CORRALES – Rudy Perea and his family have cultivated fruit trees along the Rio Grande for generations.His peaches, apples and cherries are a staple at local farmers markets.
The Rio Grande, which flows out of the Rockies and later forms the U.S.-Mexico border, has long been impacted by withdrawals for agriculture and other uses. Now, rising temperatures and an unprecedented drought pose a grave and growing peril to the river and its ecosystems.