HECHO (Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors) stands in solidarity with our Tribal brothers and sisters during this difficult time and mourns the desecration of the ancient and beautiful petroglyph site near La Cieneguilla in Santa Fe County. While this vandalism violated a tribal cultural site, let us not forget that the area of the Caja del Rio exhibits a convergence of cultures and a history that is special to us all.
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Earlier this month, U.S. Forest officials announced that for the first time in 34 years, they would re-write the Santa Fe National Forest management plan. Updates will address the implications of our changing climate, including the impacts of drought, increased development, and population growth.
The plan also calls for establishing guidelines to conserve the forest’s waterways and wildlife habitat, and builds on a 2012 federal planning rule created to expand management prescriptions to also include social, economic, cultural, and recreational values.
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