MEXICO: Desert Peaks National Monument in Las Cruces Attracts Thousands Of Tourists

New Mexico's Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in Las Cruces came under particular scrutiny this year after the Trump administration announced it was part of a review of monuments nationwide to see if they needed to be modified.

Three years since former President Barack Obama declared the area a national monument, the Las Cruces Sun-News crunched the numbers and found it has brought in anywhere between $8-34 million to the local economy.

Celerah Hewes, executive director of Albuquerque-based Thoughtfully Produced told Albuquerque Business First in May taking away the state's monument designations would negatively impact her organization's bottom line.

Hewes was one of over 180 business owners statewide who signed a letter sent to the New Mexico Congressional Delegation protesting the executive order. The letter was sponsored by Partnership for Responsible Business along with the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce.

U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, whose district encompasses the monument, is the only member of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation to oppose its designation, and the only Republican that is part of the delegation.

Pearce told the Las Cruces Sun-News the designation drove away a chile-based off-roading event that he said drew $4 million a year to the region.

Overall, the number of visitors to New Mexico and the dollars they spend have been growing year over year. About 34 million people visited New Mexico in 2015, according to a 2016 report released by the New Mexico Tourism Department.

The study said one in 12 jobs in New Mexico is sustained by visitor spending, and tourism generated $629 million in state and local taxes in 2015.

In 2016, 1.9 million people visited national parks in New Mexico, spending an estimated $108.4 million in local economies. According to a National Park Service report, the state’s national parks supported 1,700 jobs and had $132.4 million in economic output, up from $90.9 million in 2012.

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