Press Release
Improved Access Planned for Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Bernalillo County Commissioner Art De La Cruz and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Regional Director Benjamin Tuggle announced that $8 million in federal funding was awarded to Bernalillo County for transportation improvements leading to the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in the South Valley. The money will pave the way for major economic development and tourism opportunities leading into the new refuge. New Mexico Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham, along with the Friends of the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, joined in the announcement.
