Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signs an order protecting public lands near Placitas
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland speaks at El Zócalo Plaza in Bernalillo, N.M., on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visits with George Franzen, Eastern Sandoval Citizens Association President, and Mary-Rose de Valladares at El Zócalo Plaza in Bernalillo, N.M., on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Secretary Haaland signed Public Land Order 7940, which protects more than 4,200 acres of Bureau of Land Management-managed public lands and prevents new mining claims, mineral sales, and oil and gas leases for the next 50 years.
Gov. Myron Armijo of Santa Ana Pueblo applauds Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland at El Zócalo Plaza in Bernalillo, N.M., on Thursday, April 18, 2024.
Myron Temchin, grant project manager, center, views a display of maps detailing the Placitas Withdrawal at El Zócalo Plaza in Bernalillo.
A map detailing the Placitas withdrawal area.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland hugs Gov. Myron Armijo of Santa Ana Pueblo before signing Public Land Order 7940
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland shakes hands with Gov. Myron Armijo of Santa Ana Pueblo after signing Public Land Order 7940 on Thursday.
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland smiles after signing Public Land Order 7940, which protects more than 4,200 acres of Bureau of Land Management-managed public lands that is sacred to tribes in the Placitas area, during a community event at El Zócalo Plaza in Bernalillo on Thursday
