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"This is a historic coalition," Acequia Commission Chairman Ralph Vigil told attendees at the town hall event. "Acequia leaders, traditional community members, tribal members — because we care about our
“Pecos Mine Site Reclamation Project. No Trespassing,” the sign on the fence reads. As Ralph Vigil takes in the warning, he once again has a sinking feeling that the past
A New Mexico congresswoman has introduced a bill that would ban mining of metals and oil and gas development in the watershed of the Pecos River to preserve the water for farming as well as hunting and fishing by tribal members.
Ralph Vigil s farm in Pecos, New Mexico depends on the Pecos River as it has for 13 years, the same river that runs across almost the entire eastern side of the state, crossing its southern border with Texas in the southeast corner.
What happens in the headwaters of the Pecos where Vigil grows vegetables like lettuce and tomatoes has a direct impact, he said, on the rest of the river – even hundreds of miles south cities like Roswell or Carlsbad. Our watersheds are extremely important to a lot of our traditional communities in New Mexico. The health of that watershed is vital, Vigil said. If we don’t have healthy watersheds, we don’t have healthy communities beneath them.