Monument News

We are heir to the beautiful heritage of the Organ Mountains, and it's our civic responsibility to preserve them for future generations.

When most people around here think of a national monument, visions of White Sands immediately come to mind - a contiguous area with a unique landscape that sets it apart from anything else in the state.

Could efforts to have the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks designated as a national monument be a potential deal killer for the attempt to lure Pegasus Global Holdings to bring a $1 billion research and development facility in Las Cruces? "It would benefit both of us," said Billy Garrett, an organizer of the national monument proposal.