{"id":11934,"date":"2017-11-09T16:33:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T23:33:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11934"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:48:49","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:48:49","slug":"our-land-valle-de-oro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/our-land-valle-de-oro\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Land: Valle de Oro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R_8Ww3Z9Mqs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>November 10, 2017 \u2013 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/valle_de_oro\/\">Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge<\/a> in the South Valley is an open green space surrounded by industrial businesses. It was once a dairy farm. When local residents heard the property was going up for sale in 2012, they came together to raise money to purchase it and craft a vision for a space as a welcoming area for recreation and wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>We travel to the Valle de Oro this week with correspondent Laura Paskus in the latest installment of Our Land: New Mexico\u2019s Environmental Past, Present and Future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 10, 2017 \u2013 The Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in the South Valley is an open green space surrounded by industrial businesses. It was once a dairy farm. 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