Press Release
THE NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES TRUSTEE & THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ANNOUNCE THE SELECTION OF WILDLIFE AND WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS
The N.M. Office of Natural Resources Trustee and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) (collectively, the Trustees) announce the selection of seven restoration projects to be implemented in southwestern New Mexico to restore wildlife and wildlife habitat natural resources. The restoration projects represent a diverse regional portfolio of projects that focus on birds and provide a maximum benefit to regional wildlife resources.
The Trustees are restoring these natural resources as a result of a natural resource damage assessment and subsequent settlement with Freeport-McMoRan (FMI) for their Chino, Cobre and Tyrone mine facilities. The settlement required FMI pay $5.5 million for restoration of injured wildlife and wildlife habitat and transfer 714 acres of grassland to the City of Rocks State Park to settle allegations that the company injured terrestrial and wildlife resources as a result of discharges of hazardous substances from the mine facilities.
The Trustees are restoring these natural resources as a result of a natural resource damage assessment and subsequent settlement with Freeport-McMoRan (FMI) for their Chino, Cobre and Tyrone mine facilities. The settlement required FMI pay $5.5 million for restoration of injured wildlife and wildlife habitat and transfer 714 acres of grassland to the City of Rocks State Park to settle allegations that the company injured terrestrial and wildlife resources as a result of discharges of hazardous substances from the mine facilities.
