For years, hikers had to cross private land to reach the Achenbach Canyon Trail. That ended when the BLM purchased the land several weeks ago under program the White House is cutting back severely, at the same time the Interior Department is putting new restrictions on using the Land and Water Conservation Fund in this way.

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Bureau of Land Management buys private land adjacent to Organ Mountain-Desert Peaks

LAS CRUCES — For years, hikers had to cross private land to reach the Achenbach Canyon Trail, which leads into the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.

Albuquerque Journal