{"id":41809,"date":"2023-06-09T08:18:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T15:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=41809"},"modified":"2023-06-09T14:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T21:02:04","slug":"flooded-with-life-albuquerques-oxbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/flooded-with-life-albuquerques-oxbow\/","title":{"rendered":"Flooded with Life: Albuquerque&#8217;s Oxbow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"pbs-viral-player-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; padding-top: calc(56.25% + 43px);\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3081393712\/\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.9.23 <\/strong>\u2013 This spring, the Rio Grande is ripping along, flush with snowmelt and boosted by spring rains. That\u2019s good news for ecosystems along the river that have been gasping for water the past few years. One of those places is Albuquerque\u2019s San Antonio Oxbow, a special place along the west side of the Rio Grande that hasn\u2019t flooded in a few years. Recently, the University of New Mexico\u2019s Wes Noe took the Our Land crew to the bluffs above the Rio Grande, to explain the oxbow\u2019s history and importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong> Laura Paskus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Wes Noe, University of New Mexico Biology Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6.9.23 \u2013 This spring, the Rio Grande is ripping along, flush with snowmelt and boosted by spring rains. That\u2019s good news for ecosystems along the river that have been gasping for water the past few years. 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