Author:

"Vida del Río Grande -- Our River, Our Life," a symposium (2002 : National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.)  Search this

Vásquez, Carlos 1944-  Search this

National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico  Search this

Physical description:

viii, 116 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.)

New Mexico

North America

Rio Grande Valley

Date:

2004

©2004

Contents:

The river through time : historical overview of the Río Grande / Robert Torrez -- Traditional agriculture and stewardship of water and acequias / Estevan Arellano -- Biological history and cultural importance of maize / Miguel Santistevan -- Acequia communities and the privatization of water / Paula García -- Commentary / Charlie Sánchez, Jr. and Enrique Lamadrid -- Hydrology of the Río Grande / Paul Tashjian -- Bird and wildlife habitat / John Taylor -- Restoration and monitoring on the Río Grande / Cynthia Abeyta -- Working compacts and legal issues on the Río Grande / Eluid Martinez -- Commentary / Dan Scurlock

Topic:

Water resources development--History  Search this

Watershed management--History  Search this

Hispanic Americans--Social life and customs  Search this

Ecology  Search this

Water resources development  Search this

Watershed management  Search this

Environmental conditions  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1112137