Navajo Gallup Water Supply Project: Amendment #1 (NM)

In 2011, the “Programmatic Agreement Among the Bureau of Reclamation, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officer, the Navajo Nation, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Regarding the Consideration and Management of Effects on Historic Properties Arising from Construction of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, New Mexico” was executed. In accordance with Stipulation XVI, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is proposing an amendment to the agreement to extend its duration.

Western Solar Plan: Amendment #1 (AZ-CA-CO-NV-NM-UT)

In 2012, the Programmatic Agreement Among the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, the Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer, the California State Historic Preservation Officer, the Colorado State Historic Preservation Officer, the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Officer, the Nevada State Historic Preservation Officer, the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regarding Solar Energy Development on Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management was executed.

Maintenance Reduction Program at Fort Wingate Depot Activity (NM)

Fort Wingate Depot Activity (FWDA) is responsible for implementation of applicable provisions of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1988 and is proceeding with the closure of FWDA. Disposal of the property is occurring by parcel upon the completion of environmental cleanup activities prior to transfer to the Department of Interior. Previous agreements did not address effects to the built environment. All of the above ground buildings and structures at FWDA have been under reduced maintenance since its closure in 1993.

Permian Basin

Innovative Approach is Model for Energy Development and Cultural Resource Management

Roca Honda Plan of Operation for New Uranium Mine Within the Cibola National Forest (NM)

The Cibola National Forest has received a proposed Plan of Operation by Roca Honda Resources LLC to develop an underground uranium mine on and near Jesus Mesa, on the northwest side of Mt. Taylor in accordance with 36 CFR § 228.4. This Plan describes the type and method of mining and engineering techniques that will be utilized at the Roca Honda mine to meet the performance and reclamation standards and requirements of the New Mexico Administrative Code for new non-coal mining operations.

Valles Caldera National Preserve

Aspen Dendroglyph Survey

Valles Caldera Natural Preserve has messages from the past on the very bark of some of its aspen groves. Sheepherders, loggers, and hunters, who once used the land, carved words and pictures on the trees. Known as dendroglyphs, these carvings are a rich source of information about 20th century land use. Carvings often provide a precise date and the carver’s name and hometown, giving information on families and communities otherwise largely undocumented in regional histories.

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