LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Friday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke participated in Day Two of his five-day trip to the Western United States. Secretary Zinke began the day hiking with members of both the Vet Voice Foundation, a veterans group, and the Sierra Club Military Outdoors; they traversed the Broad Canyon in New Mexico.
Following the hike, Secretary Zinke met with the Chairman of the Fort Sill Apache Tribe, leaders of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, and held a discussion with members of the All Pueblo Council of Governors. After these meetings, he met with Mayors and other local New Mexico officials.
Later this afternoon, Secretary Zinke will meet with the Friends of Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks.
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks’ National Monument designation is one of several under review in accordance with President Donald Trump’s April 26, 2017 Executive Order 13792.
Tomorrow, the Secretary will spend time with New Mexico Senators Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall, as well as Representative Ben Ray Lujan.
Photos of the entire tour are available on the Department’s Flickr page.
Source: Department of Interior
