i will say fernando in new mexico, besides otero mesa, there's a huge opportunity we have to create a new national park at a place called vias condera which is the northern part of new mexico which is a wonderful historic place and we are hopeful that we'll be able to move that process along. so lotses of different projects in new mexico that we're looking at. >> and i think it tells me that in every state, it doesn't matter if it's the state of wyoming, or maine or florida that people have these ideas. and what we want to do is through this dialog that we're having with the american people is to have all these ideas surface including this idea of otero mesa. >> very good. >> this is from matt sheldon. and he asks, to please discuss the wild lands policy recently announced. many republicans on the hill have vowed to kill the policy. can you discuss the misrepresentations out there about this policy? >> well, you know, as we manage the public estate -- from my point of view, we need to make sure that we're managing it for all of its purposes including wilderness characteristics. and th

sporesesman in new mexico, how is the america's great outdoor program going to help us see that the otero mesa will become a national monument. >> we had conversations with senator udall and senator bingeaman. it's one of those special areas we want to hear more about from the american public with respect to how it is how we protect those areas, and so that's part of what we're going to be doing for this america's great outdoor process. i will say beside the otero there is a huge opportunity to create a national park that is 100,000 acres, a historic place, and we're hopeful to move that process along. lots of projects in new mexico that we're looking at. i think that it tells that -- it tells me in every state it doesn't matter if it's utah, wyoming, new york, maine, or florida, that people have these ideas. we want to do is through dialogue with the american people is to have all these ideas surface including this idea of otero mesa. this -- >> this is from matt. please discuss the wildland policy announced. many republicans vow to kill the policy. can you discuss the misrepresentations out

will become -- help us see that otero mesa will become a national monument? [laughter] >> we have had many conversations with senator udall who was very interested in that happening. i have had conversations with former governor richards and as well, so it is one of those special areas that we want to hear more from the american public with respect to how is that we protect those areas. so, that is part of what we will be going for this process. i will say that beside the altar of mesa, there is a huge opportunity we have to create a national park at a place that is about 100,000 acres in the northern part of new mexico, which is a wonderful historic place. we are hopeful that we are able to move the process along. there are a lot of different projects in new mexico. i think it tells me that in every state, whether it is the state of utah, wyoming, new york, maine, or for the, that people have these ideas, and through this dialogue, you want to have all of these ideas surfaced, including this idea on all to run a sieve. >> this is from that shelton. -- >> she