Welcome

"Thank you for visiting the Ojito website. I hope you find the information here useful as you learn about and explore this unique and beautiful place. As someone who dedicated several years of my life to the creation the Ojito Wilderness, I also hope you will leave the area just as you found it. If we are all good stewards of this wild landscape, generations to come will continue to enjoy Ojito's opportunities for hiking, hunting, photography and outdoor adventure. Enjoy. This is where the West is still wild."

~ Martin Heinrich

Two great articles: Read The Unforgiving Ojito (6/13/06) in the Santa Fe New Mexican and Getting Your Just Deserts in Ojito (9/13/05) from New West.

The Greater Ojito Area is a phenomenal landscape less than an hour northwest of Albuquerque. Important management areas within the greater Ojito Area include the Ojito Wilderness Area and the Ojito Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The region is comprised of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, lands owned and administered by the Pueblo of Zia, and a small number of privately owned inholdings. Ojito offers incredible recreational opportunities, harbors important cultural and historical sites, and provides important habitat for many species of wildlife and rare plants. This website is dedicated to the understanding, exploration and above all, the protection of this special place.

© Copyright 2007 Martin Heinrich
This site is made possible by:
The Coalition for New Mexico Wilderness,
The Sierra Club,
The Wilderness Society,
and the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

For More Information on Ojito, contact the
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
or the Rio Puerco Bureau of Land Management