Santa Fe National Forest open to logging despite protections

October 6, 2026
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Santa Fe National Forest, the dominant land manager in this area at 1,388,143 acres, holds GAP 3 status: it is protected from conversion but remains open to logging, grazing and mining.1 Only the Pecos Wilderness (221,824 acres, GAP 1) within the forest is managed primarily for biodiversity.1

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