Correspondent Laura Paskus travels to the remote Gila Wilderness for an in-depth report on the battle over the Gila River. Once again, a proposal for a diversion on the southwestern New Mexico ...
Few places in the Southwest remain where a river still runs free. The Gila River, winding through deep canyons and cottonwood forests in the heart of America’s first designated wilderness, ...
The Gila River experienced a record-breaking flood last weekend. According to the National Weather Service, the Gila River crested at over 30 feet near Virden, New Mexico on Sunday night. The previous ...
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich and U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez on April 18 announced the reintroduction of the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, which would designate approximately 450 ...
SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) – Hundreds of thousands of acres of land in New Mexico are celebrating a birthday of sorts. In 1924, on June 3, the U.S. government designated 755,000 acres as a “wilderness” ...
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Two New Mexico lawmakers are behind a new effort to protect the Gila River. The bill, sponsored by Congressman Gabe Vasquez and Senator Martin Heinrich, would designate parts of ...
High in the forested hills of western New Mexico's Gila National Forest, a river forges a lifeline, sustaining abundant wildlife in one of the largest and healthiest Ponderosa pine forests on the ...
This summer, we've been exploring some Latino heritage sites around the nation that are seeking federal protection. Today we're heading to New Mexico for a dip into the Gila River, a place that Ray ...