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When the federal government accidentally triggered New Mexico’s largest wildfire, hundreds of people lost their homes and livelihoods. Survivors have become reluctant students of forest management, disaster aid and resiliency.

When the federal government accidentally triggered New Mexico’s largest wildfire, hundreds of people lost their homes and livelihoods. Survivors have become reluctant students of forest management, disaster aid and resiliency.

On Tuesday, Aug. 22, members of the Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) took a field trip to the Upper Gallinas Watershed led by the Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance. There, legislators learned

With the help of state grant money, two organizations have crews working to divert stormwater in the Gallinas and Sapello watersheds after last years massive Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

The Rio Gallinas is now on American Rivers’ list of most endangered rivers because of serious threats from the state’s largest ever wildfire in recorded history.

In the direct aftermath of New Mexico’s largest-ever recorded wildfire, nearby rivers and streams were flooded with debris. One of those waterways –– the Rio Gallinas –– is now endangered from the fallout and the community wants the state to focus on its long-term health.

The Rio Gallinas feeds a network of historic acequias in northern New Mexico and provides drinking water for 13,000 people in Las Vegas. But after last years wildfires, a conservation

Wildfire lands Rio Gallinas on endangered river list

Northern New Mexico residents are left on their own to face major flooding

Northern New Mexico residents are left on their own to face major flooding