Decision Document Finalized for Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument

This is your notification that BLM has published a record of decision for the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument Resources Management Plan. The subject document is available on the eplanning website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/92170/510

The Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (Monument) outlines and evaluates various options for the management of public lands located within the planning area of the Monument.

The Monument P-RMP/F-EIS assessed four distinct "action" alternatives, which were created to address land use management challenges and concerns that emerged during the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) preliminary evaluation of the existing management scenario. This process involved internal and external scoping, a 90-day public engagement phase, and contributions from the BLM interdisciplinary team (IDT). Additionally, a "No Action" alternative was considered, representing the existing land use designations and resource management aims for the Monument lands.

The four proposed action alternatives respond to evolving circums