MEMBERS OF NEW MEXICO’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION WANT TO CREATE A FORMAL BUFFER AROUND CHACO CANYON…HELD SACRED BY NATIVE AMERICANS. A BILL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED THAT WOULD PREVENT FUTURE LEASING OR DEVELOPMENT OF MINERALS ON FEDERALLY OWNED LAND WITHIN A 10 MILE RADIUS OF THE NATIONAL PARK.
SUPPORTERS SAY THEY WANT TO PROTECT THE SENSE OF REMOTENESS THAT COMES WITH MAKING THE JOURNEY TO CHACO CANYON.
