NM counties concerned with forest travel planning

Published February 16, 2013 8:44pm ET



ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In a state where tourism is big business, leaders from New Mexico’s 33 counties want to make sure the federal government gives them a seat at the table as the U.S. Forest Service decides which roads and trails should be closed to motorized traffic.

County leaders were expected to vote Saturday on a resolution addressing the agency’s effort to establish travel management plans for millions of acres in New Mexico.

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