The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced in a press release Monday that it has acquired a 240-acre tract of land seven miles east of Roswell in Chaves County. The acquisition connects hundreds of acres of adjacent public lands with the Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, the release stated.

In the release, BLM conveyed that it intends to build local partnerships to plan and develop the site for public benefit. The agency will manage the area under the 1997 Roswell Resource Management Plan and a future long-term, site-specific plan. The agency has scheduled a public meeting about the area’s recreation development potential at 6 p.m. Monday at its Roswell Field Office, 2909 West Second St.

“This property presents an opportunity to enhance outdoor recreation in the Pecos Valley, and

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