12 groups have it in their care
National monument in New Mexico, 242,555 acres, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, designated in 2013.
The defenders
5 groups are on the record for Rio Grande del Norte, in the order they carry the weight. The range says how strongly our editors, the court dockets and their own filings tie each one here. Give directly; nothing routes through us.
On the ground
Grassroots · Albuquerque, NM
Worked for permanent protection of the area since 2007 and in October 2024 filed a formal protest of the BLM plan amendment for protecting only 5,120 of 12,236 acres identified with wilderness characteristics.
97¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1997
Advocacy · Washington, DC
Works to pass wilderness legislation for Cerro de la Olla inside the monument and joined the 2024 formal protest of the BLM resource management plan amendment.
178 staff + 32 volunteers75¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1935
Also in the fight
Advocacy · Durango, CO
Joined the October 2024 coalition protest of the BLM plan amendment and supports the monument’s local friends group through its Friends Grassroots Network.
26 staff79¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 2007
Advocacy · Oakland, CA
Joined the October 2024 coalition protest of the BLM resource management plan amendment for the monument.
10,895 volunteers81¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1892
Advocacy · Washington, DC
Joined the October 2024 formal protest of the BLM resource management plan amendment seeking full protection for the monument’s lands with wilderness characteristics.
112 staff + 55 volunteers78¢ of every dollar to the workFounded 1973
On the ground in New Mexico
More ways in
The situation
The Rio Grande carves an 800-foot gorge through volcanic plateau north of Taos, a landscape of sagebrush, wild rivers, and golden eagles. Years of community organizing across political lines built this monument. Now it faces a review process that treats local consensus as an inconvenience.
Source: Department of Interior · February 20, 2025
Source: BLM · January 15, 2025
No public comment window is open on Rio Grande del Norte right now. A call script is ready on the Public Lands Action Network, and the groups above are how the fight gets funded and argued in the meantime.
Your move
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