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The Property consists of approximately 320 acres of deeded land in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The Property, commonly known as Caja Hills, is a working ranch located at 470 W Estrada Calabasa, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506, northcentral New Mexico approximately seven miles from the Santa Fe city boundary. There is one parcel within Caja Hills deeded lands that will be encumbered as one whole, unsubdividable property under the terms of the Conservation Easement.
(1) Caja Hills Parcel: The Caja Hills Parcel is 320 acres and is located north of NM State Highway 599 (NM 599) and northwest of Camino Luz Ortiz Road, where 0.30 miles of Horseshoe Bend tributary is located on the Property. The Caja Hills Parcel contains one residential building envelope.
The Property is part of the Arizona/New Mexico Plateau ecosystem and is characterized by Arizona/New Mexico Plateau as an ecosystem type. As the Property is an inholding within Bureau of Land Management lands, the Property offers wildlife corridor connectivity. Native grasses, cacti, woody shrubs, piñon pine, and juniper tree define the uplands and native grasses, cacti, oak, piñon pine, and juniper dominate arroyo banks.
The information contained within this report comprises the recommendations of the New Mexico Department of Game
and Fish (Department) for management and mitigation of proposed project impacts to wildlife and habitat resources;
see the Project Recommendations section below for further details. No further consultation with the Department is
required based on the project's location and, with implementation of mitigation measures described in the Project
Recommendations section below, no adverse effects to wildlife or important habitats are anticipated. However, a
Department biologist may be in touch within 30 days if they determine that further review is required.
Minimal Impact Exploration Permit Application, Chino Main Entrance Project
On April 14, 2025, the Mining and Minerals Division ("MMD") received an application from Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company ("FMI") for a minimal impact exploration project outside the current permit boundary of the Chino Mine (Permit No. GR009RE). The project is named the Chino Main Entrance Project and has been assigned provisional Permit No. GR096EM. Pursuant to 19.10.3.302.G NMAC, MMD is requesting comments from your agency regarding this application. The application from FMI can be downloaded from MMD's website at https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/mmd/chino-main-entrance-project-provisional-permit-nogr096em-
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This project is a management plan being created for a private landowner. Forest thinning is anticipated on the property and will most likely occur in spring, fall, or winter. Tracked and tired mechanical forestry equipment including feller bunchers and masticators may be used during this thinning. Ground disturbance should be minimal due to shallow slopes and prohibitions on machinery operation during wet conditions. Wildlife surveys and mitigation will be the responsibility of the landowner and will largely be through visual identification of species on site. No formal surveys will take place.
The proposed project is a solar facility. Preliminary wildlife and wetland surveys will be performed at this site. Surveys for T&E and SOC/SGCN species will be conducted and we are using this NMERT to identify all possible species that will be surveyed for. Wetlands will be surveyed and mapped to avoid proposed project activities. Areas of special concern are also being reviewed such as conservation and protection areas. Activities will be timed in accordance with species. Additional species including any covered under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act will be surveyed for as well.
The Pueblo of Isleta is proposing to install sidewalks and ADA ramps for the Pickle Heights community in the Pueblo of Isleta, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. All installations will occur within the existing ROW
This is purely for scoping potential environmental issues along the Interstate 10 corridor, restricted to the State of New Mexico. We are looking for high level issues before breaking the project down further. This is an overall broad look on I-10 of the things you might typically expect to see out there? Historic of course, various types of endangered species, maybe there are some hot spots. Ultimately, the parts will be scoped as individual projects across several packages with culvert replacements or upgrades built geographically along the corridor.
Rescinding the Definition of Harm Under the Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of ''harm'' in our Endangered Species Act (ESA or the Act) regulations. The existing regulatory definition of ''harm,'' which includes habitat modification, runs contrary to the best meaning of the statutory term ''take.'' We are undertaking this change to adhere to the single, best meaning of the ESA.
Fish/Wildlife Conservation/Management, Proposed Rulemaking, Threatened or Endangered Species
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