celebration of Earth Day, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich today reintroduced legislation to designate the 45,000-acre Columbine-Hondo area in Taos County as wilderness – a proposal with strong support from the local community. A companion bill will be introduced in the House tomorrow by Representative...