THE GILA RIVER THAT FLOWS FROM NEW MEXICO INTO ARIZONA HAS BEEN NAMED THE NATION’S MOST ENDANGERED RIVER. THE LIST IS COMPILED EVERY YEAR BY THE CONSERVATION GROUP “AMERICAN RIVERS.” THE GROUP CITED CLIMATE CHANGE AND A PROPOSED DIVERSION PROJECT IN GIVING THE GILA RIVER THE DISTINCTION.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE SILVER CITY BASED GILA CONSERVATION COALITION TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT IT’S NOT A GOOD THING TO BE NUMBER ONE ON THE LIST…BUT IT DOES RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE.
