U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is visiting her home state this weekend to celebrate what marks the largest wilderness land donation in the agency's history.
FILE-In this June 18, 2021 file photo, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland speaks to reporters during a visit to Acadia National Park in Winter Harbor, Maine. Haaland is visiting her home state this weekend, Saturday, July 17, to celebrate what marks the largest wilderness land donation in the agency's history. The donation from the Trust for Public Land increases the size of the Sabinoso Wilderness in northeastern New Mexico by nearly 50%.
Haaland, who joined other officials at a remote site in San Miguel County, acknowledged that the area makes up part of the ancestral homelands of the Jicarilla Apache and northern pueblos of New Mexico. She said that, for generations, families have relied on the land for sustenance and that it means a lot to many people who visit the area in search of peace and quiet.
Haaland said areas like Sabinoso Wilderness are an important piece of the puzzle as the administration looks to meet its goal.
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