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A Note to
our Irrigators
There has been a swirl of activity
regarding irrigation on lands that no longer have water rights within the
MRGCD. For clarification on what the
District is doing, please
click here.
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SENATE MEMORIAL 21
TASK FORCE PUBLIC MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
6:00PM
ISLETA HARD ROCK HOTEL
11000 BROADWAY SE
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87105
11000 Broadway SE Albuquerque, NM 111
BOSQUE-MANZANO ROOM
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SENATE
MEMORIAL 21
TASK FORCE
REGULAR MEETING
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
24, 2010
9:00AM
MRGCD
DISTRICT OFFICES
1931
SECOND STREET SW
ALBUQUERQUE,
NM
PUBLIC IS WELCOME
Agendas
& Meeting Summaries Under
Agendas
& Minutes Tab
READ Senate
Memorial 21
READ Preliminary
Findings & Recommendations
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WALK FOR HOPE
Sponsored by Basket of Hope
October
16, 2010
The Walk for Hope is a 5K non-competitive walk
appropriate for any age fitness level.
Basket of Hope is a faith-based program dedicated
to delivering baskets to children at the University of New Mexico who are
newly diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses.
This event is a major source of funding for the
local Basket of Hope chapter.
Contact Marge Davis at (505) 803-4009 or mdavis@basketofhope.org for
additional information.
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Bosque Revitalization @ Route 66 Project
The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) in cooperation
with United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began cleanup and clearing
of the Atrisco Riverside Drain rights of way owned by the MRGCD; and is
included in the Bosque Revitalization @ Route 66 Project. .
The
Bosque Revitalization @Route 66 Project is a 643 acre site. The project includes 370 acres of
improvements within the active river channel and 273 acres within the
Bosque. The estimated cost for these
improvements is $6.6 million. The
project is being conducted under the authority of Section 1135 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662). The MRGCD is the local sponsor for this
much needed project and will be contributing over $2,000,000 of its funds in
cash and in-kind services. The USACE
is the Federal Sponsor responsible for design and construction of the
project.
The
Bosque Revitalization @Route 66 Project provides fuel reduction and thinning
of non-native vegetation. This
project requires removal of existing jetty jacks, old concrete rubble, debris
and trash that has been accumulated over the years and has become an
eyesore. The project, when completed,
will provide some recreational amenities and wildlife habitat facilities that
people can cherish for years.
The
MRGCD’s work will benefit the project and community by cleaning and
maintaining the Atrisco Riverside Drain and Levee. The District will carefully thin and remove non-native
vegetation while keeping all cottonwoods, removing concrete rubble and trash. To date the MRGCD has removed more than
590 tons of rubble, trash and old broken concrete which have been accumulated
on the property for many years. More
than 3,500 cubic yards of unsuitable earth and dredged material has been
removed. The MRGCD is proceeding to
thin out non-native elm trees which have overgrown on the Atrisco Riverside
Drain / Levee and has become a fire hazard.
The thinning of non-native vegetation will allow existing cottonwoods
and willows to flourish and allow for more area to plant native trees and/or
plants.
Evidence
of drug and alcohol abuse at the property is visible. Transients have been able to dispose of
trash and defecate along the drain because the property is overgrown and
secluded. The MRGCD’s work will
improve wildlife habitat and improve recreational activities that local
neighborhoods, families, and people who visit the bosque will enjoy.
Should
you have any questions please feel free to contact the Middle Rio Grande
Conservancy District at (505) 247-0234.
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MRGCD
Board Honors Aldo Leopold, one of America’s greatest conservationists
The Conservancy’s Board of Directors voted at its
regular meeting on January 12, 2009, to name 53 acres in the Albuquerque
bosque, The Aldo Leopold Forest. Read more....
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A little
history…
The
Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District helps keep the Middle Rio Grande
Valley green. Our 1,200 miles of ditches and canals ensure that the
Valley is full of lush farmlands, open space, wildlife, recreational
opportunities and places where people can relax in peaceful repose and escape
from the hectic pace of modern life. We convey water to and from 70,000 acres
of croplands from Cochiti on the north, to the Bosque del Apache National
Wildlife Refuge on the south.
The
MRGCD was formed in the 1920s with the express purpose of draining the
Valley’s waterlogged lands, reclaiming them for agriculture and providing
irrigation water, drainage and flood control for future generations. Our
mission has evolved, and we are now stewards of 30,000 acres of bosque—the
largest continuous cottonwood forest in North America.
We
are honored to be able to provide such valuable services to the people of the
Middle Rio Grande Valley. Help us, please, in keeping the Valley forever
green.
Irrigated farmland west of an MRGCD ditch
near Socorro
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