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.167280.1
HOUSE MEMORIAL 37
48
TH LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Ben Lujan
A MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT TO ESTABLISH THE RIO
GRANDE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA.
WHEREAS, the Rio Grande del Norte connects New Mexico from
its northern to its southern boundary, connecting people and
communities along its natural course; and
WHEREAS, the Rio Grande corridor from the Colorado border
in Taos county to the village of Velarde in Rio Arriba county
is defined by the unique geologic formations of the Rio Grande
gorge created by volcanic basalt flows from the volcanoes of
the Taos plateau and the underlying Rio Grande rift; and
WHEREAS, the Rio Grande migratory flyway represents one of
the great natural migratory routes in the world, and this
flyway provides for some of the greatest diversity of flora and
fauna in the American southwest; and