On Monday, Governor Bill Richardson announced a new State Park - the Pecos Canyon State Park. The announcement does not guarantee we will have a new state park; that will be up to the legislature this January. The newly proposed State park would transfer lands currently administered by New Mexico Game and Fish to New Mexico State Parks. The Upper Pecos Watershed Association is asking supporters to contact their legislators and tell them that you support this land transfer.
If you hunt, fish, or shoot, Thank You! Through license sales and excise taxes, you help generate $100,000 every 30 minutes for fish, wildlife, and habitat programs.
This year's Dia del Rio celebration on the Pecos River will be held on Saturday October 11, 2008. It will kick off with a river clean up. Clean up participants are asked to meet at Beloved Gallery at 9am. There you will receive your clean up assignments. The clean up will run till 11:30. After the clean up there will be a free BBQ with booths, entertainment, a river blessing, and a raffle at Moanstery Lake starting at noon and ending at 4pm. For more information, please contact Ralph A. Vigil at 505-757-8517.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association and the Truchas Chapter helped open the Forked Lightning Ranch unit of the Pecos National Historical Park to fishing this autumn. This pilot program will begin on September 4th and runs through November 3rd. This program is somewhat modeled after the one on Valles Caldera. The main difference is that there are only three fishing beats. Each beat is roughly one mile long and up to three anglers are allowed on each beat. One is only available on a first come first served basis. The other two can be reserved by fax or mail. Currently they do not take reservations over the internet. For more information see their website at www.nps.gov/peco. No it's not a typo it is www.nps.gov/peco. The FAX number is 505-757-7207. Their mailing address is Fishing Program/ Pecos NHP, PO Box 418, Pecos NM 87522.
The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has started a Rio Grande Cutthroat Restoration Fund last year. The monies in this fund are to assist governmant agencies and non-profits like the Truchas Chapter and New Mexico Trout carry out specific Rio Grande Cutthroat restoration projects. The High Desert Angler is lending support to the Truchas Chapter by carrying some great Truchas Chapter branded merchandise. These ballcaps and shirts look terrific and sport the Truchas logo. All money for merchandise sold goes into the Restoration Fund. Come into the High Desert Angler and have a look at this stuff and help the Truchas Chapter restore our native fish.
