SANDIAS FOR ALL
Preserve Public Land & Access
Latest Developments
October 23, 2026
We have important news to share!
Rep. Stansbury Opposes Sandia Land Transfer
Yesterday, Sandias For All met with Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, representatives from Senator Heinrich's office, and the Sheriff’s Departments from Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties.
During this meeting, Congresswoman Stansbury clearly stated that she does NOT support transferring 10,000 acres of the Sandia Mountains out of the National Forest. She also affirmed her commitment to upholding the protections of the 2003 T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act.
This is a major step forward in our efforts to keep the Sandias public. Thank you for all of your support and the calls you have placed over the past months to our elected officials. Now we need your help reinforcing that commitment.
Please contact Congresswoman Stansbury to thank her!
ALBUQUERQUE OFFICE (505) 346-6781 or contact form
Let her office know you appreciate her commitment to keeping public lands in public hands, protecting access for all to the Sandia Wilderness, and honoring the 2003 agreement.
We also thank Congresswoman Stansbury for offering to help address ongoing public safety concerns and Senator Heinrich for reaffirming his opposition to the transfer.
We look forward to working with the Pueblo, Forest Service, local governments, and law enforcement to address these issues, and will remain actively engaged in any proposed changes to the 2003 agreement.
Our voices are making a difference. Let's make sure Congresswoman Stansbury knows how much her commitment matters to protecting the Sandias.
The proposed transfer encompasses roughly 10,000 acres of the Sandia Mountains.
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What’s Happening?
The Pueblo of Sandia is seeking legislation from Congress that would transfer nearly 10,000 acres of public land in the Sandia Mountains to the Pueblo of Sandia, making the land part of the Sandia Reservation. The proposed transfer includes some of the mountain's most beloved public recreation areas, from the Sandia Peak Tram north through the La Luz and Piedra Lisa trails and beyond.
This proposal would undo the carefully negotiated 2003 T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, a bipartisan compromise that resolved decades of litigation while protecting public access, the wilderness and Pueblo cultural interests.
The Sandias have always been a place where different histories, values, and communities come together. We support protecting the Pueblo’s cultural connection to the Sandias, while also preserving public access and wilderness protections guaranteed in the 2003 Act.
We do not support management being moved away from the US Forest Service.