Two-Year Protection Initiated For Pecos River Watershed
From Backcountry Hunters & Anglers:
Washington, D.C. – Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) celebrates yesterday’s announcement by the Department of the Interior initiating a two-year mineral withdrawal that would protect 165,000 acres in New Mexico’s Pecos River Watershed. This move will grant protections as the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service consider a proposed 20-year withdrawal. As the Pecos River and its tributaries flow through the Santa Fe National Forest, they provide important coldwater habitat for trout and support wildlife habitat with opportunities…
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