Gabe Vasquez, United States Congressperson and sportsperson extraordinaire, finds a lot to love in National Monument designation

Two men wearing camoflauge smile on a mountain hill.

As a long-time resident of Las Cruces, a former city councilman and current U.S. Congressperson for New Mexico’s 2nd District, Gabe Vasquez has seen nothing but good come out of the creation of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.

A Monumental Action at the Grand Canyon

New national monument would permanently protect the region from uranium mining and conserve important fish and wildlife habitat