New Mexico lawmakers sponsor Gila River protection bill

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Two New Mexico lawmakers are behind a new effort to protect the Gila River. The bill, sponsored by Congressman Gabe Vasquez and Senator Martin Heinrich, would designate parts of the Gila, its watershed, and some tributaries as "wild and scenic" rivers. Gila Trout habitat restoration project underwayThat means those waterways would be preserved for their natural, cultural, and recreational values. "One of the solutions that we have for people that want to live healt