In 2001 New Mexico passed Senate Bill 1 to allow counties to manage national forest lands under certain circumstances that U.S. Forest Service personnel couldn't handle. Now that Otero County passed a resolution in 2011 to do just that, the Forest Serv... »
Some political cartoonists portrayed the strengths of the territories seeking statehood. In this 1901 cartoon, Oklahoma is a farmer and Arizona a rancher, while New Mexico's mining promise is emphasized in the hard-working miner. (Photo courtesy U.S. L... »
The U.S. Forest Service has filed suit against the state and Otero County over management of certain forest lands. In 2001, the state passed a bill allowing counties to manage national forest lands under certain... »
