SAN LUIS, CO (August 28, 2018). In 2002, in a historic ruling in the Lobato v. Taylor land rights case, the Colorado Supreme Court settled a decades-long legal struggle by the heirs of the 1844 Sangre de Cristo Land Grant. … Continued
The New Mexico Acequia Association is pleased to announce another successful statewide acequia conference on June 21th 2018 at Los Luceros Historic Ranch in Alcalde. This year, we focused on the struggle of drought and highlighting innovative ways that acequia … Continued
WASHINGTON – June 28th, 2018, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) announced that they have secured a provision in the Senate’s 2018 Farm Bill to make acequias eligible for grants and technical assistance from conservation and environmental … Continued
Interviews with Acequia Commissioner Patrick Blumm and Mayordomo Carl Gray Witkop Interviewed and written by Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff What is the history of your acequia community, as you know it (or as you’ve been told)? The riverside village of … Continued
Written By, Miguel Santistevan It is difficult to write a piece on ‘the art of acequia irrigation’ at a time when so many parciantes are … Continued
Written by Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff On April 3, 2018 acequia leaders from across the state gathered at Los Luceros Ranch to strategize about water management during times of drought. The main topics of the gathering were water sharing, active … Continued
Written by Adrienne Rosenberg My heart sank as I drove over the bridge last week. Here on both sides of Highway 75, the Embudo River … Continued
Gophers, prairie dogs, and other mammal pests can indeed damage fruit trees, garden vegetables, and agricultural crops. In addition to damaging plants, gophers may burrow into levees and ditches damaging irrigation systems, harvesting equipment, utility cables, and can cause enhanced soil loss by erosion. According to … Continued
Written by Linden Schneider Robust monsoon predicted. On Wednesday April 11th folks gathered to learn and teach about soil health at the NMAA teaching farm in Chamisal. This drought year is the perfect time to think about soil health; most … Continued
Written by Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff Acequias and land grants are prominent public bodies that demonstrate a history of good record keeping practices. Today, … Continued