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Irrigation, Infrastructure, and the Rio Grande Compact

June 2, 2023
A flooded river with trees and mountains in the background.

6.2.23 –This June, flows on the Rio Grande through Albuquerque are almost 10 times what they were last year. Snowmelt is coming down the river and into the ditches and canals of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. Our Land’s Laura Paskus talks with MRGCD’s chief engineer and CEO, Jason Casuga, about irrigation, infrastructure and…

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Lightening the Load for Future Generations

May 26, 2023
The cover of vessels a book of poetry.

5.26.23 – Michelle Otero was the City of Albuquerque’s poet laureate from 2018 through 2020. This year, FlowerSong Press published her prose book, Vessels: A Memoir of Borders.  In conversation with Our Land’s Laura Paskus, Otero talks about the challenges and rewards of writing about family, trauma and history. Correspondent: Laura Paskus Guest: Michelle Otero,…

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