Heinrich Invites USFS Chief To Pecos Watershed

Heinrich invites top forest official to tour Pecos; urges withdrawal from new mining claims • Source New Mexico

Undated photo of the Pecos wilderness (courtesy Ralph Vigil)U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) renewed his call for the Upper Pecos watershed to be protected from mining claims in a letter sent recently to the top federal forestry official. In the May 23 letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz, Heintch notes that watershed is crucial for fishing, agriculture and traditional uses, but “has a history of poorly managed mining projects.” He …

Heinrich Invites USFS Chief To Pecos Watershed

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich: WASHINGTON, D.C — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, sent a letter inviting U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to visit the Upper Pecos Watershed in Northern New Mexico and hear from local leaders, Tribes, community members, farmers, business owners, and recreationists about the importance of protecting the Upper Pecos Watershed…