What Are Acequias, and Why Are They Important to Communities in the Southwest?

Screenshot of “Nuestra Agua, nuestro futuro” documentary shot by Gregg Flores for HECHO.

Video, Water, URGDaniela ZavalaJanuary 5, 2024acequias, water, water scarcity, water management, Colorado, New MexicoComment

HECHO Statement on Governor Hobbs’s Announcement To Stop Leases With Fondomonte

Oak Flat, Press Releases/Statements, URG, WaterDaniela ZavalaOctober 8, 2023Statement, Water, water pollution, water conservation, oak flatComment

Caja Del Rio Is Community Land Used by Everyone. Let’s Protect It for Future Generations

Screenshots of Caja del Rio documentary produced by Gregg Flores for HECHO.

Guest Blog, Caja del Rio, Monuments, URGDaniela ZavalaAugust 14, 2023Caja del Rio, Rio Grande, santa fe river Comment

HECHO Advocacy Fly-In

Photo by Daniela Zavala.

Oil & Gas, Oak Flat, Grand Canyon, CO River, Caja del Rio, Monuments, URG, HCLCGuest UserOctober 7, 2022Comment

Op-ed: City of Santa Fe supports protecting the Caja

URG, HECHO in the News, HCLCGuest UserAugust 26, 2022Op-Ed, Caja del RioComment

Blog: The Aftermath of Historic Wildfires in Northern New Mexico

Photos by Jose Ignacio Gaona.

URGJose GaonaAugust 23, 2022Wildfire, New Mexico, Water, U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Forest Restoration, Environmental Justice (EJ)Comment

Blog: Protection for the Pecos River

URG, HCLCGuest BloggerAugust 1, 2022Pecos River, Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council (HCLC)Comment

Blog: HECHO in Washington D.C. June 2022

Grand Canyon, Oak Flat, URGGuest UserJuly 12, 2022Comment

Statement: HECHO is Committed to Elevating Hispanic Voices on Wildfires in the West and Urges President Biden and Congress to Continue Federal Relief Efforts

Press Releases/Statements, URGGuest UserMay 24, 2022Statement, Wildfire, New Mexico, Infrastructure Investments and Jobs ActComment

Video Premiere: Nuestra Agua, Nuestro Futuro

URGGuest UserMay 24, 2022New Mexico, Upper Rio Grande, ColoradoComment

Statement: HECHO Celebrates the Passage of Santa Fe County Resolution to Permanently Protect the Caja del Rio

URG, Press Releases/StatementsGuest UserMay 19, 2022Caja del Rio, New Mexico, StatementComment

Event Recap: Cocktails & Conservation in New Mexico

URG, HCLCGuest UserMay 18, 2022Cocktails & Conservation, Rio Grande, Upper Rio GrandeComment

Statement: HECHO Urges Congress to Pass the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

Press Releases/Statements, URGGuest UserApril 27, 2022Recovering America's Wildlife Act (RAWA), StatementComment

Statement: New Mexico Stream Access Decision Statement on behalf of HECHO

Press Releases/Statements, URGGuest UserApril 11, 2022New Mexico, Water, Stream Access, StatementComment

Blog: Caja del Rio, a Unique and Historic Convergence of Cultures

URGGuest UserMarch 4, 2022Blog, Caja del Rio, New Mexico Comments

Statement: Increased Sabinoso Wilderness Designation Would Make History

Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors (HECHO) is proud to support the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s proposal to expand the Sabinoso Wilderness in New Mexico. If accepted, the addition of the 9,855-acre parcel would be the largest donation ever added to a designated wilderness in U.S. history.

The designation has the support of various stakeholders including local residents, recreation groups, and sportspeople, who agree that the expansion would support economic opportunity including tourism and travel in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and in neighboring communities.

Press Releases/Statements, URGGuest UserMay 1, 2021Statement, Public Lands, New Mexico, Sabinoso Wilderness AreaComment

Press Release: Village of Pecos, City of Española, and Town of Taos Vote to Support Wildlife Corridors

The Village of Pecos, City of Española, and Town of Taos council members unanimously approved resolutions this week supporting the protection of wildlife corridors in the Upper Rio Grande region. The resolutions also urge Congress to support the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2019 that would serve to protect wildlife corridors nationally. Pecos, Española, and Taos join Rio Arriba, San Miguel, and Santa Fe Counties in passing wildlife corridor resolutions this summer.

Press Release: Rio Arriba County Commission Joins Growing List of Counties Unanimously Passing Wildlife Corridor Resolutions

RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, NM – Today members of the Rio Arriba County Commission unanimously approved a resolution in support of the protection of wildlife corridors in the Upper Rio Grande Region. The resolution also urges Congress to support the Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act that would protect wildlife corridors nationally.

Press Release: Santa Fe and San Miguel County Commissions Pass Wildlife Corridor Resolutions

The Santa Fe and San Miguel County Commissions on Tuesday both unanimously endorsed resolutions in support of protecting wildlife corridors in the upper Rio Grande Basin. The resolutions also urge Congress to support pending legislation to protect wildlife corridors nationwide.

"Passing the Wildlife Migration Corridor Resolutions at this level sets a precedent, showing communities that our traditions, culture, and uses of these lands are valuable," Ulibarri said. "With so many barriers to migration patterns like highways and other urbanizing development, these corridors ensure the protection of genetic diversity, and the continuation of species.”

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